Theta Alpha Phi was an American honor society for theatre. It was established in 1919 by members of the National Association of Teachers of Speech. It was organized in December 1919 at a National Association of Teachers of Speech meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Its first chapter, Oklahoma Alpha, was chartered on at Oklahoma A&M College, now Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The national organization went inactive around 2021, with the remaining chapters either merging into another organization, going inactive, or remaining active as a local organizations.

In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.The Cue vol. 33, no.1-3 (1957/1958). via Google Books.

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationsStatusOklahoma Alpha – Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeStillwater, OklahomaInactiveLouisiana AlphaLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaInactiveOhio Alpha–2026Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OhioInactiveWisconsin Alpha–1947Ripon CollegeRipon, WisconsinInactiveFlorida AlphaStetson UniversityDeLand, FloridaActivePennsylvania AlphaBucknell UniversityLewisburg, PennsylvaniaInactiveCalifornia AlphaUniversity of RedlandsRedlands, CaliforniaInactiveConnecticut Alpha–1942University of ConnecticutStorrs, ConnecticutInactiveMissouri Alpha–University of MissouriColumbia, MissouriInactiveArizona Alpha–University of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaInactiveUniversity of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ) - Class of 1985Colorado Alpha–1934Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, ColoradoInactiveOklahoma BetaUniversity of TulsaTulsa, OklahomaInactiveSouth Dakota Alpha–1937Huron UniversityHuron, South DakotaInactiveCalifornia Beta–1930Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveIowa Alpha–1954Parsons CollegeFairfield, IowaInactiveOhio BetaBaldwin–Wallace CollegeBerea, OhioInactiveOregon AlphaWillamette UniversitySalem, OregonInactiveUtah Alpha–1954University of UtahSalt Lake City, UtahInactiveSouth Dakota BetaDakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, South DakotaInactiveTennessee Alpha–1934University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeInactivePennsylvania Beta1921–1934University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactiveMontana AlphaUniversity of MontanaMissoula, MontanaInactiveWyoming AlphaUniversity of WyomingLaramie, WyomingInactiveMichigan Zeta–; after 1963Adrian CollegeAdrian, MichiganActiveMichigan ?Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MichiganInactiveHawaii Alpha–1935University of HawaiʻiHonolulu, HawaiiInactiveAlabama Alpha–1934Alabama Polytechnic InstituteAuburn, AlabamaInactiveSouth Dakota Gamma–1934University of South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaInactiveIndiana Alpha1922Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaInactiveMichigan ?–1934Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MichiganInactiveCalifornia GammaUniversity of the PacificStockton, CaliforniaActiveOklahoma GammaOklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OklahomaInactiveMichigan Alpha–1934Knox CollegeGalesburg, IllinoisInactiveOhio Gamma1922–1934Heidelberg CollegeTiffin, OhioInactiveWashington Alpha1922–1935College of Puget SoundTacoma, WashingtonInactiveOhio Delta1922Wittenberg CollegeSpringfield, OhioInactiveMissouri Beta1923Park CollegeParkville, MissouriInactivePennsylvania Gamma1923Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaInactiveIowa Beta1923State College of Iowa University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IowaInactivePennsylvania Delta1923University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactiveMissouri Gamma–; after 1963Culver–Stockton CollegeCanton, MissouriActiveMontana Beta1923–1954Carroll CollegeHelena, MontanaInactiveIndiana BetaFranklin CollegeFranklin, IndianaActiveSouth Dakota Delta1923–1934Yankton CollegeYankton, South DakotaInactiveMontana Gamma1923–1934Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic ArtsBozeman, MontanaInactiveKansas Alpha1923–1934Kansas State Teachers College of PittsburgPittsburg, KansasInactiveSouth Dakota Epsilon1923–1939Northern Normal and Industrial SchoolAberdeen, South DakotaInactiveNorth Dakota Alpha1923–1934Jamestown CollegeJamestown, North DakotaInactiveNebraska Alpha1923Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, NebraskaInactiveIllinois Beta1923Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IllinoisInactiveSouth Carolina Alpha1924–1934Presbyterian CollegeClinton, South CarolinaInactiveOhio EpsilonOhio Northern UniversityAda, OhioActiveMichigan Delta1924Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactiveUtah Beta1924Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UtahInactiveIllinois Gamma1924Bradley UniversityPeoria, IllinoisInactiveNorth Carolina Alpha1925–1954Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaInactiveVirginia Alpha1925College of William & MaryWilliamsburg, VirginiaInactiveLouisiana Beta1925–1933Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaInactiveMissouri Delta–1934; after 1963University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MissouriActiveIllinois Delta1926Illinois State UniversityNormal, IllinoisInactiveKansas Beta1926Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KansasInactiveTennessee Delta1927Maryville CollegeMaryville, TennesseeInactiveOhio ZetaOtterbein CollegeWesterville, OhioInactiveHistory of Speech and Theatre at Otterbein College - 1847-1950 Charles Ward DodrillUtah Gamma1927Utah State UniversityLogan, UtahInactiveNew Mexico Alpha1928–1945University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoInactiveKansas Gamma1928–1934College of EmporiaEmporia, KansasInactiveIndiana Gamma1929Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaInactiveIowa Gamma1929Drake UniversityDes Moines, IowaInactiveMichigan EpsilonAlbion CollegeAlbion, MichiganActiveOhio Eta1930Hiram CollegeHiram, OhioInactivePennsylvania Epsilon1931Grove City CollegeGrove City, PennsylvaniaInactiveNew York Alpha1933–1954Alfred UniversityAlfred, New YorkInactivePennsylvania Zeta1933Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactiveNew York Beta1934Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New YorkInactiveFlorida Beta1936–1954University of MiamiCoral Gables, FloridaInactiveIndiana DeltaIndiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IndianaActiveFlorida GammaRollins CollegeWinter Park, FloridaActiveIllinois Epsilon1938Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IllinoisInactiveCalifornia Delta1940University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaInactiveOhio Theta1941University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioInactiveOhio IotaBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OhioActiveTennessee Epsilon1950Tennessee State UniversityNashville, TennesseeInactiveIndiana Epsilon1950Hanover CollegeHanover, IndianaInactiveArkansas Alpha1952Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, ArkansasInactiveWisconsin Delta1953University of Wisconsin–WhitewaterWhitewater, WisconsinActiveIllinois Zeta1953Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, IllinoisInactiveAlabama Beta1954Samford UniversityBirmingham, AlabamaInactiveWashington GammaWestern Washington UniversityBellingham, WashingtonInactiveNew Jersey AlphaStevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New JerseyActiveTexas Alpha1960Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TexasInactiveLouisiana GammaGrambling State UniversityGrambling, LouisianaActiveLouisiana DeltaSouthern UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaInactiveKentucky AlphaMorehead State UniversityMorehead, KentuckyActiveNew Jersey Gamma1978Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New JerseyActiveArkansas BetaOuachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, ArkansasActiveIllinois IotaElmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IllinoisActiveOhio EtaOhio State University at MansfieldMansfield, OhioActiveOhio KappaDenison UniversityGranville, OhioActiveNebraska BetaHastings CollegeHastings, NebraskaInactiveWyoming AlphaUniversity of WyomingLaramie, WyomingInactive

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