List of Delta Sigma Rho chapters

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Delta Sigma Rho was a collegiate honor society devoted to the promotion of public speaking (forensics).[http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6256j2z From the description of Delta Sigma Rho--Tau Kappa Alpha archives, 1939-1974. (Butler University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43964512]Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 571-572. It merged with Tau Kappa Alpha, a similar organization, to form Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha in 1963.{{Cite web |date= |title=Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha Honor Society- Forensics |url=http://www.achsnatl.org:80/society.asp?society=dsrtka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708072337/http://www.achsnatl.org:80/society.asp?society=dsrtka |archive-date=2012-07-08 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Association of College Honor Societies |via=web.archive.org}} Following are its chapters at the time of its merger with Tau Kappa Alpha; inacative chapters and institutions are in italics.[https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1058&context=gavel Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho Vol 45 Number 4 May 1963][https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=gavel Gavel of Delta Sigma Rho Vol 31 Number 3 March 1949]

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! Chapter name

! Symbols !! Charter date

and range

!Institution

!Location

!Status

!References

Chicago

|CH

|1906

|University of Chicago

|Chicago, Illinois

|Merged

|

Illinois

|ILL

|1906

|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

|Urbana, Illinois

|Merged

|

Iowa

|lU

|1906

|University of Iowa

|Iowa City, Iowa

|Merged ?

|

Michigan

|M

|1906

|University of Michigan

|Ann Arbor, Michigan

|Merged

|

Minnesota

|MN

|1906

|University of Minnesota

|Minneapolis, Minnesota

|Merged

|

Nebraska

|N

|1906

|University of Nebraska–Lincoln

|Lincoln, Nebraska

|Merged

|

Northwestern

|NO

|1906

|Northwestern University

|Evanston, Illinois

|Merged

|

Wisconsin

|WIS

|1906

|University of Wisconsin–Madison

|Madison, Wisconsin

|Merged

|

Ohio Wesleyan

|OW

|1907

|Ohio Wesleyan University

|Delaware, Ohio

|Merged

|

Georgie Washington

|GW

|1908

|George Washington University

|Washington, D.C.

|Merged

|

Indiana

|

|1908–1922

|Indiana University Bloomington

|Bloomington, Indiana

|Merged

|

Virginia

|VA

|1908

|University of Virginia

|Charlottesville, Virginia

|Merged

|

Missouri

|MO

|1908

|University of Missouri

|Columbia, Missouri

|Merged

|

Beloit

|BE

|1909

|Beloit College

|Beloit, Wisconsin

|Merged

|

Brown

|BR

|1909

|Brown University

|Providence, Rhode Island

|Merged

|

Harvard

|HR

|1909

|Harvard University

|Cambridge, Massachusetts

|Merged

|

Iowa State

|ISC

|1909

|Iowa State University

|Ames, Iowa

|Merged

|

Missouri

|MO

|1909

|University of Missouri

|Columbia, Missouri

|Merged ?

|

Pennsylvania

|P

|1909

|University of Pennsylvania

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Texas

|T

|1909

|University of Texas at Austin

|Austin, Texas

|Merged

|

Yale

|Y

|1909

|Yale University

|New Haven, Connecticut

|Merged

|

Colgate

|COL

|1910

|Colgate University

|Hamilton, New York

|Merged

|

Colorado

|CLR

|1910

|University of Colorado Boulder

|Boulder, Colorado

|Merged

|

Columbia

|

|1910–1947

|Columbia University

|New York City, New York

|Inactive

|

Dartmouth

|D

|1910–1943

|Dartmouth College

|Hanover, New Hampshire

|Merged

|

Kansas

|K

|1910

|University of Kansas

|Lawrence, Kansas

|Merged

|

Ohio State

|O

|1910

|Ohio State University

|Columbus, Ohio

|Merged

|

Syracuse

|SY

|1910

|Syracuse University

|Syracuse, New York

|Merged

|

Wesleyan

|WES

|1910

|Wesleyan University

|Middletown, Connecticut

|Merged

|

Williams

|WM

|1910

|Williams College

|Williamstown, Massachusetts

|Merged

|

Albion

| A

| 1911

|Albion College

|Albion, Michigan

|Merged

|

Carleton

|CA

|1911

|Carleton College

|Northfield, Minnesota

|Merged

|

Cornell

|COR

|1911

|Cornell University

|Ithaca, New York

|Merged

|

Knox

|KX

|1911

|Knox College

|Galesburg, Illinois

|Merged ?

|

North Dakota

|ND

|1911

|University of North Dakota

|Grand Forks, North Dakota

|Merged

|

Princeton

|PR

|1911–1947

|Princeton University

|Princeton, New Jersey

|Inactive

|

Stanford

|ST

|1911

|Stanford University

|Stanford, California

|Merged

|

Swarthmore

|SW

|1911

|Swarthmore College

|Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

|Inactive

|

Western Reserve

|WR

|1911

|Case Western Reserve University

|Cleveland, Ohio

|Merged

|{{Efn|Chapter was established at Western Reserve University, which merged to form Case Western Reserve University in 1965.}}

Allegheny

| AL

| 1913

|Allegheny College

|Meadville, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Amherst

| AM

| 1913

|Amherst College

|Amherst, Massachusetts

|Merged

|

Iowa State Teachers

|IT

|1913

|University of Northern Iowa

|Cedar Falls, Iowa

|Merged

|

Oklahoma

|OK

|1913

|University of Oklahoma

|Norman, Oklahoma

|Merged

|

Washington and Lee

|WL

|1913–1943

|Washington and Lee University

|Lexington, Virginia

|Merged

|

Bates

|B

|1915

|Bates College

|Lewiston, Maine

|Merged

|

DePauw

|DP

|1915

|DePauw University

|Greencastle, Indiana

|Merged

|

Southern California

|SC

|1915

|University of Southern California

|Los Angeles, California

|Merged

|

Vassar

|

|1917–1931

|Vassar College

|Poughkeepsie, New York

|Inactive

|[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZzDwOOLLApYC&pg=RA3-PA40 The Gavel Volume XIV November 1931 Number 1]

