Gamma Sigma Epsilon

Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
ΓΣΕ
Founded	December 19, 1919; Davidson College
Type	Honor society
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	Chemistry
Scope	National
Member badge
Colors	Royal blue and White
Symbol	Philosopher's Stone, Balance
Publication	The Ray of GSE
Chapters	93
Members	20,000 lifetime
Headquarters	c/o Dr. Lindsey A. Welch; Dept. of Chemical & Physical Sciences; Cedar Crest College; 100 College Drive; Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104; United States
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, as a chemistry fraternity for male students.[1] Gamma Sigma Epsilon became a co-educational chemistry honor society in 1931. It has chartered 92 chapters and has inducted more than 20,000 members.

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] It was established as a fraternity for male chemistry students. When the fraternity added chapters, Davidson became the Alpha Alpha chapter.

The second chapter, Alpha Beta, was established at North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University) on February 14, 1921. This was followed by the chartering of the Beta Alpha chapter at the University of Florida on December 16, 1921. Other chapters followed, including Gamma Alpha at Johns Hopkins University, Delta Alpha at Auburn University, and Delta Beta at the University of Alabama.[1]

In 1925, Gamma Sigma Epsilon had five active chapters; Gamma Alpha went inactive after a few years.[1] In 1931 the Fraternity went co-educational and became an honor society.[2]

Gamma Sigma Epsilon has chartered some 93chapters in 25 states and has inducted over 20,000 members.[2] Its headquarters are at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its publication is The Ray of GSE.

Symbols

The colors of Gamma Sigma Epsilon are royal blue and white.[1] The society's symbols are the Philosopher's Stone and the balance scale.[1]

