Chi Phi is a collegiate social fraternity.[1] The modern men's collegiate fraternity, Chi Phi's United Order formed from the merger of several previous organizations that had formed independently but were each known as Chi Phi.[1][2] The first fraternity was established at Princeton University in 1824.[2] As further explained in the main article, Chi Phi came from the following branches:[2][3]

  1. Chi Phi Society – December 24, 1824 to 1825
  2. Princeton Order – 1854 to 1867
  3. Southern Order – August 21, 1858 to 1874
  4. Hobart Order – November 14, 1860 to 1867
  5. Northern Order – May 29, 1867 to 1874, combining the Princeton and Hobart Orders
  6. United Order – March 27, 1874, to present, formed by the merger of the Northern and Southern Orders.

In the following list of Chi Phi chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are shown in italics.[1][2][3][4]

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Notes

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  1. ^ The college suspended the chapter for five years in 2019 for hazing.
  2. ^ Revived in 1924 by absorbing Gamma Phi, established in 1920.
  3. ^ a b c Chapter closed due to the American Civil War.
  4. ^ Reformed in 1996 by absorbing Rho Sigma Tau (local), established in the 1960s.
  5. ^ a b c Originally part of the United Order.
  6. ^ Chapter was suspended after a charge related to sexual assault and drugs.
  7. ^ Re-established in 1969 as Rho Delta chapter.
  8. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Gamma (local), established in the 1860s.
  9. ^ Formed by absorbing Xi Beta Phi (local).
  10. ^ Chapter's charter revoked. Became the Beta Nu chapter of Sigma Chi in 1914.
  11. ^ Revived in 1890 by absorbing the Navajo Club (local), established in 1889.
  12. ^ a b It appears that this chapter's name was briefly reassigned to a nearby Harvard group, which lasted for two years while the MIT chapter was dormant.
  13. ^ This chapter was formed by absorbing the Beta chapter of a four-chapter regional fraternity named Alpha Digamma , established in 1864. It had been expelled from that order in 1868 "because of the disgraceful conduct of some of its members." (Baird's Manual, 1st Ed), and joined the Northern Order of Chi Phi five years after leaving Alpha Digamma. The chapter was re-established in 1911 by absorbing Delta Rho Tau (local), established in 1910. It was reformed as a colony in 1973 and 2017.
  14. ^ Formed by absorbing Iota Alpha Kappa (local), established in 1863.
  15. ^ The chapter was also called York Hall, a tradition at Yale for calling fraternities after their buildings.
  16. ^ Reformed in 1921 by absorbing the Monks (local), established in 1910.
  17. ^ Reformed in 1924, as Alpha-Pi chapter by absorbing Omicron Alpha Pi (local), established in 1922.
  18. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Alpha Omega (local), established in 1897. Chapter disassociated and became the local fraternity "Chi Phi Heorot" in 1968. Chi Phi Heorot rejoined the fraternity in 1980. However, in the winter of 1985, the chapter tried to turn the central hall on the first floor of the house into an ice hockey rink by flooding it and opening the doors to allow Hanover's subzero winter temperatures to freeze the water. This caused the floor to fall through into the basement. When the national fraternity refused to help pay for the needed repairs, the chapter withdrew and again became a local fraternity, this time under the name Chi Heorot (1985).
  19. ^ Formed by absorbing the Ibis Club (local), established in 1910.
  20. ^ Formed by absorbing Red Triangle (local), established in 1911.
  21. ^ Chapter banned from campus for hazing.
  22. ^ Formed by absorbing Lambda Tau Alpha (local), established in 1908.
  23. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Delta Sigma (local), established in 1911.
  24. ^ Reestablishment of the Pi (Second) chapter. Later reestablished as Chi Chi Chi.
  25. ^ Formed by absorbing Delta Sigma (local), established in 1920.
  26. ^ Formed by absorbing Chi Delta Xi (local), established in 1911.
  27. ^ Formed by absorbing Tau Delta (local), established in 1919.
  28. ^ Formed by absorbing the Chi Phi Club (local), established in 1927.
  29. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Theta Chi (local), established in 1895.
  30. ^ Formed by absorbing Theta Psi (local) and Sigma Tau (local), established in 1897.
  31. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Delta (local), established in 1923.
  32. ^ Formed by absorbing the Clakett Club (local), established in 1949.
  33. ^ Formed by absorbing Beta Epsilon Rho (local), established in 1950.
  34. ^ Formed by absorbing the Clakett Club (local), established in 1957.
  35. ^ Chapter formed from Rho Iota Kappa (local), established in 1908. The chapter was suspended for four years in 2019 for numerous violations of the university's substance abuse policy.
  36. ^ Formed by absorbing Delta Xi (local). established in 1961.
  37. ^ Formed by absorbing Gamma Sigma Phi (local) established in 1962.
  38. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Chi Lambda, established in 1966.
  39. ^ Formed by absorbing the Clackett Club (local), established in 1968.
  40. ^ Formed by absorbing Delta Gamma Phi (local), established in 1966.
  41. ^ Formed from Kappa Phi (local). This chapter was named and operated from December 24, 1969 to 1969, but was never chartered.
  42. ^ Formed by absorbing the Clakett Club (local), established in 1968.
  43. ^ Formed by absorbing Zeta Chi (local), established in 1969.
  44. ^ a b Formed by absorbing Chi Phi Club (local), established in 1971
  45. ^ Formed by absorbing Un Kappa Fifth, established in 1957.
  46. ^ Formed by absorbing Phi Lambda Theta (local), established in 1946.
  47. ^ Chapter was established and named on December 24, 1986, but was never chartered. Instead, it withdrew and joined Lambda Chi Alpha in 1991.
  48. ^ Formed by absorbing Alpha Tau Mu, established in 1985.
  49. ^ This chapter was established and named on December 24, 1988, but was never chartered.
  50. ^ Formed by absorbing Beta Sigma Rho, established in 1984.
  51. ^ This chapter was established and named on December 24, 1989, but was never chartered.
  52. ^ Formed by absorbing Nu Chi Phi (local), established in 1989.
  53. ^ This chapter was established and named on December 24, 1991, but was never chartered.
  54. ^ The colony was established and named on December 24, 1992, but was never chartered
  55. ^ Formed by absorbing Delta Phi Sigma (local), established in 1992.
  56. ^ Chapter was recolonized in the fall of 2025.
  57. ^ Formed by absorbing Zeta Xi Zeta, established in 2008.
  58. ^ The chapter lost its university recognition for health and safety violations,

