Chi Phi is a collegiate social fraternity. The modern men's collegiate fraternity, Chi Phi's United Order formed from the merger of several previous organizations that had formed independently but were each known as Chi Phi. The first fraternity was established at Princeton University in 1824. As further explained in the main article, Chi Phi came from the following branches: Chi Phi Society – December 24, 1824 to 1825 Princeton Order – 1854 to 1867 Southern Order – August 21, 1858 to 1874 Hobart Order – November 14, 1860 to 1867 Northern Order – May 29, 1867 to 1874, combining the Princeton and Hobart Orders United Order – March 27, 1874, to present, formed by the merger of the Northern and Southern Orders.
In the following list of Chi Phi chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are shown in italics.
Chapter BranchCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusPrinceton Society(see Princeton)Chi Phi – 1825College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)Princeton, New JerseyInactivePrinceton(see Princeton Society and Sigma First)Princeton1854–1860College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)Princeton, New JerseyInactiveZeta (First)Princeton, United – April 29, 2019; Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PennsylvaniaActiveAlpha-Alpha Southern, United – 1868; 1924University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaActiveBeta (First)Southern – 1861Centenary College Shreveport, LouisianaInactiveAlphaSouthern, UnitedUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaActiveGamma (First)Southern – 1867Davidson CollegeDavidson, North CarolinaInactiveUpsilonHobart, United