Theta Alpha
Theta Alpha was an American social fraternity based on the principles of the Order of DeMolay, a Masonic organization for boys. It was founded in 1909 and merged into Delta Sigma Lambda in 1933. HistoryTheta Alpha was founded on February 22, 1909 at Syracuse University.[1][2] It expanded to Cornell University in 1915 and the University of Illinois in 1922.[2] In 1925, it added two more chapters at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley.[2] By 1930, Theta Alpha had initiated 535 members and had four active chapters.[3] Its chapters at Syracuse, Cornell, and Illinois had chapter houses.[3] The reduction of student enrollment and tightened budgets during the depths of the Great Depression hit all fraternities hard. By 1933, three of the fraternity's five chapters were inactive.[2] In September 1933, Theta Alpha merged into Delta Sigma Lambda, a national fraternity formed of members of the Order of DeMolay.[1] At the time of the merger, Theta Alpha had initiated 585 members.[2] In 1937 when Delta Sigma Lambda went defunct, the former Alpha chapter of Theta Alpha reverted to a local fraternity called Pi Alpha Chi.[1] In 1947 it again took the name Theta Alpha, operating under than name until 1963 when it became a chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon.[1] SymbolsTheta Alpha fraternity published a periodical called Theta Alpha.[1][3] ChaptersFollowing is a list of Theta Alpha chapters, with inactive chapters in italics.[1][2]
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