Pi Alpha Xi

The name Pi Alpha Xi comes from:

• Pi (Π) – the first letter of polumathia, or scholarship;
• Alpha (Α) - from the word anthemorgous, meaning to work with plants;
• Xi (Ξ) – for zunoia, signifying the bond among gardeners, educators and professional horticulturists.[2]

Symbols include the Stylus, the Nile Lotus, the Egyptian hoe and the Ancient vase.[3][1]

Roster of Chapters:[4][3]

• Alpha – Cornell University, chartered June 1, 1923
• Beta – University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, chartered April 2, 1924
• Gamma – Penn State University, chartered May 29, 1926
• Delta – Michigan State University, chartered April 12, 1929
• Epsilon – Ohio State University, chartered January 6, 1929
• Zeta – Rutgers University, chartered November 16, 1933
• Eta – Washington State University, chartered March 12, 1949
• Theta – University of Maryland, chartered September 14, 1949
• Iota – North Carolina State University, chartered February 15, 1957
• Kappa – Virginia Polytechnic & State University, chartered June 1, 1968
• Lambda – University of Minnesota, chartered May 28, 1968
• Mu – University of Florida, chartered May 16, 1974
• Nu – Auburn University, chartered May 30, 1974
• Xi – New Mexico State University, chartered December 1, 1974
• Omicron – Purdue University, chartered February 23, 1975
• Pi – Clemson University, chartered April 17, 1975
• Rho – University of Wisconsin–Madison, chartered March 1, 1975
• Sigma – Southern Illinois University, chartered April 2, 1975
• Tau – University of Georgia, chartered May 30, 1975
• Upsilon – California Polytechnic State University, chartered September 1, 1975
• Phi – South Dakota State University, chartered October 29, 1975
• Chi – Colorado State University, chartered May 29, 1975
• Psi – Texas A&M University, chartered May 31, 1978
• Omega – Kansas State University, chartered March 16, 1979
• Alpha Beta – University of Tennessee, chartered May 26, 1980
• Alpha Gamma – University of Nebraska–Lincoln, chartered April 23, 1982
• Alpha Delta – Oklahoma State University, chartered April 24, 1983
• Alpha Epsilon – University of California, Davis, chartered Spring 1984
• Alpha Zeta – University of Wisconsin–River Falls, chartered May 16, 1985
• Alpha Eta – Delaware Valley University, chartered Spring 1985
• Alpha Theta – Iowa State University, chartered November 6, 1986
• Alpha Iota – Texas Tech University, chartered March 24, 1988
• Alpha Kappa – Mississippi State University, chartered Spring 1990
• Alpha Lambda – Florida A&M University, chartered February 1, 1992
• Alpha Mu – Temple University, chartered Spring 1992
• Alpha Nu – Utah State University, chartered June 2, 1995
• Alpha Xi – Texas State University, chartered April 18, 2005
• Alpha Omicron – University of Arkansas, chartered May 2, 2006
• Alpha Pi – University of Wisconsin–Platteville, chartered May 4, 2006
• Alpha Rho – Oregon State University, chartered 2011
• Alpha Sigma – University of Wyoming, chartered October 13, 2015
• Alpha Tau – University of Maine, chartered September 21, 2015