Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) is an international historically Black fraternity. Founded on January 9, 1914, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., Phi Beta Sigma has chartered chapters at other colleges, universities, and cities, and named them with Greek-letters. The fraternity's expansion started with its second (Beta) and third (Gamma) chapters, chartered at Wiley College and Morgan State University respectively in 1915. Today, the fraternity serves through a membership of more than 200,000 men in over 700 chapters in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. The following list includes both active and inactive chapters throughout the world.
The fraternity has reserved the designation Omega chapter as a memorial to those brothers who are deceased. Alumni chapters are indicated by Sigma at the end of their chapter name.The single exception to this rule is Sigma chapter at Miles College where the undergraduate chapter has a single letter designation.The chapter designation Alpha Omega Sigma signifies a military chapter meant to unite brothers who are active duty or veterans.
Regions
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity organizes its chapters according to their regions in the United States and abroad. The seven regions are each led by a regional director and a regional board. A comprehensive list of regions is shown below:
Eastern (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, the United States Virgin Islands, Africa, and Europe) Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) Gulf Coast (Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas)
Southeastern (North Carolina, South Carolina and all of Tennessee east of the 86th Longitude) Southern (Alabama, The Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi) Southwestern (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and all of Tennessee west of the 86th Longitude) Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Asia)
Eastern The states that make up the Eastern Region are: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, along with international chapters in Africa, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
Great Lakes The states that make up the Great Lakes Region are: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, along with an international chapter in Canada.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
Gulf Coast The states that make up the Gulf Coast Region are: Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
Southeastern The states that make up the Southeastern Region are: North Carolina, South Carolina and all of Tennessee east of the 86th Longitude.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
Southern The states that make up the Southern Region are: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, along with international chapters in the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, and Barbados.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
Southwestern The states that make up the Southwestern Region are: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and all of Tennessee west of the 86th Longitude.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
Western The states that make up the Western Region are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, along with international chapters in Japan, South Korea, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.
Collegiate chapters
Alumni chapters
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