Gamma Alpha Chi
Gamma Alpha Chi (ΓΑΧ) was a professional advertising fraternity for women founded in 1920.[1]
History
Gamma Alpha Chi was formed on February 9, 1920 at the University of Missouri[2] Founding members include Ruth Prather, Beatrice Watts, Ella Wyatt, Alfreda Halligan, Elizabeth Atteberry, Allene Richardson,. Mary McKee, May Miller, Ruth Taylor, Rowena Reed, Selma Stein, Lulu Crum, Lucille Gross, Frances Chapman, Betty Etter, Mildred Roetzel, Christine Hood and Christine Gabriel.[3]
In 1969, it merged with Alpha Delta Sigma.[1]
Chapters
Chapters of Gamma Alpha Chi included
- Alpha - University of Missouri - February 9, 1920[2]
- Beta - University of Texas - February 1921[4]
- Gamma - University of Washington - 1923
- Delta - University of Illinois - 1924 - (Inactive 1940-1945)
- Epsilon - University of Nebraska - March 1925[2] (Inactive 1941-1949)
- Zeta - University of Oregon - 1927
- Eta - University of Southern California - 1928
- Theta - Washington State University - 1929 (Inactive 1945)
- Iota - University of California - 1929 (Inactive 1931)
- Lambda - University of Iowa - 1946
- Mu - University of Oklahoma - 1947
- Nu - University of Kansas - 1947
- Xi - Syracuse University - January 15, 1948[5] (Inactive 1955)
- Omicron - Roosevelt University - 1948 (Inactive 1950)
- Pi - Indiana University - - 1948
- Rho - Butler University - February 4, 1948[6] (Inactive 1954)
- Sigma - C.C.N.Y. - 1948
- Tau - UCLA - 1948 (Inactive 1950)
- Upsilon - San Jose State University - 1949
- Phi - University of Colorado - 1949
- Chi - Ohio State University - 1949
- Psi - University of Miami - 1950
- Omega - Southern Methodist University - 1950
- Alpha Alpha - University of Wisconsin - 1950
- Alpha Beta - University of Houston - 1950 (inactive 1954-1961)
- Alpha Gamma - University of Florida - 1951
- Alpha Delta - Florida State University - 1951
- Alpha Epsilon - Fordham University - 1953
- Alpha Zeta - University of Georgia - 1956
- Alpha Eta, Temple University - 1956
- Alpha Theta, Marquette University - 1957
- Alpha Iota, Arizona State University - 1958
- Alpha Kappa, Michigan State - 1958
- Alpha Lambda, Texas Tech - 1959
- Alpha Mu, University of Arizona - 1960
- Alpha Nu, University of Texas - 1960
- Alpha Xi, University of Maryland - 1961
- Alpha Omicron, Long Beach State University - 1962
- Alpha Pi, N.Y.U. - 1964
- Alpha Rho, Chico State University - 1966
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References
- William Raimond Baird (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. p. 817.
- "University of Nebraska-Lincoln Yearbook 1928: Image 371". Transcribe UNL. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- Billy I. Ross; Anne Cunningham Osborne; Jef I. Richards; Alan D. Fletcher (2006). Advertising Education: Yesterday--today--tomorrow. Advertising Education Publications.
- Twenty years of education for journalism
- Syracuse University Yearbook - The Onondagan - 1952 p100
- Butler University Yearbook - The Drift - 1949 p 130
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