The Theta Nu Epsilon Society.

 

The Chapters of Theta Nu Epsilon.

 

 
Legitimate. Illegitimate. Not T.N.E. Chapter
 history.
      Chapter history.
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Where the records of the society are accurate, there are still compromises made to fit real events into narrow categories. Yet here we attempt to do that and track events not in the society and where records are incomplete. Chapters have histories where indicated. Names of institutions are the modern ones. Chapter names are the ones most commonly used. ‘Legitimate’ means 1) founded by the Alpha or a successor national, or 2) legitimized after founding by the Alpha or successor national. Where one chapter was replaced by one of a fundamentally different kind, both chapters are listed. Not every chapter at the same institution was legitimate. Dates are the founding, (or probable founding), and end. However, where a chapter was succeeded by an independent organization, there may be no end date given; not to claim that there is still an active T.N.E. chapter there, but to indicate there is still something going on at that institution that needs to be accounted for.
   
1 Chapter history. Wesleyan University Alpha Legitimate 1870 -
2 Chapter history. Syracuse University Beta Legitimate 1872 - 1925
3 Chapter history. Union College Gamma Legitimate 1874 - 1925
4   Cornell University Delta Legitimate 1877 - 1913
5 Chapter history. University of Rochester Epsilon Legitimate 1878 - 1944
6 Chapter history. University of California Zeta Legitimate 1879 -
7 Chapter history. Colgate University Eta Legitimate 1880 -
8 Chapter history. Kenyon College Theta Legitimate 1881 - 1953
9 Chapter history. Case Western Reserve University Iota Legitimate 1881 - 1921
10 Chapter history. Hamilton College Kappa Legitimate 1882 -
11   Williams College Lambda' Legitimate 1882 - 1923
12 Chapter history. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lambda Legitimate 1882 -
13 Chapter history. Stevens Institute of Technology Mu Legitimate 1883 - 1920
14 Chapter history. Lafayette College Nu Legitimate 1884 -
15 Chapter history. Amherst College Xi Legitimate 1885 - 1925
16   Lehigh University Omicron' Legitimate 1887 - 1907
17   Allegheny College Omicron Legitimate 1887 - 1924
18 Chapter history. Dickinson College Pi' Legitimate 1887 - 1983
19 Chapter history. Pennsylvania State College Pi Legitimate 1888 - 1927
20   University of Pennsylvania Kappa Theta Legitimate 1888 - 1919
21 Chapter history. University of Alabama Alpha Rho Legitimate 1888 -
22 Chapter history. New York University Sigma Legitimate 1889 - 1974
23 Chapter history. Purdue University Alpha Alpha Legitimate 1889 -
24   University of Toronto Pi Chi Illegitimate 1890 - 1906
25   University of the South Psi Omega Legitimate 1890 - 1913
26   University of Mississippi Alpha Phi Legitimate 1890 - 1929
27   University of Iowa Beta Beta Legitimate 1890 - 1929
28 Chapter history. Stanford University Omega Legitimate 1890 - 1936
29   Wooster University Tau Legitimate 1891 - 1923
30 Chapter history. Northwestern University Kappa Kappa Legitimate 1891 - 1929
31 Chapter history. Rutgers University Phi Legitimate 1892 - 1916
32 Chapter history. University of Michigan Upsilon Legitimate 1892 - 1930
33   Hampden-Sydney College Beta Rho Illegitimate 1892 - 1898
34   University of Maine Delta Delta Legitimate 1893 - 1930
