Gamma Sigma Epsilon

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

Gamma Sigma Epsilon
ΓΣΕ
FoundedDecember 19, 1919 (1919-12-19)
Davidson College
TypeHonor society
AffiliationIndependent
EmphasisChemistry
ScopeNational
Member badge
Colors  Royal blue and   White
SymbolPhilosopher's Stone, Balance
PublicationThe Ray of GSE
Chapters92
Members20,000 lifetime
Headquartersc/o Dr. Lindsey A. Welch
Executive Recorder (Secretary)
Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences
Cedar Crest College
100 College Dr.

Allentown, PA 18104
US
WebsiteOfficial website

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 AlphaDavidson CollegeDavidson, NC1919
Alpha BetaNorth Carolina State CollegeCollege Station, NC19211951
Alpha GammaWake Forest CollegeWake Forest, NC19261971
Alpha DeltaCatawba CollegeSalisbury, NC1999
Alpha EpsilonU. North Carolina, WilmingtonWilmington, NC20012006
Alpha ZetaU. North Carolina, PembrokePembroke, NC2004
Alpha EtaU. North Carolina, Chapel HillChapel hill, NC2008
Alpha ThetaMethodist UniversityFayetteville, NC2010
Alpha IotaGardner Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC2013
Beta AlphaUniversity of FloridaGainesville, FL19211965
Beta BetaStetson UniversityDeland, FL19322011
Beta GammaFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FL19391952
Beta DeltaBarry UniversityMiami Shores, FL1992
Beta EpsilonFlorida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL2001
Beta ZetaJacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL2006
Gamma AlphaJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD19231924
Gamma BetaMcDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD2003
Gamma GammaHood CollegeFrederick, MD2005
Gamma DeltaMount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD2007
Gamma EpsilonFrostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD2007
Gamma ZetaStevenson UniversityStevenson, MD2009
Gamma EtaWashington CollegeChestertown, MD2010
Gamma ThetaNotre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD2012
Gamma IotaDelaware State UniversityDover, DE2013
Delta AlphaAuburn UniversityAuburn, AL19231933
Delta BetaUniversity of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL1924
Delta GammaTalladega CollegeTalladega, AL19992000
Epsilon AlphaWashington & Lee UniversityLexington, VA19271931
Epsilon BetaUniversity of RichmondRichmond, VA19482010
Epsilon GammaCollege of William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA19811994
Epsilon DeltaVirginia Military InstituteLexington, VA2008
Epsilon EpsilonVirginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolk, VA2008
Zeta AlphaGeorgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY19291968
Zeta BetaUniversity of KentuckyLexington, KY19982001
Zeta GammaUniversity of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY2005
Zeta DeltaNorthern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY2005
Zeta EpsilonMurray State UniversityMurray, KY2007
Eta AlphaBattle Creek CollegeBattle Creek, MI19301931
Eta BetaKettering UniversityFlint, MI2002
Theta AlphaUniversity of WyomingLaramie, WY19321965
Iota AlphaUniversity of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN1932
Iota BetaRhodes CollegeMemphis, TN2011
Kappa AlphaSt. Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY19331965
Kappa BetaAdelphi CollegeGarden City, NY19531960
Kappa GammaClarkson CollegePotsdam, NY19651990
Kappa DeltaSUNY - PotsdamPotsdam, NY1979
Kappa EpsilonMount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY1999
Kappa EtaCollege of Mount Saint VincentRiverdale, NY1999
Kappa ZetaSUNY-GeneseoGeneseo, NY2003
Kappa ThetaWagner CollegeStaten Island, NY2005
Kappa IotaU.S. Military AcademyWest Point, NY2005
Kappa KappaNiagara UniversityNiagara, NY2008
Kappa LambdaManhattan CollegeRiverdale, NY1999
Kappa MuSaint Joseph's CollegeBrooklyn, NY2010
Kappa NuIona CollegeNew Rochelle, NY2010
Kappa XiColgate UniversityHamilton, NY2013
Lambda AlphaMississippi Univ. for WomenColumbus, MS19352003
Lambda BetaUniversity of MississippiOxford, MS19371957
Mu AlphaBrenau CollegeGainesville, GA19381960
Mu BetaUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GA19401986
Mu GammaMercer UniversityMacon, GA1942
Mu DeltaArmstrong Atlantic State UniversitySavannah, GA2012
Nu AlphaOuachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR19571996
Nu BetaCameron UniversityLawton, OK2013
Xi AlphaSul Ross State CollegeAlpine, TX19611961
Xi BetaMcMurry CollegeAbilene, TX19651985
Xi GammaAngelo State UniversityAngelo, TX19701987
Xi DeltaMidwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, TX1972
Xi EpsilonStephen F. Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX19812007
Xi ZetaUniv. of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessa, TX1998
Xi EtaOur Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, TX2009
Omicron AlphaEastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL19831999
Pi AlphaBethany CollegeBethany, WV1989
Pi BetaWheeling Jesuit CollegeWheeling, WV1998
Pi GammaOhio Northern UniversityAda, OH2012
Rho AlphaWashington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA1996
Rho BetaVillanova UniversityVillanova, PA2001
Rho GammaGannon UniversityErie, PA2001
Rho DeltaLycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA2002
Rho EpsilonJuniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA2004
Rho ZetaDickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA2004
Rho EtaElizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA2006
Rho ThetaUniversity of Pittsburgh at GreensburgGreensburg, PA2009
Rho IotaWaynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA2007
Rho KappaSusquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA2007
Rho LambdaWestminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA20072010
Rho MuCabrini CollegeRadnor, PA2010
Rho NuSaint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA2010
Rho XiCedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA2011
Rho OmicronWest Chester UniversityWest Chester, PA2014
Rho PiSaint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA2015
Rho RhoLebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA2019
Sigma AlphaGeorgian Court UniversityLakewood, NJ1997
Sigma BetaThe College of New JerseyEwing, NJ2003
Sigma GammaRider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ2009
Sigma DeltaNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ2010
Sigma EpsilonSaint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ2011
Sigma ZetaCollege of Saint ElizabethMorristown, NJ2013
Sigma EtaFairleigh Dickinson UniversityMadison, NJ2013
Tau AlphaWorcester State CollegeWorcester, MA1999
Tau BetaSacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT2010
Tau GammaEmmanuel CollegeBoston, MA2011
Tau DeltaSalem State UniversitySalem, MA2014
Upsilon AlphaNorthwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO2002
Upsilon BetaCentral Methodist UniversityFayette, MO2005
Phi AlphaUniversity of ColoradoColorado Springs, CO2003
Phi BetaUniversity of Colorado at DenverDenver, CO2011
Chi AlphaCoker CollegeHartsville, SC20042011
Chi BetaCoastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC2013
Chi GammaFrancis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC2013
Chi DeltaColumbus State UniversityColumbus, GA2018
Psi AlphaChaminade UniversityHonolulu, HI2007
Psi BetaDominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA2011

References

  1. William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. p. 739.
  2. Gamma Sigma Epsilon
  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
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