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Sigma Zeta is a national honor society for the natural sciences , computer science , and mathematics .[ 1] It was founded in 1925 at the now defunct Shurtleff College .[ 1] The society has regular chapters are baccalaureate institutions and association chapters at junior colleges .[ 2]
In the following Sigma Zeta chapter list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics .[ 1] [ 3]
Chapter
Charter date and range
Institution
Location
Status
References
Alpha
1925–1957
Shurtleff College
Alton, Illinois
Inactive
[ a]
Beta
1926
McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois
Active
Gamma
1927–xxxx ?
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Inactive
Delta
1927–xxxx ?
Northwest Missouri State University
Kirksville, Missouri
Inactive
[ b]
Epsilon
1929–xxxx ?
Otterbein College
Westerville, Ohio
Inactive
Zeta
1929–xxxx ?
Wisconsin State University–Stevens Point
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Inactive
[ c]
Eta
1932–1948
Southwest Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Inactive
[ d]
Theta
1932–1939
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Iota
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute, Indiana
Inactive
[ e]
Kappa
1935–xxxx ?
Western Illinois State Teachers College
Macomb, Illinois
Inactive
Lambda
1936–xxxx ?
Mansfield State Teachers College
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Mu
1937–xxxx ?
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
Inactive
Nu
1937–xxxx ?
Northern Illinois State Teachers College
DeKalb, Illinois
Inactive
Xi
1938–xxxx ?
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Inactive
Omicron
1939–1958
District of Columbia Teachers College
Washington, D.C.
Inactive
[ f]
Pi
1943
Millikin University
Decatur, Illinois
Active
Rho
1943
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Active
[ 4]
Sigma
1944
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, Texas
Active
Tau
1947–xxxx ?
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Upsilon
1948
Anderson University
Anderson, Indiana
Active
Phi
1948
Eureka College
Eureka, Illinois
Active
Chi
1951–xxxx ?
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Missouri
Inactive
Psi
1956–xxxx ?
Central Missouri State University
Warrensburg, Missouri
Inactive
Omega
1961–xxxx ?
Frostburg State College
Frostburg, Maryland
Inactive
[ g]
Alpha Alpha
1961–xxxx ?
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, New York
Inactive
Alpha Beta
1963
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
Active
Alpha Gamma
1969
Malone University
Canton, Ohio
Active
Alpha Delta
1969–xxxx ?
Newman University
Wichita, Kansas
Inactive
Alpha Epsilon
1969–xxxx ?
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, Indiana
Inactive
Alpha Zeta
1969–xxxx ?
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
Inactive
Alpha Eta
1969
University of Olivet
Olivet, Michigan
Active
Anne Arundel Associate
1970–xxxx ?
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, Maryland
Inactive
Illinois Central Associate
1970–xxxx ?
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois
Inactive
Alpha Theta
1970–xxxx ?
Asbury College
Wilmore, Kentucky
Inactive
Alpha Kappa
1970
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Active
Alpha Lambda
1970–xxxx ?
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts
Inactive
Alpha Mu
1971–xxxx ?
Immaculata College
Immaculata, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Alpha Nu
1971
Oglethorpe University
Brookhaven, Georgia
Active
[ 5]
Alpha Xi
1971–xxxx ?
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia
Inactive
Alpha Omicron
1971–xxxx ?
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina
Inactive
[ h]
Alpha Pi
1972–xxxx ?
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee
Inactive
Alpha Rho
1972
Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
Active
[ 6]
Alpha Sigma
1972–xxxx ?
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, South Dakota
Inactive
Alpha Tau
1973–1980 ?
Annhurst College
Woodstock, Connecticut
Inactive
Alpha Upsilon
1975–xxxx ?
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee
Inactive
Alpha Phi
1975
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Active
Alpha Chi
1976
Eastern College
St. Davids, Pennsylvania
Active
Alpha Psi
1976
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, Michigan
Active
[ 7]
Alpha Omega
1976–xxxx ?
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Inactive
Beta Alpha
1977–xxxx ?
Lyndon State College
Lyndonville, Vermont
Inactive
[ i]
Beta Beta
1978–xxxx ?
