Mu Phi Epsilon

Mu Phi Epsilon (ΜΦΕ) is a co-ed international professional music fraternity. It has over 75,000 members in 227 collegiate chapters and 113 alumni chapters in the US and abroad.

Mu Phi Epsilon
ΜΦΕ
Founded	November 13, 1903; 119 years ago (November 13, 1903) Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Emphasis	Music
Scope	International
Motto	Seeketh not its own
Colors	Purple and   White
Symbol	Triangle
Flower	Violet
Publication	The Triangle
Chapters	227 collegiate chapters, 113 alumni chapters
Headquarters	1611 County Rd. B West Suite 320 St. Paul, MN 55113 United States
Website	muphiepsilon.org

History

Mu Phi Epsilon was founded on November 13, 1903 at the Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio by Dr. Winthrop Sterling, a professor at the school and a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, and Elizabeth Mathias Fuqua, his 19-year-old assistant, as a way of recognizing the musicianship and scholarship of those eligible. The first chapter, named the Alpha chapter, included eight women.

Originally chartered as a national music sorority, it changed its status in 1936 to become an honor society, and again in 1944 to function as a professional music sorority. Its status once again changed in 1962 to that of an international music sorority, following the installation of the Alpha Tau chapter at the Philippine Women's University in Manila. Federal regulations (specifically Title IX) in the early 1970s opened all such societies to coeducational membership. In 1977, its official status changed for the final time to a co-ed professional music fraternity.^[1]

Mu Phi Epsilon has chapters worldwide. The fraternity supports achievement in music through the awarding of grants and scholarships, as well as music competitions, concerts, and summer music programs. Much of this work has been supported by the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, an organization that has been in existence since 1963, as well as by fundraising and donations.

Mu Phi Epsilon maintains communication with its members through The Triangle, the official quarterly journal of the fraternity. Materials appropriate for publication include articles on any phase of music education; scholarly articles reflecting research in the various fields of music; articles on pedagogy, performance, biography, or music therapy; and feature articles centering on the outstanding accomplishments of members.

Notable Mu Phi Epsilon members include, among many others, performers such as Leone Buyse, Stephanie Chase, Joyce DiDonato, Alma Gluck, Marilyn Horne, Alice Nielsen, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and Shirley Verrett; composers such as Hansi Alt, Amy Beach, Cécile Chaminade, Emma Lou Diemer, Nancy Plummer Faxon, Jessie Gaynor, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Virginia Kendrick, Blythe Owen, Zenobia Powell Perry, Deon Nielsen Price, Williametta Spencer, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, Viola Van Katwijk, June Weybright Jean E. Williams, Ruth Shaw Wylie, and Chen Yi; and other notable musicians including TV personality Diane Bish, music educators Hazel Gertrude Kinschella and Rosalie Speciale, and music librarian Ruth Watanabe. Mu Phi Epsilon also recognizes its stellar members through the ACME honorific (Artists, Composers, Musicologists, and Educators), awarded to members who are distinguished in their field.^[2]

Aims and Purposes

In its own words, the fraternity aims for the advancement of music throughout the world and promotes scholarship, musicianship, and friendship, along with encouraging each member's loyalty to their Alma Mater. Beyond that, members of Mu Phi are to provide support for music in the community in whatever way possible. The International Bylaws of Mu Phi Epsilon state that its aim is "the advancement of music in the community, nation, and world through promotion of musicianship, scholarship, therapy, and music education, with an emphasis on service through music."

It is a part of the National Interfraternity Music Council, which includes six other fraternities: Delta Omicron, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Beta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Tau Beta Sigma. It also carries affiliations with many other national and international organizations that provide support for music,^[3] including:

• The American Classical Music Hall of Fame
• The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
• The International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM)
• The National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
• The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
• The National Association of Composers, U.S.A. (NACUSA)
• The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• The National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC)
• The North American Interfraternity Foundation (NIF)
• The National Music Council (NIC)
• The Professional Fraternity Association (PFA)
• The Society for American Music
• The SupportMusic Coalition

Membership

Membership is limited to music majors and minors, music faculty not already initiated as members in another professional music fraternity, and musicians of achievement who have never joined a professional music fraternity and who desire membership through Special Election of active chapter members. Members are drawn from a diverse range of musical fields, including education, performance, therapy, and technology. Members of Mu Phi Epsilon are not permitted to be involved in the music fraternities Delta Omicron, Phi Beta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, or Sigma Alpha Iota, but may join the band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi or band sorority Tau Beta Sigma.^[4] They are also free to join a social Greek house.

