List of Groove Phi Groove chapters

Groove Phi Groove is a social fellowship. It was founded at Morgan State College (now Morgan State University) in Baltimore, Maryland as an alternative to mainstream historically black fraternities.[1][2]

College chapters

In the following list of Groove Phi Groove's collegiate chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[3]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Ref.
Mother Bear October 12, 1962 Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland Inactive [4][5]
49er University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive [3]
54th Regiment 2002 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Inactive [6]
Aggie North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina Inactive [7]
Bear II Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Bear III Lenoir–Rhyne University Hickory, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Big Apple New York City Undergrad Bronx, New York Inactive [8]
Bison 19xx ?–1978; 1989 Howard University Washington, D.C. Inactive [9][5]
Bronco Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Bruin Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Buck East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Bulldog I 1967 Bowie State University Bowie, Maryland Active [10][11]
Bulldog II South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Bulldog III Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio Inactive [13]
Bulldog IV Knoxville College Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive [12]
Bulldog V Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Inactive [3]
Cougar Kean University Union, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Cougar II Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois Inactive [13]
Deacon Bloomfield College Bloomfield, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Dragon Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Eagle I 19xx ?–May 1987 North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Inactive [3][14][15][a]
Eagle II Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland Inactive [5]
Engineers Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Inactive [6]
Falcon St. Augustine's University Raleigh, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Firebird University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Inactive [5]
Ghanaian Undergrads West Africa Ghana Active [16]
Golden Panther Florida International University Westchester, Florida Inactive [12]
Great Dane University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York Inactive [8]
Griffin Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island Inactive [6]
Hokie Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Inactive [5]
Hornet Delaware State University Dover, Delaware Active [16][8]
Huskie Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Inactive [6]
Iron Hawk University of Hartford Hartford, Connecticut Inactive [6]
Jaguar Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Inactive [3]
Marauder Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio Inactive [13]
Mighty Lion Lincoln University Lincoln, Pennsylvania Active [17]
Nittany Lion Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Orangeman Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Inactive [8]
Owl Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Owl II Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut Inactive [6]
Panther III Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas Inactive [3]
Panther IV Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [12]
Panter VI Adelphi University Garden City, New York Inactive [8]
Pioneer William Paterson University Wayne, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Pirate Hampton University Hampton, Virginia Inactive [5]
Prophet Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Quaker 1973 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [8][18]
Raider Rutgers University–Newark Newark, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Ram I Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Red Hawk II Miami University Oxford, Ohio Inactive [13]
Saber Barber–Scotia College Concord, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Scarlet Knight Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Screaming Hawk University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland Inactive [5]
Seahawk Wagner College Staten Island, New York Inactive [8]
Spartan Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia Inactive [5]
Squire Kean University Union Township, New Jersey Inactive [8][b]
Stallion University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Tarheel University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Tiger Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama Inactive [12]
Tiger II Texas Southern University Houston, Texas Inactive [3]
Tiger III Durham, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Tiger IV Benedict College Columbia, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Tiger V Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana Active [16]
Tiger VI Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [12]
Tiger VII Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee Inactive [12]
Tiger VIII Towson University Towson, Maryland Inactive [5]
Trojan Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia Inactive [5]
Viking Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, North Carolina Inactive [3]
Wolf 19xx ?–1983 Cheyney University Cheyney, Pennsylvania Inactive [8][19][c]
Wolverine Morris Brown College Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [12]
Yellowjacket Allen University Columbia, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Yellowjacket II West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia Inactive [13]
Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive [14]

Graduate chapters

In the following list of Groove Phi Groove graduate chapters, active chapters are in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[3]

