Phi Iota Alpha is the oldest active intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for men of Latino descent in the United States. The fraternity was founded on December 26, 1931, from the merger of Sigma Iota and Phi Lambda Alpha, two smaller Latino fraternities. It expanded into a national organization with nine chapters. The fraternity went defunct in 1973 when its last chapter closed.

Phi Iota Alpha was re-established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the spring semester 1984. The fraternity began expanding, chartering chapters at universities and colleges across the United States. Phi Iota Alpha has collegiate chapters, a graduate/professional chapter, and associate chapters. The fraternity's colonies are called satellites.

Original chapters

National chapters Following are the original nine chapters of Phi Iota Alpha within the mainland United States.

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha – 1975Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaInactiveBeta – 19xx University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveGamma – 1973Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New YorkInactiveDelta – 193x ?Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MassachusettsInactiveEpsilon – 1955Trine UniversityAngola, IndianaInactiveZeta – 1944Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaInactiveEta – Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaInactiveTheta – 19xx ?Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactiveIota – 19xx ?Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkInactiveKappa–19xx ?University of MiamiCoral Gables, FloridaInactiveUniversity of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL) - Class of 1955Nu–1963Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IndianaInactive

International chapters Following are two of the original international chapters of Phi Iota Alpha, adjacent to the mainland United States.

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusJuarezMexicoInactiveMartiCubaInactive

Current chapters In the following list of Phi Iota Alpha chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics. Chapters Charter date and range InstitutionLocationStatus Alpha1984 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New YorkActive Beta 1987–199x ?, 1997–20xx ? Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New YorkInactive Gamma1987–20xx ? State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, New YorkInactive Delta1987 State University of New York at Albany Albany, New YorkActive Epsilon1987–xxxx ? Binghamton University Vestal, New YorkInactive Zeta1990–2020 Hofstra University Hempstead, New YorkInactive Eta1991 Union College Schenectady, New YorkActiveSiena CollegeLoudonville, New York Theta1992 State University of New York at Old Westbury Old Westbury, New YorkActive Iota1992–20xx ? State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New YorkInactive Kappa1995 Syracuse University Syracuse, New YorkActive Lambda1995 State University College at Buffalo Buffalo, New YorkInactiveUniversity at BuffaloMu1995Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkActive Nu1996 Boston College Boston, MassachusettsActiveBoston UniversityNortheastern University Xi1996–20xx ? Harvard University Cambridge, MassachusettsInactive Omicron1996–20xx ? New York University New York City, New YorkInactive Pi1997–2022 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New YorkInactiveUniversity of Rochester Rho1998–20xx ? Marist College Poughkeepsie, New YorkInactive Sigma1998–20xx ? City University of New York New York City, New YorkInactive Tau1999–20xx ? Baylor University Waco, TexasInactive Upsilon1999–xxxx ? University of Miami Coral Gables, FloridaInactive Phi1999 Michigan State University East Lansing, MichiganActive Chi 1999–20xx ? University of Dayton Dayton, OhioInactiveUniversity of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois Psi 1999 LIU Post Brookville, New YorkActive Omega Memorial Alpha Alpha2000–20xx ? Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LouisianaInactive Alpha Beta2000–20xx ? University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MarylandInactive Alpha Gamma2000–20xx ? St. John's University New York City, New YorkInactive Alpha Delta2000 State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New YorkInactive Alpha Epsilon2000 California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, CaliforniaActive Alpha Zeta2000–20xx ? St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New YorkInactive Alpha Eta2002–20xx ? University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TexasInactive Alpha Theta2005–20xx ? University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CaliforniaInactive Alpha Iota2006–20xx ? University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MassachusettsInactive Alpha Kappa200x ? Villanova University Villanova, PennsylvaniaInactive Alpha Lambda2007 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, ArkansasActive Alpha Mu2008 Florida State University Tallahassee, FloridaActive Alpha Nu2011 University of North Texas Denton, TexasActive Alpha Xi2011–20xx ? University of Texas at Austin Austin, TexasInactive Alpha Omicron2011–20xx ? Texas State University San Marcos, TexasInactive Alpha Pi2011–20xx ? Armstrong State University Savannah, GeorgiaInactive Alpha Rho2011–20xx ? Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New JerseyInactive Alpha Sigma2011–20xx ? Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GeorgiaInactive Alpha Tau2011 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CaliforniaInactive Alpha Upsilon2011–20xx ? Lamar University Beaumont, TexasInactive Alpha Phi2011–20xx ? Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, Queens, New YorkInactive Alpha Chi2011 Lewis University Romeoville, IllinoisActive Alpha Psi2011–20xx ? Rutgers University–Newark Newark, New JerseyInactiveNew Jersey Institute of Technology Alpha Omega2011 Aurora University Aurora, IllinoisActive Beta Alpha2012 Utica University Utica, New YorkActive Beta Beta2012 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CaliforniaActive Beta Gamma2013–20xx ? Florida International University University Park, FloridaInactive Beta Delta2011 East Texas A&M University Commerce, TexasActive Beta Epsilon201x ? Texas A&M University College Station, TexasActive Beta Zeta201x ? Denison University Granville, OhioActive Beta Eta2014–2022 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MichiganInactive Beta Theta2014 University of California, San Diego San Diego, CaliforniaActive Beta Iota2014 University of South Carolina Columbia, South CarolinaActive Beta Kappa201x ? Georgetown University Washington, D.C.Inactive Beta Lambda201x ? University of Texas–Pan American Edinburg, TexasActive Beta Mu201x ? Texas Tech University Lubbock, TexasInactive Beta Nu201x ? Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MichiganActiveBeta Xi2016University of Kansas Lawrence, KansasActiveBeta Omicron2016–2021Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IllinoisInactiveBeta Pi2017–20xx ?San Francisco State University San Francisco, CaliforniaInactiveBeta Rho2017University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New MexicoActiveBeta Sigma2017Kennesaw State University Cobb County, GeorgiaActiveBeta Tau2019University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IllinoisActiveBeta Upsilon2019University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MichiganActiveBeta Phi2021Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IllinoisActiveBeta Chi2021George Mason University Fairfax, VirginiaActiveBeta Psi2022University of Oklahoma Norman, OklahomaActiveBeta Omega2023Texas Woman's University Denton, TexasActiveGamma Alpha2024Texas A&M International University Laredo, TexasActiveGamma PiGraduate and ProfessionalActiveEmporia State SatelliteEmporia State UniversityEmporia, KansasColonyUniversity of Central Arkansas SatelliteUniversity of Central ArkansasConway, ArkansasColonyArizona State University SatelliteArizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaColonyIndiana University SatelliteIndiana UniversityColony

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