Those seeking membership must first ensure that they meet the academic requirements for members of Mu Phi Epsilon. Candidates will then go through a process that involves several activities. This process is intended to get candidates better acquainted with the members, as well as to give them the knowledge about the fraternity that all members should know. Activities may include, but are not limited to, service projects, fundraising, music making, and other forms of outreach. This process can vary slightly from chapter to chapter based upon local tradition, but the essentials of it remain the same. Once through this process, candidates enjoy full membership in Mu Phi Epsilon as long as they remain in good standing academically and professionally.

Chapters and Administration

Collegiate chapters continued taking their names from the original Alpha chapter, progressing through the Greek alphabet and then used the prefixes Mu, Phi, and Epsilon. This was then followed by using the other prefixes of the Greek alphabet in alphabetical order, beginning with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and so on. As of 2016, the prefix Eta is used for new chapters. International chapters have been Alpha Tau (Philippine Women's University, 1962), Beta Xi (University of the Philippines, 1967,) and Delta Iota (University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1990).

Since 1903, 227 chapters of Mu Phi Epsilon have been installed on college campuses, and 113 alumni chapters have been established in cities near those colleges. After graduation or leaving school, the collegiate members are encouraged to affiliate with a nearby alumni chapter or with the International Fraternity as an Affiliated Member.

The administration of Mu Phi Epsilon is made up of three main bodies: The executive board, the Foundation, and the district directors. The executive board is made up of eight people, including the President (currently Rosemary Ames), five vice presidents, the executive secretary-treasurer, and the editor of The Triangle. The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation was established for the benefit of philanthropic projects suitable to commemorate the aims and purposes of the Fraternity. Finally, the district directors are appointed to oversee the Fraternity chapters in geographical divisions of the United States. They meet personally with the collegiates and alumni, answer questions, give support, and help them work through problems. Currently, the collegiate and alumni chapters are divided into twelve Provinces and thirty-five districts within those provinces.

List of Collegiate Chapters

Mu Phi Epsilon has established 227 collegiate chapters in its history. If a candidate for membership does not have a collegiate chapter geographically accessible to them, they may be initiated under the name of the Omega Omega Chapter. Any questions regarding a specific chapter, regardless of its status, can be directed to the Mu Phi Epsilon Extension Officer.