Chapters

Following is a list of the chapters of Gamma Sigma Epsilon.[4][1] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha Alpha	1919	Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Beta	1921–1951	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	1926–1971	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Delta	1999	Catawba College	Salisbury, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Epsilon	2001–2006	University of North Carolina, Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	2004	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Pembroke, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Eta	2008	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Theta	2010	Methodist University	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Iota	2013	Gardner–Webb University	Boiling Springs, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Kappa	2024	Meredith College	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Beta Alpha	1921–1965	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
Beta Beta	1932–2011	Stetson University	DeLand, Florida	Inactive
Beta Gamma	1939–1952	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Inactive
Beta Delta	1992	Barry University	Miami Shores, Florida	Active
Beta Epsilon	2001	Florida Southern College	Lakeland, Florida	Active
Beta Zeta	2006	Jacksonville University	Jacksonville, Florida	Active
Gamma Alpha	1923–1924	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Gamma Beta	2003	McDaniel College	Westminster, Maryland	Active
Gamma Gamma	2005	Hood College	Frederick, Maryland	Active
Gamma Delta	2007	Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Active
Gamma Epsilon	2007	Frostburg State University	Frostburg, Maryland	Active
Gamma Zeta	2009	Stevenson University	Baltimore County, Maryland	Active
Gamma Eta	2010	Washington College	Chestertown, Maryland	Active
Gamma Theta	2012	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Gamma Iota	2013	Delaware State University	Dover, Delaware	Active
Delta Alpha	1923–1933	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Inactive
Delta Beta	1924	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Active
Delta Gamma	1999–2000	Talladega College	Talladega, Alabama	Inactive
Epsilon Alpha	1927–1931	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	Inactive
Epsilon Beta	1948–2010	University of Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive
Epsilon Gamma	1981–1994	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive
Epsilon Delta	2008	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	Active
Epsilon Epsilon	2008	Virginia Wesleyan College	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Active
Zeta Alpha	1929–1968	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive
Zeta Beta	1998–2001	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive
Zeta Gamma	2005	University of the Cumberlands	Williamsburg, Kentucky	Active
Zeta Delta	2005	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active
Zeta Epsilon	2007	Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky	Active
Eta Alpha	1930–1931	Battle Creek College	Battle Creek, Michigan	Inactive
Eta Beta	2002	Kettering University	Flint, Michigan	Active
Theta Alpha	1932–1965	University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Inactive
Iota Alpha	1932	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Active
Iota Beta	2011	Rhodes College	Memphis, Tennessee	Active
Kappa Alpha	1933–1965	St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Inactive
Kappa Beta	1953–1960	Adelphi College	Garden City, New York	Inactive
Kappa Gamma	1965–1990	Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Inactive
Kappa Delta	1979	State University of New York at Potsdam	Potsdam, New York	Active
Kappa Epsilon	1999	Mount Saint Mary College	Newburgh, New York	Active
Kappa Eta	1999	College of Mount Saint Vincent	Riverdale, New York	Active
Kappa Zeta	2003	State University of New York at Geneseo	Geneseo, New York	Active
Kappa Theta	2005	Wagner College	Staten Island, New York	Active
Kappa Iota	2005	United States Military Academy	West Point, New York	Active
Kappa Kappa	2008	Niagara University	Lewiston, New York	Active
Kappa Lambda	1999	Manhattan College	Bronx, New York City, New York	Active
Kappa Mu	2010	St. Joseph's University	Brooklyn, New York	Active
Kappa Nu	2010	Iona University	New Rochelle, New York	Active
Kappa Xi	2013	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Active
Lambda Alpha	1935–2003	Mississippi University for Women	Columbus, Mississippi	Inactive
Lambda Beta	1937–1957	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Inactive
Mu Alpha	1938–1960	Brenau College	Gainesville, Georgia	Inactive
Mu Beta	1940–1986	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Inactive
Mu Gamma	1942	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Active
Mu Delta	2012	Georgia Southern University–Armstrong Campus	Savannah, Georgia	Active
Nu Alpha	1957–1996	Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive
Nu Beta	2013	Cameron University	Lawton, Oklahoma	Active
Xi Alpha	1961–1961	Sul Ross State College	Alpine, Texas	Inactive
Xi Beta	1965–1985	McMurry College	Abilene, Texas	Inactive
Xi Gamma	1970–1987	Angelo State University	San Angelo, Texas	Inactive
Xi Delta	1972	Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls, Texas	Active
Xi Epsilon	1981–2007	Stephen F. Austin State University	Nacogdoches, Texas	Inactive
Xi Zeta	1998	University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa, Texas	Active
Xi Eta	2009	Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio, Texas	Active
Omicron Alpha	1983–1999	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, Illinois	Inactive
Pi Alpha	1989	Bethany College	Bethany, West Virginia	Active
Pi Beta	1998	Wheeling Jesuit College	Wheeling, West Virginia	Active
Pi Gamma	2012	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Active
Rho Alpha	1996	Washington & Jefferson College	Washington, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Beta	2001	Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Gamma	2001	Gannon University	Erie, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Delta	2002	Lycoming College	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Epsilon	2004	Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Zeta	2004	Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Eta	2006	Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Theta	2009	University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg	Greensburg, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Iota	2007	Waynesburg University	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Kappa	2007	Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Lambda	2007–2010	Westminster College	New Wilmington, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Rho Mu	2010	Cabrini University	Radnor Township, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Nu	2010	Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Xi	2011	Cedar Crest College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Omicron	2014	West Chester University	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Pi	2015	Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	Active
Rho Rho	2019	Lebanon Valley College	Annville Township, Pennsylvania	Active
Sigma Alpha	1997	Georgian Court University	Lakewood Township, New Jersey	Active
Sigma Beta	2003	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, New Jersey	Active
Sigma Gamma	2009	Rider University	Lawrence Township, New Jersey	Active
Sigma Delta	2010	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Active
Sigma Epsilon	2011	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Active
Sigma Zeta	2013	Saint Elizabeth University	Morris County, New Jersey	Active
Sigma Eta	2013	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, New Jersey	Active
Tau Alpha	1999	Worcester State University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Active
Tau Beta	2010	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Active
Tau Gamma	2011	Emmanuel College	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Tau Delta	2014	Salem State University	Salem, Massachusetts	Active
Upsilon Alpha	2002	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville, Missouri	Active
Upsilon Beta	2005	Central Methodist University	Fayette, Missouri	Active
Phi Alpha	2003	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Active
Phi Beta	2011	University of Colorado Denver	Denver, Colorado	Active
Chi Alpha	2004–2011	Coker University	Hartsville, South Carolina	Inactive
Chi Beta	2013	Coastal Carolina University	Conway, South Carolina	Active
Chi Gamma	2013	Francis Marion University	Florence, South Carolina	Active
Chi Delta	2018	Columbus State University	Columbus, Georgia	Active
Psi Alpha	2007	Chaminade University of Honolulu	Honolulu, Hawaii	Active
Psi Beta	2011	Dominican University of California	San Rafael, California	Active
Psi Gamma	2022	Vanguard University	Costa Mesa, California	Active

References

William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. p. 739.
"Gamma Sigma Epsilon - History". www.gammasigmaepsilon.org. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
Grooms, Holden; Strauss, Ryan; Brady, Marshall; Modlin, Emily (November 2016). "Extracurricular Activities – Honorary Fraternities". Davidson College Archives & Special Collections.
"Gamma Sigma Epsilon - Local Chapters". gammasigmaepsilon.org. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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

[gsehist-2] "Gamma Sigma Epsilon - History". www.gammasigmaepsilon.org. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

[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". gammasigmaepsilon.org. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

Gamma Sigma Epsilon

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Symbols

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References