Gamma Sigma Epsilon

Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
ΓΣΕ
Founded	December 19, 1919; Davidson College
Type	Honor society
Affiliation	Independent
Emphasis	Chemistry
Scope	National
Member badge
Colors	Royal blue and White
Symbol	Philosopher's Stone, Balance
Publication	The Ray of GSE
Chapters	92
Members	20,000 lifetime
Headquarters	c/o Dr. Lindsey A. Welch; Executive Recorder (Secretary); Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences; Cedar Crest College; 100 College Dr.; Allentown, PA 18104; US
Website	Official website

Gamma Sigma Epsilon (ΓΣΕ) is an honor society in the field of Chemistry. It was founded at Davidson College on December 19, 1919.[1]

History

Gamma Sigma Epsilon was founded at Davidson College on December 19, 1919 by Louis P. Good, Manley A Siske and Malcolm R. Doubles.[2][3] The second and third chapters were at North Carolina State College on February 14, 1921 and University of Florida on December 16, 1921. In 1925 Gamma Sigma Epsilon had five chapters.

In 1931 the Fraternity went co-ed and became an honor society.[2]

Gamma Sigma Epsilon has about 80 active chapters in 25 states and has inducted over 16,000 members.[2]

Chapters

The chapters of Gamma Sigma Epsilon as of 12 May 2019[4]