Chapter	Date of Installation	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	November 13, 1903	Metropolitan College of Music	Cincinnati, OH	Closed
Beta	December 13, 1903	New England Conservatory	Boston, MA	Inactive
Gamma	May 20, 1904	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Inactive
Delta	March 1, 1905	Detroit Conservatory of Music	Detroit, MI	Closed
Eta	December 8, 1905	Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	Closed
Epsilon	December 9, 1905	University of Toledo	Toledo, OH	Active
Zeta	December 9, 1905	DePauw University	Greencastle, IN	Inactive
Theta	October 17, 1906	Krueger School of Music	St. Louis, MO	Closed
Iota	October 19, 1906	Chicago Conservatory of Music	Chicago, IL	Closed
Kappa	November 3, 1906	Butler University	Indianapolis, IN	Active
Lambda	February 19, 1909	Ithaca College	Ithaca, NY	Active
Iota Alpha	April 5, 1910	Chicago Musical College	Chicago, IL	Closed
Mu	February 6, 1911	Brenau University	Gainesville, GA	Active
Nu	March 3, 1911	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	Active
Xi	April 12, 1911	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	Inactive
Omicron	February 7, 1912	Comb's Broad Street Conservatory	Philadelphia, PA	Closed
Pi	May 29, 1912	Lawrence Conservatory of Music	Appleton, WI	Closed
Rho	February 5, 1914	Von Unschuld University of Music	Washington, D.C.	Closed
Sigma	February 9, 1914	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	Closed
Tau	May 12, 1915	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	Inactive
Upsilon	May 15, 1915	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	Closed
Phi	May 15, 1915	University of Mount Union	Alliance, OH	Active
Chi	May 18, 1915	Pennsylvania College of Music	Meadville, PA	Closed
Psi	May 30, 1915	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, PA	Closed
Omega	October 27, 1917	Drake University	Des Moines, IA	Inactive
Mu Alpha	October 27, 1917	Simpson College	Indianola, IA	Inactive
Rho Beta	January 2, 1918	Washington School of Music	Washington, D.C.	Closed
Mu Beta	February 13, 1919	Washington State University	Pullman, WA	Active
Mu Gamma	March 27, 1919	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	Inactive
Mu Delta	March 29, 1919	Homer Institute of Fine Arts	Kansas City, MO	Closed
Mu Epsilon	April 12, 1920	MacPhail College of Music	Minneapolis, MN	Closed
Mu Eta	November 13, 1920	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	Active
Mu Zeta	November 20, 1920	Whitman College	Walla Walla, WA	Inactive
Mu Theta	November 27, 1920	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	Active
Mu Iota	June 5, 1921	Columbia School of Music	Chicago, IL	Closed
Mu Kappa	May 30, 1922	University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	Inactive
Mu Lambda	December 2, 1922	University of Wisconsin, Madison	Madison, WI	Closed
Mu Mu	December 19, 1922	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	Inactive
Mu Nu	January 5, 1923	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	Inactive
Mu Xi	January 20, 1923	American Conservatory of Music	Chicago, IL	Inactive
Mu Omicron	May 17, 1923	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	Closed
Mu Pi	May 20, 1923	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, OH	Active
Mu Rho	May 31, 1923	Wolcott Conservatory of Music	Denver, CO	Closed
Mu Sigma	March 5, 1924	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	Closed
Mu Tau	May 30, 1924	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, SD	Inactive
Mu Upsilon	February 28, 1925	Eastman School of Music	Rochester, NY	Active
Mu Theta Gamma	January 22, 1926	University Conservatory of Music	Austin, TX	Closed
Mu Phi	February 26, 1926	Baldwin Wallace University	Berea, OH	Active
Mu Chi	May 15, 1926	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	Inactive
Mu Psi	May 22, 1926	Coe College	Cedar Rapids, IA	Active
Tau Alpha	October 18, 1926	Trigonus	New York City, NY	Closed
Mu Omega	November 13, 1926	Atlanta Conservatory of Music	Atlanta, GA	Closed
Phi Alpha	June 4, 1927	University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	Closed
Phi Beta	June 4, 1927	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	Closed
Phi Gamma	June 11, 1927	Peabody Institute	Baltimore, MD	Inactive
Phi Delta	May 19, 1928	University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	Closed
Phi Epsilon	March 16, 1929	Emporia State University	Emporia, KS	Closed
Phi Zeta	November 9, 1929	Morningside College	Sioux City, IA	Inactive
Phi Eta	January 10, 1931	Michigan State University	Lansing, MI	Closed