Mount Holyoke

|MH

|1917

|Mount Holyoke College

|South Hadley, Massachusetts

|Inactive

|

Pennsylvania State

|PS

|1917

|Pennsylvania State University

|State College, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Washington State

|

|1917–1946

|Washington State University

|Pullman, Washington

|Merged

|

Washington and Jefferson

|WJ

|1917

|Washington & Jefferson College

|Washington, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Wyoming

|WYO

|1917

|University of Wyoming

|Laramie, Wyoming

|Merged

|

Pittsburgh

|PT

|1920

|University of Pittsburgh

|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Whitman

|WHIT

|1920–1957

|Whitman College

|Walla Walla, Washington

|Inactive

|

Arizona

|AR

|1920–before 1963

|University of Arizona

|Tucson, Arizona

|Inactive

|

Washington Univ. (MO)

|W

|1922

|Washington University in St. Louis

|St. Louis, Missouri

|Merged

|

Oregon State

|ORS

|1922

|Oregon State University

|Corvallis, Oregon

|Merged

|{{Efn

name=Merged chapter}}
Wooster

|WO

|1922

|College of Wooster

|Wooster, Ohio

|Merged

|

Hamilton

|H

|1922

|Hamilton College

|Clinton, New York

|Merged

|

California

|C

|1922–1957

|University of California, Berkeley

|Berkeley, California

|Inactive

|

West Virginia

|WVA

|1923

|West Virginia University

|Morgantown, West Virginia

|Merged

|

Idaho

|I

|1926

|University of Idaho

|Moscow, Idaho

|Merged ?

|

Oregon

|OR

|1926

|University of Oregon

|Eugene, Oregon

|Merged

|

Pomona

|PO

|1928

|Pomona College

|Claremont, California

|Merged

|

Marquette

|MQ

|1930

|Marquette University

|Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|Merged

|

Elmira

|EL

|1931

|Elmira College

|Elmira, New York

|Merged

|

American

| AMER

| 1932

|American University

|Washington, D.C.

|Merged

|

Rockford

|R

|1933

|Rockford University

|Rockford, Illinois

|Merged

|

Creighton

|CR

|1934

|Creighton University

|Omaha, Nebraska

|Merged

|

Boston

| BU

| 1935

|Boston College

|Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

|Merged

|

Oberlin

|OB

|1936

|Oberlin College

|Oberlin, Ohio

|Merged

|

Wayne State

|WAY

|1937

|Wayne State University

|Detroit, Michigan

|Merged

|

Brooklyn

| BK

| 1940

|Brooklyn College

|New York City, New York

|Merged

|

Wells

|WEL

|1941–1957

|Wells College

|Aurora, New York

|Inactive

|

Wichita

|WICH

|1941

|Wichita State University

|Wichita, Kansas

|Merged

|

Hawaii

| HW

| 1947

|University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

|Honolulu, Hawaii

|Merged

|

Nevada

|NEV

|1948

|University of Nevada, Reno

|Reno, Nevada

|Merged

|

Mundelein

|MU

|1949

|Mundelein College

|Chicago, Illinois

|Merged

|

Kansas State

|KA

|1951

|Kansas State University

|Manhattan, Kansas

|Merged

|

Grinnell

| GR

| 1951

|Grinnell College

|Grinnell, Iowa

|Merged

|

Connecticut

| CON

| 1952

|University of Connecticut

|Storrs, Connecticut

|Merged

|

Temple

|TE

|1950

|Temple University

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Indiana

| IN

| 1951

|Indiana University Bloomington

|Bloomington, Indiana

|Merged ?

|

Texas Tech.

|TT

|1953

|Texas Tech University

|Lubbock, Texas

|Merged

|

Mount Mercy

|MM

|1954

|Mount Mercy University

|Cedar Rapids, Iowa

|Merged

|

University of Washington

|WA

|1954

|University of Washington

|Seattle, Washington

|Merged ?

|

Michigan State

|MSU

|1958

|Michigan State University

|East Lansing, Michigan

|Merged

|

John Carroll

| JCU

| 1958

|John Carroll University

|University Heights, Ohio

|Merged

|

Morehouse

|MR

|1959

|Morehouse College

|Atlanta, Georgia

|Merged

|

Lehigh

| LU

| 1960

|Lehigh University

|Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

|Merged

|

Loyola Chicago

| L

| 1960

|Loyola University Chicago

|Chicago, Illinois

|Merged

|

Tulane

|TU

|1960

|Tulane University

|New Orleans, Louisiana

|Merged

|

University of N.Y. (Fredonia)

|UNYF

|1960

|State University of New York at Fredonia

|Fredonia, New York

|Merged

|

North Carolina

| NC

| 1960

|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

|Chapel Hill, North Carolina

|Merged

|{{Efn|With the national merger, this chapter merged with a chapter of Tau Kappa Alpha|name=Merged chapter}}

Washington State

|WSU

|1960

|Washington State University

|Pullman, Washington

|Merged

|

San Francisco State

|SF

|1961

|San Francisco State University

|San Francisco, California

|Merged

|

Kings

| KC

| 1961

|King University

|Bristol, Tennessee

|Merged

|

Wisconsin-Milwaukee

|UWM

|1962

|University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

|Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|Merged

|

Notes

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References