35 Chapter history. Dartmouth College Chi Legitimate 1893 - 1925
36 Chapter history. Ohio State University Psi Legitimate 1893 -
37 Chapter history. University of North Carolina Psi Illegitimate 1893 - 1905
38 Chapter history. University of Minnesota Alpha Epsilon Legitimate 1893 - 1900
39   Bowdoin College Alpha Alpha Legitimate 1893 - 1930
40 Chapter history. University of Kansas Alpha Beta Legitimate 1893 - 1929
41 Chapter history. University of Virginia Alpha Gamma Legitimate 1893 - 1932
42 Chapter history. Illinois Wesleyan University Alpha Delta Legitimate 1893 - 1925
43   Ohio Wesleyan University Beta Beta Legitimate 1894 - 1930
44 Chapter history. Washington & Lee University Alpha Sigma Legitimate 1894 - 1912
45   University of Chicago Alpha Zeta Legitimate 1894 - 1934
46   University of Wisconsin Gamma Gamma Legitimate 1894 -
47 Chapter history. Trinity College Gamma Gamma Legitimate 1894 - 1930
48   Swarthmore College Omega Legitimate 1894 - 1913
49   University of Colorado Alpha Epsilon Legitimate 1894 - 1929
50   Washington & Jefferson College Alpha Delta Illegitimate 1894 - 1929
51   University of Vermont Alpha Zeta Illegitimate 1894 - 1925
52 Chapter history. University of Nebraska Alpha Eta Legitimate 1894 - 1929
53 Chapter history. Case Western Reserve University Epsilon Epsilon Legitimate 1895 - 1919
54   Middlebury College Alpha Pi Illegitimate 1895 - 1923
55 Chapter history. University of Missouri Alpha Theta Legitimate 1895 - 1925
56 Chapter history. Harvard University Alpha Iota Legitimate 1895 -
57   University of Texas Kappa Kappa Legitimate 1895 - 1929
58   Georgia Institute of Technology Omega Omega Legitimate 1895 - 1955
59   Tulane University of Louisiana Alpha Nu Illegitimate 1896 - 1923
60   Oglethorpe University Alpha Xi Illegitimate 1896 - 1911
61   Cumberland University Alpha Omicron Legitimate 1896 -
62 Chapter history. DePauw University Beta Xi Illegitimate 1896 - 1929
63 Chapter history. Wittenberg University   Illegitimate 1896 - 1897
64   Bethany College Gamma Xi Illegitimate 1897 - 1902
65   Mount Union College Beta Lambda Illegitimate 1897 - 1929
66   City University of New York Phi Legitimate 1897 - 1913
67   Roanoke College Zeta Zeta Illegitimate 1897 - 1912
68 Chapter history. Indiana University Zeta Zeta Legitimate 1898 - 1924
69 Chapter history. West Virginia University Theta Theta Legitimate 1898 -
70   University of South Carolina Alpha Rho Illegitimate 1898 - 1910
71   University of Vermont Kappa Gamma Legitimate 1898 - 1914
72   Saint Lawrence University Omicron Omega Legitimate 1898 - 1930
73   Centre College Alpha Rho' Illegitimate 1898 - 1940
74   Bucknell University Kappa Beta Illegitimate 1899 - 1929
75   Susquehanna University   Illegitimate 1899 - 1905
76   Washington University   Illegitimate 1899 - 1940
77   Brown University Mu Beta Legitimate 1900 - 1930
78   Princeton University   Legitimate 1900 - 1902
79   University of Pittsburgh   Illegitimate 1900 - 1923
80   Iowa Wesleyan University Alpha Tau Illegitimate 1900 - 1913
81   University of Kentucky Alpha Upsilon Illegitimate 1900 - 1912
82 Chapter history. Baylor University   Illegitimate 1900 - 1905
83   University of Nevada   Illegitimate 1900 - 1900
84   University of Cincinnati   Illegitimate 1900 - 1900
85   Bates College   Illegitimate 1900 - 1923
86   University of Illinois Theta Tau Legitimate 1901 - 1934
87   Columbia University Alpha Omega Legitimate 1901 - 1930
