Theta Sigma Upsilon () was a

sorority Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept gradua ...

founded on March 25, 1921 at

Emporia State University Emporia State University (Emporia State or ESU) is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Established in March 1863 as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third-oldest public university in the state of Kansas. Em ...

. It merged with

Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Gamma Delta (), also known as Alpha Gam, is an international women's fraternity and social organization. It was founded on May 30, 1904, by eleven female students at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, making it the youngest member ...

at the 22nd international convention of Alpha Gamma Delta at French Lick, Indiana on June 29, 1959.

History

Theta Sigma Upsilon was founded on March 25, 1921 at

. In 1925, the sorority became part of the Association of Education Sororities which it remained a member until the association dissolved when its members became part of the

National Panhellenic Conference The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is an umbrella organization for 26 (inter)national women's sororities throughout the United States and Canada. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumn ...

absorbed Theta Sigma Upsilon at the 22nd international convention of Alpha Gamma Delta at French Lick, Indiana on June 29, 1959.St. Petersburg Times June 22, 1959 p14
/ref> Thirteen chapters were added to Alpha Gamma Delta from this merger, with these names as their new chapter designations: * Alpha Rho-Temple University * Alpha Tau-Edinboro University of Pennsylvania * Alpha Sigma-Indiana University of Pennsylvania * Alpha Upsilon-Central Michigan University * Beta Theta-University of Wisconsin- Whitewater * Gamma Kappa-Northwestern State University * Gamma Lambda-Longwood University * Gamma Mu-James Madison University * Delta Iota-California State University, Chico * Epsilon Kappa-Pittsburg State University * Epsilon Iota-University of Northern Colorado * Epsilon Lambda-University of Central Missouri * Epsilon Mu-Fort Hays State University

Symbols

Their colors are Rose and Silver, their flower is the Pink Rose and their tree is the dogwood. Its Patron was Minerva.

Chapter list

At the time of the 1959 merger, this was the list of Theta Sigma Upsilon chapters: The main archive URL i
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage

References

{{National Panhellenic Conference Defunct former members of the National Panhellenic Conference 1921 establishments in Kansas Organizations disestablished in 1921 Student organizations established in 1921 1959 disestablishments in the United States Former members of Professional Fraternity Association