Installed Chapters Gamma Xi Chapter, Valdosta State University (Georgia) The seed for the Gamma Xi Chapter was planted in 1956 when three women banded together to make their college a friendlier, more stimulating place. Their efforts culminated in the installation of the Gamma Xi Chapter on May 3, 1958. The chapter became dormant in 1987. Gamma Omicron Chapter, Central Michigan University The Gamma Omicron Chapter was installed on April 18, 1959. However, the difficulties in the late 1960s and early 1970s brought about the closure of the chapter in 1976. Gamma Pi Chapter, Northern Illinois University The Gamma Pi Chapter was installed on January 10, 1959. At the first National Convention the chapter attended, it received the National Philanthropy Award for organized activities at the Haish Elementary School in DeKalb. The chapter became dormant in 1985. Gamma Rho Chapter, Parsons College (Iowa) The Gamma Rho Chapter was installed on May 11, 1959. Problems relating to unrest and protests caused Parsons College to close, thus bringing about the closure of Gamma Rho Chapter in 1972. Gamma Sigma Chapter, Thiel College (Pennsylvania) The Gamma Sigma Chapter was installed on May 2, 1959. When only two days old, the chapter won its first trophy, the Women’s Intramural Sports Trophy. Gamma Tau Chapter, Ohio Northern University The local sorority Tau Kappa Kappa was installed as Alpha Xi Delta’s Gamma Tau Chapter on May 16, 1959. A highlight of 1978 was moving into a new chapter house that could accommodate all the Sisters at that time. Gamma Upsilon Chapter, University of Georgia The Gamma Upsilon Chapter was installed on January 23, 1960 and ranked first in scholarship on its campus during the fall quarter of its first year. Despite a strong beginning, Gamma Upsilon became dormant in 1976.
Gamma Phi Chapter, East Carolina University (North Carolina) When the local Delta Chi Delta sorority was installed as Alpha Xi Delta’s Gamma Phi Chapter on February 6, 1960, the seven other local sororities on campus also became affiliated with National Panhellenic Conference groups. Alpha Xi Delta called a floor in a dormitory its home until 1965. When the members moved into their new chapter house, it was the only home on campus to be built especially for a sorority. Gamma Chi Chapter, Tennessee Wesleyan University Eta Upsilon Gamma, a local sorority for 16 years, was installed as an Alpha Xi Delta chapter on February 18, 1961. Due to declining college enrollment during the late 1970s, the chapter became dormant in 1978. Gamma Psi Chapter, Frostburg State University (Maryland) Gamma Psi Chapter was originally organized in 1938 as the local Phi Omicron Delta. It was installed as an Alpha Xi Delta chapter on May 20, 1961. The chapter attempted to reorganize in 2007, but with a decline in interest, the chapter closed in 2008. Gamma Omega Chapter, Henderson State University (Arkansas) The Gamma Omega Chapter was installed on December 2, 1961, making it the first Alpha Xi Delta chapter in Arkansas. It was also the fifth national sorority on Henderson State’s campus. Delta Alpha Chapter, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse When the Alpha Phi Pi local sorority was installed as Alpha Xi Delta’s Delta Alpha Chapter on October 7, 1961, it became the first women’s group on campus to join a national fraternity. Delta Beta Chapter, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Past National President Mary Burt Brooks Nash presided at the installation of the Delta Beta Chapter on April 28, 1962. One of the highlights for the chapter was the presentation of the Grace Ferris Library to the Tuberculosis Sanatorium in nearby Clinton. The chapter became dormant in 1970. Delta Gamma Chapter, University of Nebraska at Kearney The local sorority Zeta Chi Alpha was installed as the Delta Gamma Chapter on April 7, 1962. The chapter closed in 1969, but was reestablished on January 11, 2014. Delta Delta Chapter, Northern Michigan University Delta Sigma Nu local sorority became the 100th chapter of Alpha Xi Delta on May 5, 1962 when it was installed as the Delta Delta Chapter. It was the first group on its campus to become a national women’s fraternity. The chapter became dormant in 2014. Delta Epsilon Chapter, University of New Orleans (Louisiana) The Delta Epsilon Chapter was founded in 1958 as the local sorority Delta Epsilon Beta. Early in 1962, the group petitioned Alpha Xi Delta for a charter. At that time, the next Alpha Xi Delta chapter was to be designated Delta Delta, but Delta Epsilon Beta wanted to become Delta Epsilon Chapter. The chapter was installed on May 12, 1962.
The founding members of the Delta Gamma Chapter in 1962.
Delta Zeta Chapter, LIU Post (New York) Beta Beta Chi local sorority was organized in May 1961 and was installed as Alpha Xi Delta’s Delta Zeta Chapter on November 10, 1962. The chapter closed in 1977, but the chapter was reestablished on April 4, 1992.
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