88   Vanderbilt University   Illegitimate 1901 - 1923
89   Nebraska Wesleyan University Beta Zeta Illegitimate 1902 - 1904
90   Colby College Beta Omicron Legitimate 1902 - 1930
91   Emory University Beta Mu Legitimate 1902 - 1923
92   Westminster College Sigma Alpha Legitimate 1902 - 1929
93 Chapter history. Muhlenberg College Beta Eta Legitimate 1902 - 1912
94   Baker University Tau Tau Legitimate 1902 -
95   Auburn University Nu Mu Legitimate 1902 - 1929
96   Ohio Northern University Omicron Omicron Legitimate 1903 - 1921
97   Dickinson College Pi Pi Legitimate 1903 - 1925
98   Yale University Lambda Sigma Legitimate 1903 - 1930
99   University of Maryland Omega Nu Legitimate 1904 - 1914
100   University of Arkansas Phi Phi Legitimate 1904 - 1930
101   University of Iowa Chi Chi Legitimate 1904 - 1929
102   Boston University Zeta Phi Legitimate 1904 - 1914
103   University of Maryland, Baltimore Kappa Rho Legitimate 1904 - 1929
104   Mass. Institute of Technology Zeta Phi Legitimate 1904 - 1916
105   University of Maryland, Baltimore Omega Kappa Legitimate 1904 - 1915
106   Davidson University Beta Pi Illegitimate 1904 - 1914
107   University of Florida Beta Psi Illegitimate 1904 - 1913
108 Chapter history. University of Georgia Sigma Rho Legitimate 1904 - 1915
109   Kentucky State University   Illegitimate 1904 - 1940
110   Randolph-Macon College   Illegitimate 1908 - 1912
111   University of Tennessee Sigma Phi Legitimate 1908 - 1929
112 Chapter history. University of Massachusetts Eta Eta Legitimate 1909 - 1930
113   University of Washington   Illegitimate 1909 - 1923
114   University of Denver   Illegitimate 1909 - 1929
115   Thomas Jefferson Univ., (Jefferson Medical) Gamma Beta Legitimate 1909 - 1928
116 Chapter history. George Washington University   Illegitimate 1909 - 1925
117   University of Wyoming Zeta Zeta Legitimate 1910 - 1917
118   University of Wisconsin Iota Iota Legitimate 1910 - 1917
119   Norwich University Rho Rho Legitimate 1910 - 1930
120   Louisiana State University   Illegitimate 1910 - 1935
121   University of Oregon   Illegitimate 1910 - 1923
122   Niagara University   Illegitimate 1910 - 1914
123   Gettysburg University   Illegitimate 1910 - 1912
124   Franklin & Marshall College   Illegitimate 1910 - 1912
125   Colorado School of Mines   Illegitimate 1910 - 1923
126 Chapter history. Marquette University Nu Nu Legitimate 1911 - 1928
127 Chapter history. University of Louisville Xi Xi Legitimate 1911 - 1931
128   Virginia Medical College Sigma Sigma Legitimate 1911 - 1916
129   Denison College   Illegitimate 1911 -
130 Chapter history. New York University, Washington Square Upsilon Upsilon Legitimate 1912 - 1940
131   Iowa State University Psi Psi Legitimate 1912 - 1923
132   Johns Hopkins University   Illegitimate 1912 - 1940
133   University of Illinois Delta Iota Legitimate 1912 - 1925
134 Chapter history. State University of New York at Buffalo Alpha Beta Legitimate 1914 - 1930
135 Chapter history. Duke University Alpha Gamma Legitimate 1914 - 1930
136   Lafayette College Xi Legitimate 1915 - 1925
137   Rush Medical College Alpha Eta Legitimate 1915 - 1925
138 Chapter history. University of South Dakota Alpha Epsilon Legitimate 1915 - 1929
139   Northwestern University Dental School Alpha Kappa Legitimate 1916 - 1923
140 Chapter history. Oregon State University   Illegitimate 1916 - 1929