Phi Theta	November 30, 1932	Lindenwood University	St, Charles, MO	Closed
Phi Iota	May 27, 1935	Concordia College	Moorhead, MN	Inactive
Phi Kappa	November 17, 1935	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Active
Phi Lambda	April 5, 1938	Willamette University	Salem, OR	Active
Phi Mu	April 9, 1938	San José State University	San José, CA	Active
Phi Nu	April 12, 1938	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Inactive
Mu Iota Delta	June 29, 1938	Chicago Conservatory of Music	Chicago, IL	Closed
Phi Xi	May 27, 1939	Baylor University	Waco, TX	Active
Phi Omicron	June 17, 1939	Cleveland Institute of Music	Cleveland, OH	Active
Phi Pi	June 22, 1941	Wichita State University	Wichita, KN	Active
Phi Rho	May 20, 1944	Minneapolis College of Music	Minneapolis, MN	Closed
Phi Sigma	June 11, 1944	DePaul University	Chicago, IL	Inactive
Phi Tau	March 22, 1945	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	Active
Phi Upsilon	March 24, 1945	Boston University	Boston, MA	Closed
Phi Phi	April 26, 1945	University of Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	Closed
Phi Chi	November 4, 1945	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, CA	Inactive
Phi Psi	March 2, 1946	University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, VA	Inactive
Phi Omega	April 6, 1946	Westminster College	New Wilmington, PA	Active
Epsilon Alpha	May 10, 1946	St. Catherine University	St. Paul, MN	Inactive
Epsilon Beta	May 18, 1946	Queens University of Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	Closed
Epsilon Gamma	February 27, 1947	Belhaven University	Jackson, MS	Inactive
Epsilon Delta	March 29, 1947	Lewis and Clark College	Portland, OR	Inactive
Epsilon Epsilon	May 21, 1948	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	Active
Epsilon Zeta	May 23, 1948	Hendrix College	Conway, AR	Closed
Epsilon Eta	November 13, 1948	Pepperdine University	Malibu, CA	Closed
Epsilon Theta	March 19, 1949	Linfield College	McMinnville, OR	Inactive
Epsilon Iota	March 23, 1949	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, WA	Inactive
Epsilon Lambda	April 23, 1950	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, MI	Active
Epsilon Kappa	May 20, 1950	Southern Illinois University	Carbondale, IL	Inactive
Epsilon Mu	May 27, 1950	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	Inactive
Epsilon Nu	May 28, 1950	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	Inactive
Epsilon Xi	April 22, 1951	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, IL	Inactive
Epsilon Omicron	October 13, 1951	Indiana University, Bloomington	Bloomington, IN	Inactive
Epsilon Pi	March 3, 1952	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	Active
Epsilon Rho	November 15, 1952	University of Montana	Missoula, MN	Inactive
Epsilon Sigma	February 7, 1953	Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma, WA	Active
Epsilon Tau	April 25, 1953	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, MO	Inactive
Epsilon Upsilon	May 23, 1953	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, PA	Active
Epsilon Phi	May 30, 1953	Friends University	Wichita, KS	Active
Epsilon Chi	May 14, 1955	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Closed
Epsilon Psi	May 21, 1955	The Juilliard School	New York, NY	Inactive
Epsilon Omega	October 15, 1955	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, CA	Inactive
Alpha Alpha	November 13, 1955	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	Inactive
Alpha Beta	May 20, 1956	University of Hartford	West Hartford, CT	Closed
Alpha Gamma	April 28, 1957	University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, MS	Inactive
Alpha Delta	May 4, 1958	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	Active
Alpha Epsilon	March 1, 1959	Holy Names University	Oakland, CA	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	March 6, 1959	Radford University	Radford, VA	Active
Alpha Eta	March 14, 1959	American University	Washington, D.C.	Closed
Alpha Theta	May 16, 1959	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, PA	Inactive
Alpha Iota	May 30, 1959	Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls, TX	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	November 13, 1959	University of Missouri–Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	Active
Alpha Lambda	November 15, 1959	Portland State University	Portland, OR	Inactive
Alpha Mu	April 24, 1960	Missouri State University	Springfield, MO	Active
Alpha Nu	April 30, 1960	West Texas A&M University	Canyon, TX	Active