CHAPTER	UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE	CITY/STATE	CHARTER	INACTIVE
Alpha Alpha	Davidson College	Davidson, NC	1919
Alpha Beta	North Carolina State College	College Station, NC	1921	1951
Alpha Gamma	Wake Forest College	Wake Forest, NC	1926	1971
Alpha Delta	Catawba College	Salisbury, NC	1999
Alpha Epsilon	U. North Carolina, Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	2001	2006
Alpha Zeta	U. North Carolina, Pembroke	Pembroke, NC	2004
Alpha Eta	U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Chapel hill, NC	2008
Alpha Theta	Methodist University	Fayetteville, NC	2010
Alpha Iota	Gardner Webb University	Boiling Springs, NC	2013
Beta Alpha	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	1921	1965
Beta Beta	Stetson University	Deland, FL	1932	2011
Beta Gamma	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	1939	1952
Beta Delta	Barry University	Miami Shores, FL	1992
Beta Epsilon	Florida Southern College	Lakeland, FL	2001
Beta Zeta	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, FL	2006
Gamma Alpha	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	1923	1924
Gamma Beta	McDaniel College	Westminster, MD	2003
Gamma Gamma	Hood College	Frederick, MD	2005
Gamma Delta	Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg, MD	2007
Gamma Epsilon	Frostburg State University	Frostburg, MD	2007
Gamma Zeta	Stevenson University	Stevenson, MD	2009
Gamma Eta	Washington College	Chestertown, MD	2010
Gamma Theta	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Baltimore, MD	2012
Gamma Iota	Delaware State University	Dover, DE	2013
Delta Alpha	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	1923	1933
Delta Beta	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	1924
Delta Gamma	Talladega College	Talladega, AL	1999	2000
Epsilon Alpha	Washington & Lee University	Lexington, VA	1927	1931
Epsilon Beta	University of Richmond	Richmond, VA	1948	2010
Epsilon Gamma	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	1981	1994
Epsilon Delta	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, VA	2008
Epsilon Epsilon	Virginia Wesleyan College	Norfolk, VA	2008
Zeta Alpha	Georgetown College	Georgetown, KY	1929	1968
Zeta Beta	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	1998	2001
Zeta Gamma	University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, KY	2005
Zeta Delta	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, KY	2005
Zeta Epsilon	Murray State University	Murray, KY	2007
Eta Alpha	Battle Creek College	Battle Creek, MI	1930	1931
Eta Beta	Kettering University	Flint, MI	2002
Theta Alpha	University of Wyoming	Laramie, WY	1932	1965
Iota Alpha	University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	1932
Iota Beta	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	2011
Kappa Alpha	St. Lawrence University	Canton, NY	1933	1965
Kappa Beta	Adelphi College	Garden City, NY	1953	1960
Kappa Gamma	Clarkson College	Potsdam, NY	1965	1990
Kappa Delta	SUNY - Potsdam	Potsdam, NY	1979
Kappa Epsilon	Mount Saint Mary College	Newburgh, NY	1999
Kappa Eta	College of Mount Saint Vincent	Riverdale, NY	1999
Kappa Zeta	SUNY-Geneseo	Geneseo, NY	2003
Kappa Theta	Wagner College	Staten Island, NY	2005
Kappa Iota	U.S. Military Academy	West Point, NY	2005
Kappa Kappa	Niagara University	Niagara, NY	2008
Kappa Lambda	Manhattan College	Riverdale, NY	1999
Kappa Mu	Saint Joseph's College	Brooklyn, NY	2010
Kappa Nu	Iona College	New Rochelle, NY	2010
Kappa Xi	Colgate University	Hamilton, NY	2013
Lambda Alpha	Mississippi Univ. for Women	Columbus, MS	1935	2003
Lambda Beta	University of Mississippi	Oxford, MS	1937	1957
Mu Alpha	Brenau College	Gainesville, GA	1938	1960
Mu Beta	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	1940	1986
Mu Gamma	Mercer University	Macon, GA	1942
Mu Delta	Armstrong Atlantic State University	Savannah, GA	2012
Nu Alpha	Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, AR	1957	1996
Nu Beta	Cameron University	Lawton, OK	2013
Xi Alpha	Sul Ross State College	Alpine, TX	1961	1961
Xi Beta	McMurry College	Abilene, TX	1965	1985
Xi Gamma	Angelo State University	Angelo, TX	1970	1987
Xi Delta	Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls, TX	1972
Xi Epsilon	Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches, TX	1981	2007
Xi Zeta	Univ. of Texas of the Permian Basin	Odessa, TX	1998
Xi Eta	Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio, TX	2009
Omicron Alpha	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, IL	1983	1999
Pi Alpha	Bethany College	Bethany, WV	1989
Pi Beta	Wheeling Jesuit College	Wheeling, WV	1998
Pi Gamma	Ohio Northern University	Ada, OH	2012
Rho Alpha	Washington & Jefferson College	Washington, PA	1996
Rho Beta	Villanova University	Villanova, PA	2001
Rho Gamma	Gannon University	Erie, PA	2001
Rho Delta	Lycoming College	Williamsport, PA	2002
Rho Epsilon	Juniata College	Huntingdon, PA	2004
Rho Zeta	Dickinson College	Carlisle, PA	2004
Rho Eta	Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown, PA	2006
Rho Theta	University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Greensburg, PA	2009
Rho Iota	Waynesburg University	Waynesburg, PA	2007
Rho Kappa	Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, PA	2007
Rho Lambda	Westminster College	New Wilmington, PA	2007	2010
Rho Mu	Cabrini College	Radnor, PA	2010
Rho Nu	Saint Francis University	Loretto, PA	2010
Rho Xi	Cedar Crest College	Allentown, PA	2011
Rho Omicron	West Chester University	West Chester, PA	2014
Rho Pi	Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, PA	2015
Rho Rho	Lebanon Valley College	Annville, PA	2019
Sigma Alpha	Georgian Court University	Lakewood, NJ	1997
Sigma Beta	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	2003
Sigma Gamma	Rider University	Lawrenceville, NJ	2009
Sigma Delta	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	2010
Sigma Epsilon	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City, NJ	2011
Sigma Zeta	College of Saint Elizabeth	Morristown, NJ	2013
Sigma Eta	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, NJ	2013
Tau Alpha	Worcester State College	Worcester, MA	1999
Tau Beta	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, CT	2010
Tau Gamma	Emmanuel College	Boston, MA	2011
Tau Delta	Salem State University	Salem, MA	2014
Upsilon Alpha	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville, MO	2002
Upsilon Beta	Central Methodist University	Fayette, MO	2005
Phi Alpha	University of Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	2003
Phi Beta	University of Colorado at Denver	Denver, CO	2011
Chi Alpha	Coker College	Hartsville, SC	2004	2011
Chi Beta	Coastal Carolina University	Conway, SC	2013
Chi Gamma	Francis Marion University	Florence, SC	2013
Chi Delta	Columbus State University	Columbus, GA	2018
Psi Alpha	Chaminade University	Honolulu, HI	2007
Psi Beta	Dominican University of California	San Rafael, CA	2011

References

William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. p. 739.
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Grooms, Holden; Strauss, Ryan; Brady, Marshall; Modlin, Emily (November 2016). "Extracurricular Activities – Honorary Fraternities". Davidson College Archives & Special Collections.
Gamma Sigma Epsilon Local Chapters

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[Baird1977-1] William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. p. 739.

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[3] Grooms, Holden; Strauss, Ryan; Brady, Marshall; Modlin, Emily (November 2016). "Extracurricular Activities – Honorary Fraternities". Davidson College Archives & Special Collections.

[4] Gamma Sigma Epsilon Local Chapters