141   Chicago College of Dental Surgery Beta Gamma Legitimate 1917 - 1925
142   Oklahoma State University Beta Epsilon Legitimate 1917 - 1949
143   University of Chicago Beta Delta Legitimate 1917 - 1925
144   Drake University Beta Iota Illegitimate 1918 - 1929
145   Millikin University Beta Kappa Illegitimate 1918 - 1923
146   University of Wisconsin Iota Iota Legitimate 1919 - 1934
147   University of Minnesota Beta Chi Legitimate 1919 - 1934
148 Chapter history. Kansas State University Beta Sigma Illegitimate 1919 - 1979
149 Chapter history. University of Kansas Delta Sigma Legitimate 1920 -
150   Lehigh University Delta Beta Legitimate 1922 - 1925
151 Chapter history. University of Missouri, Kansas City Delta Lambda Legitimate 1922 -
152   University of Oklahoma Delta Chi Legitimate 1922 - 1934
153   Ohio Northern University Omicron Omicron Legitimate 1923 -
154   Colorado State University   Illegitimate 1923 - 1929
155   University of Northern Colorado   Illegitimate 1923 - 1923
156   University of New Mexico   Legitimate 1923 - 1949
157   Colorado College   Illegitimate 1923 - 1940
158   William Jewell College   Illegitimate 1923 - 1940
159   Michigan State University   Illegitimate 1923 - 1940
160   Washington State University   Illegitimate 1923 - 1940
161 Chapter history. State University of New York at Buffalo Alpha Beta Legitimate 1924 - 1928
162 Chapter history. Harvard University Alpha Iota Legitimate 1924 - 1928
163 Chapter history. University of California Delta Pi Legitimate 1924 - 1934
164   Canisius College   Illegitimate 1924 - 1940
165 Chapter history. Stevens Institute of Technology Mu Legitimate 1924 - 1935
166 Chapter history. University of Louisville Xi Xi Legitimate 1924 - 1935
167   University of Missouri, Rolla   Illegitimate 1925 - 1934
168   Drury College   Illegitimate 1925 - 1929
169   Clarkson University   Illegitimate 1925 - 1925
170   Creighton University   Illegitimate 1925 - 1940
171 Chapter history. George Washington University   Illegitimate 1932 - 1939
172 Chapter history. Union College Gamma Legitimate 1926 - 1940
173 Chapter history. Pennsylvania State College Pi Legitimate 1927 - 1940
174   Mississippi State University   Illegitimate 1927 - 1929
175   Miami University   Illegitimate 1928 - 1929
176   Lombard College Delta Phi Legitimate 1928 - 1930
177 Chapter history. Coe College Mu Mu Legitimate 1928 - 1934
178   University of Illinois Pi Pi Legitimate 1928 - 1934
179 Chapter history. Ohio State University Alpha Eta Legitimate 1928 - 1931
180 Chapter history. Southwestern University Alpha Mu Legitimate 1928 - 1936
181 Chapter history. University of Missouri, Kansas City   Legitimate 1928 - 1933
182   University of Oregon   Illegitimate 1928 - 1928
183   University of Montana   Illegitimate 1928 - 1929
184   University of North Dakota   Illegitimate 1928 - 1929
185   Montana State University   Illegitimate 1928 - 1929
186   University of Utah   Illegitimate 1928 - 1929
187   Whitman College   Illegitimate 1928 - 1929
188 Chapter history. Marquette University Nu Nu Legitimate 1929 - 1936
189   Iowa State University Psi Psi Legitimate 1930 - 1935
190   University of Oregon   Illegitimate 1934 - 1946
191 Chapter history. University of Southern California   Illegitimate 1946 - 1946
192   University of Nevada   Illegitimate 1948 -
193   Wichita State University   Illegitimate 1949 - 1949
194   University of Arizona   Illegitimate 1949 - 1949
 