Alpha Xi	January 12, 1961	University of North Carolina, Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	Active
Alpha Omicron	January 15, 1961	Roosevelt University	Chicago, IL	Inactive
Alpha Pi	October 29, 1961	Texas State University	San Marcos, TX	Active
Alpha Rho	February 25, 1962	Phillips University	Enid, OK	Closed
Alpha Sigma	March 31, 1962	Abilene Christian University	Abilene, TX	Inactive
Alpha Tau	November 13, 1962	Philippine Women's University	Manila, Philippines	Inactive
Alpha Upsilon	April 25, 1963	Furman University	Greenville, SC	Inactive
Alpha Phi	May 11, 1963	Marylhurst University	Marylhurst, OR	Closed
Alpha Chi	March 8, 1964	Southwestern College	Winfield, KS	Inactive
Alpha Psi	February 28, 1965	Whitworth College	Spokane, WA	Inactive
Alpha Omega	April 4, 1965	Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches, TX	Active
Beta Alpha	April 10, 1965	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	Active
Beta Beta	April 20, 1965	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, FL	Inactive
Beta Gamma	November 20, 1965	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	Inactive
Beta Delta	December 4, 1965	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	Inactive
Beta Epsilon	January 15, 1966	Nazareth College	Rochester, NY	Closed
Beta Zeta	April 23, 1966	Southern University	Baton Rouge, LA	Active
Beta Eta	May 14, 1966	California State University, East Bay	Hayward, CA	Active
Beta Theta	May 29, 1966	Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville, TN	Active
Beta Iota	January 7, 1967	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	Edwardsville, IL	Inactive
Beta Kappa	January 14, 1967	Trinity University	San Antonio, TX	Inactive
Beta Lambda	February 11, 1967	California State University, Chico	Chico, CA	Inactive
Beta Mu	May 22, 1967	Texas A&M University, Commerce	Commerce, TX	Active
Beta Xi	October 22, 1967	University of the Philippines	Quezon City, Philippines	Inactive
Beta Nu	November 11, 1967	Dickinson State University	Dickinson, ND	Inactive
Beta Omicron	February 16, 1968	Western Illinois University	Macomb, IL	Active
Beta Pi	February 18, 1968	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, NE	Active
Beta Rho	October 12, 1968	Wartburg College	Waverly, IA	Closed
Beta Sigma	November 24, 1968	Western Oregon University	Monmouth, OR	Inactive
Beta Tau	January 18, 1969	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	Closed
Beta Upsilon	February 16, 1969	Towson University	Baltimore, MD	Closed
Beta Phi	October 26, 1969	Seattle Pacific University	Seattle, WA	Inactive
Beta Chi	November 9, 1969	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	Inactive
Beta Psi	November 23, 1969	University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN	Active
Beta Omega	December 7, 1969	Ball State University	Muncie, IN	Inactive
Gamma Alpha	May 2, 1971	Evangel College	Springfield, MO	Inactive
Gamma Beta	March 4, 1972	Augustana University	Sioux Falls, SD	Closed
Gamma Gamma	March 25, 1972	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford, OK	Active
Gamma Delta	April 29, 1972	University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	Inactive
Gamma Epsilon	May 2, 1972	Oral Roberts University	Tulsa, OK	Inactive
Gamma Zeta	May 26, 1972	Delta State University	Clevelend, MS	Active
Gamma Eta	November 18, 1972	Central State University	Wilberforce, OH	Active
Gamma Theta	March 3, 1973	University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport, CT	Closed
Gamma Iota	May 19, 1973	Dallas Baptist University	Dallas, TX	Closed
Gamma Kappa	November 6, 1973	Boise State University	Boise, ID	Inactive
Gamma Lambda	February 16, 1974	Loretto Heights College	Denver, CO	Closed
Gamma Mu	March 24, 1974	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA	Closed
Gamma Nu	April 21, 1974	Chicago State University	Chicago, IL	Inactive
Gamma Xi	May 15, 1974	University of New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	Closed
Gamma Pi	February 1, 1975	Shorter University	Rome, GA	Inactive
Gamma Omicron	February 2, 1965	Olivet College	Olivet, MI	Closed
Gamma Rho	February 2, 1966	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, NC	Inactive
Gamma Sigma	May 8, 1976	California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson, CA	Active
Gamma Tau	December 5, 1976	University of St. Thomas	Houston, TX	Inactive
Gamma Upsilon	March 13, 1977	Caldwell University	Caldwell, NJ	Closed
Gamma Phi	March 16, 1977	Cleveland State University	Cleveland, OH	Inactive