Chapter Charter date and range Location Status Ref.
Albany Graduate Albany, New York Inactive [8]
Atlanta Graduate Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [12]
Austin Graduate Austin, Texas Inactive [20]
Baltimore Columbia Graduate Columbia, Maryland Active [10]
Birmingham Graduate Birmingham, Alabama Inactive [12]
Bridgeport Graduate Bridgeport, Connecticut Consolidated [21][d]
Bridgeport and New Haven Graduate Bridgeport, Connecticut Active [10][21][e]
New Haven, Connecticut
Central Jersey Graduate Sewaren, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Central Texas Graduate Killeen, Texas Inactive [20]
Charleston SC Graduate Charleston, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Charleston WV Graduate Charleston, West Virginia Inactive [13]
Charlotte Graduate Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive [14]
Cheyney University Virtual Alumni Inactive [8]
Chicago Graduate Chicago, Illinois Active [10]
Coastal Tri-County Graduate Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Inactive [12][22]
Columbia Graduate Columbia, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Dallas/Fort Worth Graduate Dallas, Texas Inactive [20]
Fort Worth, Texas
Delaware State University Virtual Alumni Inactive [8]
DELMARVA Graduate Princess Anne, Maryland Inactive [5]
Detroit Graduate Detroit, Michigan Active [16]
District of Columbia Graduate Washington, D.C. Active [10]
Down East Graduate Rocky Mount, North Carolina Inactive [23]
Durham Graduate Durham, North Carolina Inactive [14]
Elizabeth City Graduate Elizabeth City, North Carolina Inactive [14]
Fayetteville Graduate Fayetteville, North Carolina Inactive [14]
Greater Miami Graduate Miami, Florida Inactive [12]
Greensboro Aggie Graduate 197x ?–1985 Greensboro, North Carolina Inactive [7][f]
Greensboro Graduate April 21, 1990 Greensboro, North Carolina Active [16][7][g]
Greenville/Spartanburg Graduate Greenville, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Hampton Roads Graduate Hampton, Virginia Active [10]
Harrisburg Graduate Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Hartford Graduate Hartford, Connecticut Inactive [6][21]
Houston Graduate Houston, Texas Active [16]
Johnson C. Smith Virtual Alumni Inactive [14]
Lincoln University Virtual Alumni Inactive [8]
Long Island Graduate Long Island, New York Inactive [8]
Los Angeles Graduate 2000 Los Angeles, California Active [10][24]
MidSouth Graduate Memphis, Tennessee Inactive [12]
New Haven Graduate (see Bridgeport and New Haven Graduate) New Haven, Connecticut Consolidated [6][21][d]
New Jersey Graduate Newark, New Jersey Active [16]
New York Graduate New York City, New York Inactive [8]
North Carolina Central University Virtual Alumni Inactive [14]
Northern Maryland Graduate Baltimore, Maryland Inactive [5]
Northern Virginia Graduate Arlington, Virginia Active [10]
Orangeburg Graduate Orangeburg, South Carolina Inactive [12]
Philadelphia Graduate Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [17]
Piedmont Triad Graduate 1987 Durham North Carolina Inactive [7][h]
Greensboro, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Pittsburgh Graduate Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active [10]
Prince George´s County Graduate Prince George's County, Maryland Inactive [5]
Quaker Alumni Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [18]
Raleigh Graduate Raleigh, North Carolina Active [14][25]
Richmond Graduate Richmond, Virginia Inactive [5]
South Carolina Low Country Graduate Pawleys Island, South Carolina Inactive [12]
South Georgia Graduate July 26, 2014 Atlanta, Georgia Active [17][26]
Southern New Jersey Graduate Mount Laurel, New Jersey Inactive [8]
Stone Mountain Graduate Norcross, Georgia Active [10]
Tri-County Graduate (First) April 23, 1994 Edgecombe County, Nash County, and Wilson County, North Carolina Inactive [27]
Tri-County Graduate Horsham, Pennsylvania Active [16]
Triangle NC Graudate Durham, North Carolina Inactive [14]
University of Pennsylvania Virtual Alumni Inactive [8]
Washington, D.C. Graduate Washington, D.C. Inactive [5]
Westchester Graduate Westchester, New York Active [16][8]
Wilmington Graduate September 3, 1983 Wilmington, Delaware Active [28][8]
Winston-Salem Graduate Winston-Salem, North Carolina Inactive [14]

Notes

  1. ^ The university suspended the chapter for five years in 1987 for hazing.
  2. ^ Chapter formed at Newark State College, now Kean University.
  3. ^ The university suspended the chapter for violating unspecified campus regulations.
  4. ^ a b Consolidated to form the Bridgeport and New Haven Graduate chapter.
  5. ^ Formed from the consolidation of the Bridgeport and New Haven Graduate chapters.
  6. ^ Became the Piedmont Triad Graduate Chapter.
  7. ^ Split off from the Piedmont Triad Graduate Chapter.
  8. ^ Formed from the Greensboro Aggie Graduate Chapter.

References

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  2. ^ "A Timeline of Black History at Virginia Tech". Virginia Tech Libraries. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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  13. ^ a b c d e f "04. Jeff Wafer – Regional Director". Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "07. Maurice Jordan – Regional Director". Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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  18. ^ a b "Quaker Chapter History". Groove Phi Groove Quaker Chapter. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Cops Seek to Quiz Ex-Cheyney Student in Hit". Philadelphia Daily News. 20 April 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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  21. ^ a b c d "Fraternity Members Aim to 'Make a Difference'". Connecticut Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. 19 September 1991. p. 54. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Charity Ball". Sun-News. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 26 September 2002. p. 77. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Community Calendar". Rocky Mount Telegram. 29 March 1994. p. 8. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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  25. ^ "About". Raleigh Grooves. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  26. ^ "South Georgia Graduate". Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  27. ^ "Foundation Charter". Rocky Mount Telegram. 3 August 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Wilmington Graduate in Delaware". Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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