List of Phi Lambda Upsilon chapters

Phi Lambda Upsilon is an American college honor society for chemistry.[1] It was founded in 1899 at the University of Illinois.[1] Following are the chapters of Phi Lambda Upsilon, with active chatpers inactive in bold and inactive chapters in italics.[1][2]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Ref.
Alpha March 1899 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Active
Beta 1906 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active
Gamma 1909 Columbia University New York City, New York Active [3]
Delta May 10, 1909 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active [4]
Epsilon 1910 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active [5]
Zeta 1910 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
Eta 1911 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active
Theta 1912 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active [6]
Iota January 16, 1912 Stanford University Palo Alto, California Active [7][8][a]
Kappa 1912 University of Denver Denver, Colorado Inactive
Mim Kaph Mim 1913 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive
Mu 1914 Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Active
Nu January 19, 1917 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active [9][10][b]
Xi 1917 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Omicron 1920 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois Active
Pi July 17, 1920 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Active [11][c]
Rho 1922 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Active [12]
Sigma 1922 Rutgers University–New Brunswick Piscataway, New Jersey Active
Tau 1924 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Active
Upsilon 1925 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active
Phi 1926 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active
Chi 1926 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active
Psi 1926 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Active
Omega 1926 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Active
Alpha Alpha 1926 Rice University Houston, Texas Active
Alpha Beta 1927 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Active
Alpha Gamma 1927 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Active [13]
Alpha Delta May 20, 1929 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Active [14][15][d]
Alpha Epsilon 1931 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active [16]
Alpha Zeta February 27, 1932 New York University Tandon School of Engineering Brooklyn, New York Active [17][e]
Alpha Eta 1932 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Active
Alpha Theta 1933 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active
Alpha Iota 1933 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Alpha Kappa 1935 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active
Alpha Lambda 1935 New York University New York City, New York Active
Alpha Mu 1936 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active
Alpha Nu 1939 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Active
Alpha Xi 1939 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Alpha Omicron 1942 Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan Active
Alpha Pi 1944 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Active
Alpha Rho 1948 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active
Alpha Sigma 1950 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado Active
Alpha Tau 1951 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Alpha Upsilon 1951 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Alpha Phi 1951 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Active
Alpha Chi 1951 Georgia Tech Atlanta, Georgia Inactive
Alpha Psi 1952 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Active
Alpha Omega 1952 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Active
Beta Alpha 1955 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Active
Beta Beta May 4, 1957 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [18][19]
Beta Gamma 1959 Fordham University New York City, New York Active
Beta Delta 1962 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active
Beta Epsilon 1966 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Beta Zeta 1969 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts Active
Beta Eta 1970 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Active
Beta Theta 1971 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Active
Beta Iota 1972 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Active
Beta Kappa October 1975 University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania Active [20]
Beta Lambda 1976 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active
MAL 1976 Membership-at-large Active
Beta Mu 1982 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Active
Beta Nu 1982 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Active
Beta Xi 1984 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Beta Omicron 1985 DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana Active
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana
Beta Pi 1986 St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota Active
Beta Rho 1986 Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi Active [21][f]
Beta Sigma 1991 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Active
Beta Tau 2003 University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Active
Beta Upsilon 2003 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia Active
Beta Phi 2004 Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri Active
Beta Chi 2005 Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania Active
Beta Psi 2009 Siena University Loudonville, New York Active
Beta Omega 2010 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Active
Gamma Alpha 2010 Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
Gamma Beta 2010 Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Active
Gamma Gamma 2016 University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Active
Gamma Delta 2017 Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi Active
Gamma Epsilon 2017 Randolph–Macon College Ashland, Virginia Active

Notes

  1. ^ Chapter formed from Mim Kaph Mim, a local chemistry honor society.
  2. ^ Chapter formed from the Kekule, a local group for junior and senior chemistry majors.
  3. ^ Chapter formed from the campus Chemistry Club, formed in 1914.
  4. ^ Chapter formed from Chi Sigma, a local chemistry fraternity.
  5. ^ Chapter formed at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, which was absorbed by New York University to form the Tandon School of Engineering in 2008
  6. ^ Chapter formed from Mu Sigma Chi, a local chemistry honor society established in 1981.

References

  1. ^ a b c Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani Jr., Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VII-39-40. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6. OCLC 25278937.
  2. ^ "Chapters". Phi Lambda Upsilon. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  3. ^ "Columbia Notes". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. 1909-07-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "New Frat is Formed". The Grand Rapids Press. 1909-05-10. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Intercollegiate". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Salt Lake City, Utah. 1910-04-11. p. 9. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eleven Frats are Repesented at Ames". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1913-02-21. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Chemistry Society Takes New Name". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, California. 1913-01-18. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New 'Frat' for Stanford". The San Francisco Examiner. 1913-01-18. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Phi Lambda Upsilon". Purdue University. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  10. ^ "New Fraternity". Lafayette Weekly Courier. 1917-01-12. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Phi Lambda Upsilon Chapter Installed at State University". Austin American-Statesman. 1920-07-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Phi Lambda Upsilon | Department of Chemistry". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  13. ^ "About Us". Northwestern PLU. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  14. ^ "Phi Lambda Upsilon Installed at A. & M." Woodward Daily Press. 1929-05-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Chemistry Frat Given Charter on Aggie Campus". The Daily O'Collegian. Stillwater, Oklahoma. 1929-03-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "About | Phi Lambda Upsilon". Kansas State University. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  17. ^ "Honor Fraternity to Install Chapter at Poly Institute". Brooklyn Eagle. 1932-02-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "History". Beta Beta Chapter Phi Lambda Upsilon. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  19. ^ "Honor Society Chapter to be Installed at A&M". Bryan-College Station Eagle. 1957-05-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Install Chemistry Group at 'Small College'". Scrantonian Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 1975-10-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "MSC Invited to Become National Society Chapter". The Vicksburg Post. 1985-11-03. p. 15. Retrieved 2026-01-18 – via Newspapers.com.
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