Gamma Chi	June 17, 1978	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	Inactive
Gamma Psi	May 6, 1979	St. Mary-of-the-Woods College	St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN	Inactive
Gamma Omega	May 1, 1982	Rhode Island College	Providence, RI	Inactive
Delta Alpha	December 4, 1982	California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock, CA	Inactive
Delta Beta	January 15, 1983	University of Texas, San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	Closed
Delta Gamma	April 20, 1983	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI	Inactive
Delta Delta	February 5, 1984	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	Inactive
Delta Epsilon	June 7, 1984	Columbus State University	Columbus, GA	Inactive
Delta Zeta	April 22, 1987	Emory University	Atlanta, GA	Inactive
Delta Eta	April 24, 1988	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	Inactive
Delta Theta	October 15, 1989	Ohio Northern University	Ada, OH	Closed
Delta Iota	February 3, 1990	University of Western Ontario	London, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Delta Kappa	February 10, 1991	Cumberland College	Williamsburg, KY	Inactive
Delta Lambda	September 22, 1991	Augsburg College	Minneapolis, MN	Inactive
Delta Mu	May 8, 1994	Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock, PA	Active
Delta Nu	February 7, 1998	Millsaps College	Jackson, MS	Inactive
Delta Xi	April 18, 1998	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Inactive
Delta Omicron	May 2, 1998	Sailsbury State University	Salisbury, MD	Inactive
Delta Pi	May 14, 1998	Tarelton State University	Stephenville, TX	Active
Delta Rho	February 27, 2000	University of Colorado, Boulder	Boulder, CO	Active
Delta Sigma	June 3, 2000	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	Active
Delta Tau	April 21, 2001	Mercer University	Macon, GA	Active
Delta Upsilon	May 5, 2001	State University of New York, Geneseo	Geneseo, NY	Inactive
Delta Phi	April 22, 2002	Averett University	Danville, VA	Inactive
Delta Chi	March 28, 2003	McNeese State University	Lake Charles, LA	Inactive
Delta Psi	April 26, 2003	Clayton State University	Morrow, GA	Inactive
Delta Omega	March 27, 2004	Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio, TX	Inactive
Zeta Alpha	April 5, 2005	Williams Baptist University	Walnut Ridge, AR	Active
Zeta Beta	April 23, 2005	Cameron University	Lawton, OK	Active
Zeta Gamma	May 11, 2006	Augusta State University	Augusta, GA	Inactive
Zeta Delta	March 3, 2007	University of La Verne	La Verne, CA	Inactive
Zeta Zeta	November 5, 2008	Elon University	Elon, NC	Active
Zeta Eta	November 12, 2008	Binghamton University	Binghamton, NY	Active
Zeta Theta	April 28, 2009	Lynchburg College	Lynchburg, VA	Active
Zeta Epsilon	April 29, 2009	Randolph-Macon College	Ashland, VA	Active
Zeta Iota	January 25, 2011	LaGrange College	LaGrange, GA	Inactive
Zeta Kappa	April 5, 2011	Young Harris College	Young Harris, GA	Active
Zeta Lambda	April 13, 2011	Waldorf College	Forest City, IA	Inactive
Zeta Mu	April 16, 2011	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	Inactive
Zeta Nu	April 22, 2012	St, Mary's University	San Antonio, TX	Inactive
Zeta Xi	October 28, 2012	Howard University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Zeta Omicron	November 28, 2012	Reinhardt University	Waleska, GA	Active
Zeta Pi	December 8, 2012	Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, IL	Inactive
Zeta Rho	March 9, 2013	University of Minnesota, Duluth	Duluth, MN	Inactive
Zeta Sigma	April 7, 2013	High Point University	High Point, NC	Inactive
Zeta Tau	April 17, 2013	Gonzaga University	Spokane, WA	Inactive
Zeta Upsilon	December 8, 2013	Santa Monica College	Santa Monica, CA	Inactive
Zeta Phi	April 11, 2014	University of North Carolina, Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	Inactive
Zeta Chi	April 19, 2015	George Fox University	Newberg, OR	Inactive
Zeta Psi	May 2, 2015	University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	Inactive
Zeta Omega	April 3, 2016	Illinois College	Jacksonville, IL	Active
Eta Alpha	October 11, 2016	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	Active
Eta Beta	December 4, 2016	Boston Conservatory at Berklee	Boston, MA	Inactive
Eta Gamma	May 2, 2017	Virginia Wesleyan University	Norfolk, VA	Active
Eta Delta	April 20, 2018	Ripon College	Ripon, WI	Active
Eta Epsilon	January 19, 2019	Florida International University	Miami, FL	Active
Eta Eta	September 21, 2019	Oglethorpe University	Atlanta, GA	Active
Omega Omega