References

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  1. ^ a b c William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved January 28, 2023. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  2. ^ a b c d Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 243-246.
  3. ^ a b "Timeline". Chi Phi Fraternity. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Chapter Search". Chi Phi Fraternity. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  5. ^ Vining, Lily (December 5, 2023). "The Fall and Resurgence of Chi Phi Fraternity". The College Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Fraternity Suspended After Individual Reported Being Sexually Assaulted by Multiple Males, Coerced Into Consuming Drugs Including Ketamine At House". Cornell Daily Sun. November 8, 2024.
  7. ^ This school closed in 1882. Boggess, William S. (July 4, 2008). "ST JOHNS' COLLEGE of ARKANSAS". argenweb.net/. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Chapter Locator – Chi Phi Fraternity | 1824". Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Heorot built an ice rink just outside of their house". The Tab. Dartmouth University. February 4, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Chi Phi fraternity chapter terminated as student organization". news.wisc.edu. University of Wisconsin-Madison news office. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  11. ^ Hilario, Mario (December 15, 2015). "URI's Chi Phi accepts 4-year suspension". WJAR. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  12. ^ "Notice Regarding Chi Phi Fraternity". William & Mary. May 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Home". Chi Phi Wisconsin. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  14. ^ "ASU's Chi Phi fraternity chapter loses recognition - The Arizona State Press". www.statepress.com. Retrieved November 2, 2025.