 
 

The following colleges and universities have been listed as institutions where there was a chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon, but they were listed as such by an unreliable source. We present the list here for what it is worth. It is likely that, if there were chapters at these places, they would have been in the 1950’s and 1960’s, (some of the institutions did not exist until the 1960’s). These would have been entirely illegitimate chapters, and probably engaged in problematic activities. They certainly did not participate in, or understand the traditions of the society. Members of these groups were not in reality members of anything connected to Theta Nu Epsilon.
 
1   Arizona State University      
2   Adelphi University      
3   Adrian College      
4   Albion College      
5   American University      
6   Appalachian State University      
7   Arkansas State University      
8   Arkansas Tech University      
9   Baldwin Wallace College      
10   Ball State University      
11   Bloomfield College      
12   Boise State University      
13   Bowling Green State University      
14   Bradley University      
15   Bryant College      
16   Butler University      
17   California State Univ., Chico      
18   California State Univ., Fresno      
19   California State Univ., Los Angeles      
20   California Poly. State Univ. , Pomona      
21   California Poly. State Univ., SLO      
22   Central Michigan University      
23   Clemson University      
24   College of William and Mary      
25   Drexell University      
26   Duquesne University      
27   Eastern Illinois University      
28   Eastern Michigan University      
29   Edinboro University of Penn.      
30   Emerson College       
31   Emporia State University      
32   Fairleigh Dickinson University      
33   Ferris State University      
34   Florida Southern College      
35   Florida State University      
36   Fort Hays State University      
37   Furman University      
38   George Mason University      
39   Georgia State University      
40   Georgia Southern University      
41   Georgia State University      
42   Hanover College      
43   Henderson State University      
44   Hillsdale College      
45   Hobart and William Smith Colleges      
46   Hofstra University      
47   Idaho State University      
48   Illinois State University      
49   Indiana State University      
50   Indiana University of Pennsylvania      
51   Ithaca College      
52   Jacksonville State University      
53   Kent State University      
54   Lamar University      
55   Lincoln University      
56   Long Island University      
57   Lyon College      
58   Marshall University      
59   Millsaps College      
60   Montclair State University      
61   Murray State University      
62   New Mexico State University      
63   North Carolina State University      
64   North Dakota State University      
65   Northeastern University      
66   Northern Arizona University      
67   Northern Illinois University      
68   Northern Michigan University      
69   Ohio University      
70   Old Dominion University      
71   Pittsburg Sate University      
72   Pomona College      
73   Rider University      
74   Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology      
75   Rowan University      
76   Saint Cloud State University      
77   Saint John’s University      
78   Salisbury State University      
79   Samford University      
80   San Diego State University      
81   San Francisco State University      
82   San Jose State University      
83   Santa Clara University      
84   Seton Hall University      
85   Slippery Rock University      
86   South Dakota State University      
87   Southern Arkansas University      
88   Southern Illinois University      
89   Southern Methodist University      
90   Southwest Missouri State University      
91   St. Louis University      
92   Texas A&M University      
93   Texas Christian University      
94   Thomas Edison State College      
95   Towson University      
96   Transylvania University      
97   Troy State University      
98   Truman State University      
99   University of California at Loa Angeles      
100   University of Central Arkansas      
101   University of Central Oklahoma      
102   University of Connecticut      
103   University of Dayton      
104   University of Delaware      
105   University of Evansville      
106   University of Findlay      
107   University of Hartford      
108   University of Houston      
109   University of Idaho      
110   University of Memphis      
111   University of Miami      
112   University of Montevallo      
113   University of New Hampshire      
114   University of North Alabama      
115   University of North Texas      
116   University of Northern Iowa      
117   University of Rhode Island      
118   University of Richmond      
119   University of South Alabama      
120   University of Southern Colorado      
121   University of Southern Indiana      
122   University of Southern Maine      
123   University of Southern Mississippi      
124   University of the Pacific      
125   University of Toledo      
126   University of Tulsa      
127   University of Wisconsin, Green Bay      
128   University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh      
129   University of Wisconsin, Stout      
130   University of Wisconsin, Whitewater      
131   Upper Iowa University      
132   Utah State University      
133   Valdosta State University      
134   Valpariso University      
135   Villanova University      
136   Virginia Polytechnic Institute      
137   Wabash College      
138   Washburn University      
139   Western Kentucky University      
140   Western Michigan University      
141   Williamette University      
142   York College of Pennsylvania      
143   Youngstown State University      

 

 

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