List of Alumni Chapters

Mu Phi Epsilon has established 113 alumni chapters in its history. Any questions regarding a specific chapter, regardless of its status, can be directed to the Mu Phi Epsilon Extension Officer.

Chapter Name	Date of Installation	State	Status
Albuquerque	May 31, 1959	NM	Closed
Alliance	June 22, 1933	OH	Active
Amarillo	September 24, 1967	TX	Closed
Ann Arbor	September 22, 1913	MI	Active
Appleton	November 5, 1927	WI	Closed
Atlanta	May 24, 1959	GA	Active
Austin	December 14, 1959	TX	Active
Baltimore	December 1, 1956	MD	Closed
Baton Rouge	August 28, 2013	LA	Active
Beach Cities South	May 26, 1953	CA	Inactive
Berkeley	November 1, 1959	CA	Inactive
Beverly Hills	December 8, 1946	CA	Inactive
Bloomington	January 14, 1962	IN	Inactive
Boston	January 7, 1920	MA	Active
Cedar Rapids	February 12, 1952	IA	Inactive
Central Chicago	October 20, 1956	IL	Inactive
Central Oklahoma	June 5, 1948	OK	Active
Chicago	November 13, 1917	IL	Closed
Chicago Southwest	October 13, 1968	IL	Merged with Greater Chicago
Cincinnati	April 14, 1914	OH	Inactive
Claremont	January 17, 1976	CA	Inactive
Cleveland	November 13, 1923	OH	Active
Cleveland Heights	March 5, 1958	OH	Merged with Cleveland in 2014
Colorado Springs	September 23, 2012	CO	Active
Columbia	October 17, 1952	MO	Closed
Columbus	October 15, 1950	OH	Closed
Connecticut Valley	October 15, 1955	CT	Closed
Dallas	February 26, 1931	TX	Active
Dayton	March 2, 1958	OH	Inactive
Denton	April 16, 1966	TX	Active
Denver	June 16, 1936	CO	Active
Des Moines	August, 1922	IA	Inactive
Detroit	May 2, 1916	MI	Active
Dickinson	May 3, 1981	ND	Inactive
Edinburg Area	April 26, 1980	TX	Closed
Emporia	October 14, 1967	KS	Closed
Enid	May 12, 1974	OK	Closed
Eugene	May 2, 1952	OR	Inactive
Evansville	December 16, 1952	IN	Closed
Fargo	January 22, 1958	ND	Inactive
Fort Worth	February 29, 1952	TX	Closed
Fresno	June 2, 1956	CA	Active
Fullerton	September 27, 1963	CA	Active
Gainesville	November 13, 1959	GA	Inactive
Greater Chicago Area	June 2, 1948	IL	Inactive
Greater Minneapolis-Day	March, 1923	MN	Merged with Minneapolis/St. Paul
Greater Minneapolis-Evening	September 20, 1955	MN	Merged with Minneapolis/St. Paul
Greensboro	November 5, 1967	NC	Closed
Hattiesburg	October 23, 1965	MS	Closed
Houston	January 15, 1967	TX	Inactive
Indianapolis	October 13, 1922	IN	Active
Ithaca	June 2, 1991	NY	Active
Jackson	May 25, 1959	MS	Inactive
Jacksonville	September 10, 1973	FL	Closed
Kansas City	2004	MO	Active
Kansas City-Day	November 26, 1926	MO	Merged with Kansas City
Kansas City-Evening	November 9, 1958	MO	Merged with Kansas City
Laguna Beach	March 29, 1981	CA	Closed
Lansing-East Lansing	May 26, 1939	MI	Closed
Lawrence	April 15, 1967	KS	Active
Lewisburg	January 14, 1965	PA	Closed
Lincoln	February, 1923	NE	Active
Los Angeles	March 20, 1919	CA	Active
Lubbock	October 10, 1970	TX	Inactive
Maumee Valley	June 20, 1952	OH	Merged with Toledo
Meadville	June 24, 1939	PA	Closed
Miami	March 29, 1952	FL	Closed
Milwaukee	1958	WI	Closed
Minneapolis/St. Paul	2001	MN	Active
Muncie	May 18, 1969	IN	Inactive
New Orleans	April 4, 1965	LA	Inactive
New York City	October, 1922	NY	Active
Palo Alto	September 26, 1955	CA	Active
Palos Verdes/South Bay	October 18, 1964	CA	Active
Pasadena	October 17, 1952	CA	Closed
Philadelphia	1926	PA	Inactive
Phoenix Area	October 24, 1970	AZ	Inactive
Pittsburgh	October 3, 1929	PA	Inactive
Portland	September, 1919	OR	Active
Princeton	February 9, 1986	NJ	Inactive
Pullman	March 1, 1966	WA	Inactive
Riverside	April 8, 1964	CA	Inactive
Roanoke Valley	December 9, 2017	VA	Active
Rochester	November 8, 1952	NY	Active
Sacramento	January 27, 1952	CA	Active
Salem	April 9, 1956	WA	Inactive
Salt Lake City	June 10, 1952	UT	Inactive
San Antonio	May 18, 2000	TX	Active
San Diego	May 18, 1952	CA	Active
San Fernando Valley	November 7, 1956	CA	Merged with Los Angeles
San Francisco	November 17, 1929	CA	Active
San Joaquin Valley	April 19, 1997	CA	Inactive
San José	February 18, 1951	CA	Active
Santa Barbara	March 21, 1974	CA	Closed
Seattle	October, 1924	WA	Inactive
Sioux City	February 26, 1962	IA	Closed
Spokane	November 8, 1949	WA	Inactive
Springfield	May 24, 1966	MO	Inactive
St, Louis Area	April 18, 1914	MO	Active
St. Petersburg	April 21, 1965	FL	Closed
Stockton	1949	CA	Closed
Tacoma	June 30, 1950	WA	Inactive
Terre Haute	May 6, 1979	IN	Inactive
Toledo	1915	OH	Active
Tulsa	February 19, 1952	OK	Inactive
Tuscaloosa	April 25, 1971	AL	Closed
Urbana-Champaign	October 20, 1955	IL	Active
Washington, D.C.			Active
Wichita	December 29, 1946	KS	Active
Wichita Falls	October 3, 1964	TX	Inactive

