Lafayette College and the Greek Experience 
Appendix IA (o-z)

Fraternities at Lafayette College, 1853-

Order of Sphinx --See Alpha Sigma Delta
Sullivan Lane house
Sullivan Lane, beside
Skillman Library
Phi Delta Theta 
Chapter name: Pennsylvania Alpha 
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1873 
Date of national affiliation: 1873 
Date closed: 1993 due to disciplinary action 
Location and date of house(s): Behind Van Wickle Hall on Sullivan Lane
Interior Sullivan Lane house
Interior Sullivan Lane 
house
East Campus house
East Campus, beside
Soles Hall
Phi Gamma Delta 
Chapter name: Sigma Deuteron 
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1883 
Date of national affiliation: 1883 
Date closed: 
Location and date of house(s): East Campus, beside Soles Hall
Corner of Sullivan Lane and High Street
Corner of Sullivan
Lane and High Street 

House being moved
House proceeding down
Sullivan Lane to its new
location on March field

Phi Kappa Psi 
Chapter name: Theta 
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1869 
Date of national affiliation: 
Date closed: 
Location and date of house(s): Originally located on north end of Skillman Library; house physically moved to March Field, July 1, 1971
Phi Kappa Sigma
Chapter name: Gamma
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1853
Date of national affiliation: 1853
Date closed: 1882
Location and date of house(s):
Sullivan Lane house
Sullivan Lane 

225 Reeder Street
225 Reeder Street

Phi Kappa Tau
Chapter name: Alpha Omicron
Local fraternity name: Delta Sigma
Date organized: 1925; 1934 merged with Alpha Sigma Delta; 1956 severed ties with national so that it could pledge two black students, took Local fraternity name Delta Sigma; 1958 regained national charter
Date of national affiliation: 1928; 1936 deactivated; 1947 reactivated; 1956 resigned from national; 1958 reactivated
Date closed: September 1974 due to low membership 
Location and date of house(s): High Street (prior to 1934); Sullivan Lane, prior home of Alpha Sigma Delta (1934); Occupied Faculty Club, McCartney St. and Clinton Terrace (1961); 225 Reeder Street (1963); 718 Hamilton Street (1972)
Phi Rho Sigma
Chapter name: Alpha
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1881
Date of national affiliation: 1881
Date closed: 1883
Location and date of house(s):
510 Cattell Street
510 Cattell Street
Pi Lambda Phi
Chapter name: Sigma
Local fraternity name: Towers 
Date organized: 1925
Date of national affiliation: 1940
Date closed: 1982 due to low membership 
Location and date of house(s): 32 Cattell Street; 500 Paxinosa Avenue (1937) ; Sullivan Lane (1946) ; 510 Cattell Street, currently the Lafayette Inn (1958)
East Campus Drive house
College Avenue 

College Avenue house
East Campus Drive 

Sullivan Lane Quadrangle
Sullivan Lane Quadrangle

Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Chapter name: Gamma
Local fraternity name: Friars 
Date organized: 1908
Date of national affiliation: 1919
Date closed: 1997 due to disciplinary action
Location and date of house(s): Cattell Street and Clinton Terrace; East Campus Drive; College Avenue, beside President's House; Four house quadrangle, Sullivan Lane
517 Clinton Terrace
517 Clinton Terrace 

Sullivan Lane Quadrangle
Sullivan Lane Quadrangle

Sigma Chi
Chapter name: Phi
Local fraternity name: Sigma Phi Chi (1966-1982)
Date organized: 1867; inactive 1888; re-established 1899
Date of national affiliation: 1867
Date closed: 1997 due to low membership
Location and date of house(s): 517 Clinton Terrace; Corner of Reeder and High Streets, lost this house during World War II (1947); Former home of Dr. James Tupper, #5 East Campus (1947); Four house quadrangle, Sullivan Lane (1963); Clinton Terrace (1996)
Interior of Clinton Terrace house?
Interior Clinton Terrace 
house?
College Avenue house
College Avenue
Sigma Nu
Chapter name: Gamma Epsilon
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1900
Date of national affiliation: 1900
Date closed: 1995 due to disciplinary action
Location and date of house(s): 32 Cattell Street (1914); Top of College Avenue (1917)
Skull and Raven -- See Delta Tau Delta
Tarms -- See Kappa Delta Rho
Sullivan Lane Quadrangle
Sullivan Lane Quadrangle 

225 Reeder Street
225 Reeder Street

Theta Chi
Chapter name: Alpha Omega|
Local fraternity name: Kappa Phi
Date organized: 1923
Date of national affiliation: 1930
Date closed: 2003
Location and date of house(s): 225 Reeder Street (1930); Four house quadrangle, Sullivan Lane (1963); 225 Reeder Street (1996)
West Campus house
West Campus, behind 
Kirby Hall
Theta Delta Chi
Chapter name: Phi
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1867
Date of national affiliation: 1867; 1887 inactive;1890 reactivated
Date closed: 2001 due to disciplinary action
Location and date of house(s): West Campus, behind Kirby Hall
Photo of old Theta Xi house
College Avenue 

Sullivan Lane Quadrangle
Sullivan Lane Quadrangle

Theta Xi
Chapter name: Alpha Theta
Local fraternity name: Elms
Date organized: 1922
Date of national affiliation: 1931
Date closed: 1972 due to low membership
Location and date of house(s): Clinton Terrace; College Avenue; Four house quadrangle, Sullivan Lane (December 1962)
Towers -- See Pi Lambda Phi
Upsilon Beta
Chapter name: Theta
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1868
Date of national affiliation: 1868
Date closed: ca. 1872-1873
Location and date of house(s):
East Campus house
East Campus, College Drive
Zeta Psi
Chapter name: Tau
Local fraternity name: 
Date organized: 1857
Date of national affiliation: 1857
Date closed:
Location and date of house(s): East Campus, College Drive (1912)
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