George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon
Inactive
Beta Gamma
1978
Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri
Active
Beta Delta
1996
Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Active
Beta Epsilon
1979–xxxx ?
Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Beta Zeta
1981–xxxx ?
Cabrini College
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ j]
Beta Eta
1985
Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri
Active
Beta Theta
1983–xxxx ?
Belhaven College
Jackson, Mississippi
Inactive
Beta Iota
1983
Bethel University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Active
Beta Kappa
1991
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, Kentucky
Active
Beta Lambda
1993–xxxx ?
Messiah College
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Beta Mu
1994–xxxx ?
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina
Inactive
Somerset Associate
1997
Somerset Community College
Somerset, Kentucky
Active
[ 8]
Beta Nu
1997–xxxx ?
Houghton College
Houghton, New York
Inactive
Beta XI
1999
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, Kentucky
Active
Beta Omicron
2001–20xx ?
Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan
Inacitve
Beta Pi
2004–20xx ?
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Arkansas
Inactive
Beta Rho
2005–20xx ?
Castleton State College
Castleton, Vermont
Inactive
Alpena Associate
2005
Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan
Active
Beta Sigma
2007–20xx ?
Baker University
Baldwin City, Kansas
Inacitve
Beta Tau
2008
Gardner–Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Active
[ 9]
Beta Upsilon
2009–c. 2019
Marygrove College
Detroit, Michigan
Inactive
[ 10] [ k]
Beta Phi
2009–20xx ?
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri
Inactive
Beta Chi
2011
Walsh University
Canton, Ohio
Active
Beta Psi
2011–20xx ?
Martin University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inactive
Beta Omega
2011
Virginia Wesleyan University
Norfolk, Virginia
Active
Gamma Alpha
2011
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Active
[ 11]
Gamma Beta
2011–20xx ?
Concord University
Athens, West Virginia
Inactive
Gamma Gamma
2012
Concordia College
Moorhead, Minnesota
Active
[ 12]
Gamma Delta
2012
The Master's University
Santa Clarita, California
Active
Gamma Epsilon
2012
Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, New Hampshire
Active
Gamma Zeta
2012–20xx ?
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, New York
Inactive
Gamma Eta
2012
Marian University
Indianapolis, Indiana
Active
[ 13]
Gamma Theta
2013
Georgian Court University
Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Active
[ 14]
Gamma Iota
2013
Neumann University
Aston Township, Pennsylvania
Active
Gamma Kappa
2014
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Missouri
Active
College of the Canyons Associate
2014–20xx ?
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, California
Inactive
Gamma Lambda
2015–20xx ?
Missouri Baptist University
St. Louis, Missouri
Inactive
Gamma Mu
2015
Baptist Health Sciences University
Memphis, Tennessee
Active
Gamma Nu
2015–20xx ?
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Inactive
Gamma Xi
2015–20xx ?
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Gamma Omicron
2015–202x ?
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ 15]
Gamma Pi
2017
Warner University
Lake Wales, Florida
Active
Gamma Rho
2017
Miami Dade College Padrón Campus
Miami, Florida
Active
Gamma Sigma
2018–20xx ?
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, Colorado
Inactive
Gamma Tau
2018
Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama
Active
Gamma Upsilon
2018–20xx ?
Wilmington University
New Castle, Delaware
Inactive
Olive-Harvey College Associate
2019–202x ?
Olive–Harvey College
Chicago, Illinois
Inactive
Gamma Phi
2024
St. Mary’s University
Calgary, Alberta , Canada
Active
Gamma Chi
2024
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Active
^ Chapter went inactive when the college closed.
^ Chapter formed at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Northeast Missouri State.
^ Chapter formed at Central State Teachers College, now Wisconsin State, Stevens Point.
^ Chapter started at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Southwest Missouri State.
^ Chapter failed to organize and was never chartered.
^ Chapter formed at Wilson Teachers College which merged to become the District of Columbia Teachers College in 1955.
^ Chapter formed at Frostburg State Teachers College, which became Frostburg State College in 1963.
^ Chapter formed at Baptist College at Charleston, which became Charleston Southern University in 1990.
^ The college closed in 2018.
^ The college closed in 2016.
^ The college closed in 2019.
^ a b c Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 699-700.
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