Benefits of Membership

Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity offers a Musicological Research Contest, an Original Composition Contest, the Marian Bowker Davidson Accompanying Award, the Katherine Doepke Creative Programming Award, and various awards for its members and chapters. The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, established to honor the Fraternity's founders and other deceased members, funds the philanthropic, scholarship and educational activities of Mu Phi Epsilon. Some of the many scholarships and grants are:

• Awards and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate musical performance
• Music Education awards
• Scholarships for study at recognized summer programs
• Doctoral grants
• Foreign study grants
• Scholarships for voice, instruments, music therapy, jazz, music business, and others
• An international performance competition with the winner sponsored in a two-year concert tour

Summer tuition scholarships are offered to members of Mu Phi Epsilon attending music programs at Aspen, Banff Music Centre, Brevard Music Center, Chautauqua Institution, Encore School for Strings, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Music Academy of the West, Round Top, and Tanglewood Music Center. Philanthropic gifts are made to community music schools through the Music Outreach Project.

To celebrate the 75h Anniversary of Mu Phi Epsilon, the Fraternity and the Foundation cooperated in building and endowing a cottage/studio for a composer-in-residence at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. The first Composer-In-Residence selected was Emma Lou Diemer, Mu Delta. She accepted but later found it necessary to decline the appointment, so Elie Siegmeister was named as the composer to occupy the Chair of Composition at Brevard Music Center. Notable composers to follow include W. Francis McBeth, Elliot DelBorgo, Walter Hartley, Fisher Tull, Don Freund, and many others.

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities

References

1. "History - Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity". www.muphiepsilon.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
2. "Mu Phi Epsilon". Mu Phi Epsilon. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
3. "Affiliations". Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
4. The Membership Trainer of Mu Phi Epsilon, Sixth Edition

External links

• Mu Phi Epsilon Music Library & Archives