The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. SPJ was established in 1909 as a men's professional fraternity named Sigma Delta Chi at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. The organization continued to function as a fraternity until 1960, when it became a professional society for journalists. In 1973, the society changed its name to Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. In 1988, the present Society of Professional Journalists name was adopted. The society has both professional and student chapters.

Student chapters Following are the student chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, with inactive chapters indicated in italics.

Charter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusDePauw UniversityGreencastle, IndianaActiveUniversity of KansasLawrence, KansasInactiveUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganInactive–1924University of DenverDenver, ColoradoInactive–1922University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaInactiveUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonActivePurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaInactiveOhio State UniversityColumbus, OhioInactiveUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinInactiveUniversity of IowaIowa City, IowaInactiveUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisActive–1914; 19xx ?–1929University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactiveUniversity of MissouriColumbia, MissouriInactiveUniversity of Texas at AustinAustin, TexasInactiveUniversity of OregonEugene, OregonInactiveUniversity of OklahomaNorman, OklahomaInactiveIndiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaActiveUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NebraskaInactiveIowa State UniversityAmes, IowaInactiveStanford UniversityStanford, CaliforniaInactiveLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaActiveUniversity of MontanaMissoula, MontanaInactiveKansas State UniversityManhattan, KansasInactive–1924University of MaineOrono, MaineInactive–1917University of ChicagoChicago, IllinoisInactive–1926Beloit CollegeBeloit, WisconsinInactiveUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaActive–1924, 19xx ?Miami UniversityOxford, OhioInactive–1927Knox CollegeGalesburg, IllinoisActive–1933Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OhioInactiveGrinnell CollegeGrinnell, IowaInactive–1935University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactive–1925Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactiveUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulder, ColoradoActiveCornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkInactive–1922, 1958University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaInactiveOregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonInactiveMarquette UniversityMilwaukee, WisconsinInactiveUniversity of North DakotaGrand Forks, North DakotaInactiveNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IllinoisInactive–1929University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaInactiveWashington State UniversityPullman, WashingtonInactiveDrake UniversityDes Moines, IowaInactive–1933, 1943University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CaliforniaInactiveButler UniversityIndianapolis, IndianaInactive–1932University of South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaInactiveSyracuse UniversitySyracuse, New YorkActive–1936, 1956University of KentuckyLexington, KentuckyActiveUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActiveWashington and Lee UniversityLexington, VirginiaActive–1935, 1960University of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaInactiveUniversity of FloridaGainesville, FloridaInactive–1931, 1946Baylor UniversityWaco, TexasInactiveTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactiveSouthern Methodist UniversityDallas, TexasInactiveOhio UniversityAthens, OhioActivePennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaActiveUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveSouth Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South DakotaInactiveMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactiveEmory UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaInactiveOklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OklahomaInactiveBoston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActiveUniversity of MiamiCoral Gables, FloridaInactiveUniversity of Nevada, RenoReno, NevadaInactiveUniversity of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaActiveUniversity of IdahoMoscow, IdahoInactiveUniversity of HoustonHouston, TexasInactiveUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoInactiveWayne State UniversityDetroit, MichiganInactiveKent State UniversityKent, OhioInactiveAmerican UniversityWashington, D.C.InactiveNorth Texas State UniversityDenton, TexasInactiveSan Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CaliforniaInactiveUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactiveTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TexasInactiveUniversity of UtahSalt Lake City, UtahInactiveUniversity of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandActiveSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale, IllinoisInactiveUniversity of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeActiveSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CaliforniaActiveBradley UniversityPeoria, IllinoisInactiveDuquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactiveSam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TexasActiveTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TexasInactiveBrigham Young UniversityProvo, UtahActiveWest Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West VirginiaInactiveArizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaInactiveUniversity of TulsaTulsa, OklahomaInactiveTexas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TexasInactiveEast Texas State UniversityCommerce, TexasInactiveUniversity of WyomingLaramie, WyomingInactiveArkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, ArkansasActiveAshford UniversityChandler, ArizonaInactiveAugusta UniversityAugusta, GeorgiaActiveBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OhioActiveCalifornia State Polytechnic University, PomonaPomona, CaliforniaActiveCalifornia State University, NorthridgeLos Angeles, CaliforniaActiveCalifornia State University, SacramentoSacramento, CaliforniaActiveCentral Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, ConnecticutActiveCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MichiganActiveCleveland State UniversityCleveland, OhioActiveColorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, ColoradoActiveColorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoActiveDePaul UniversityChicago, IllinoisActiveElon UniversityElon, North CarolinaActiveEmerson CollegeBoston, MassachusettsActiveFlorida A&M UniversityTallahassee, FloridaActiveGeorgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.ActiveJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AlabamaActiveJohn Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OhioActiveHarding UniversitySearcy, ArkansasActiveHigh Point UniversityHigh Point, North CarolinaActiveHofstra UniversityHempstead, New YorkActiveIthaca CollegeIthaca, New YorkActiveKennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GeorgiaActiveLehigh UniversityBethlehem, PennsylvaniaActiveLipscomb UniversityNashville, TennesseeActiveLoyola University ChicagoChicago, IllinoisActiveNortheastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IllinoisActiveNorthern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KentuckyActiveNorthwestern State UniversityNatchitoches, LouisianaActivePacific Lutheran UniversityParkland, WashingtonActiveRoger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode IslandActiveSouthern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, ConnecticutActiveState University of New York at BrockportBrockport, New YorkActiveStony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New YorkActiveTarleton State UniversityStephenville, TexasActiveTexas State UniversitySan Marcos, TexasActiveTulsa Community CollegeTulsa, OklahomaActiveUniversity of ArkansasFayetteville, ArkansasActiveUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, ArkansasActiveUniversity of Central FloridaOrlando, FloridaActiveUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, ConnecticutActiveUniversity of DaytonDayton, OhioActiveUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu, HawaiiActiveUniversity of La VerneLa Verne, CaliforniaActiveUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LouisianaActiveUniversity of MemphisMemphis, TennesseeActiveUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TexasActiveUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireEau Claire, WisconsinActiveVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaActiveWestern Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North CarolinaActiveWestern Washington UniversityBellingham, WashingtonActiveWilliam Paterson UniversityWayne, New JerseyActive

Professional chapters Following are the professional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.

ChapterCharter date and rangeLocationStatusDetroit Pro ChapterDetroit, MichiganActiveMilwaukee Pro ChapterMilwaukee, WisconsinInactiveChicago Headline ClubChicago, IllinoisActiveAustin Pro ChapterAustin, TexasInactiveNew York Deadline ClubNew York City, New YorkActiveNorthern California Pro ChapterSan Francisco, CaliforniaActiveSt. Louis Pro ChapterSt. Louis, MissouriActiveGreater Los Angeles Pro ChapterLos Angeles, CaliforniaActiveDallas Pro ChapterDallas, TexasInactiveWashington D.C. Pro ChapterWashington, D.C. and VirginiaActiveAtlanta Pro ChapterAtlanta, GeorgiaInactiveCentral Illinois Pro ChapterChampaign and Urbana, IllinoisInactiveFlorida Pro ChapterFloridaActiveFort Worth Pro ChapterFort Worth, TexasActiveHawaii Pro ChapterHonolulu, HawaiiActiveKansas City Pro ChapterKansas City, MissouriInactiveNebraska Pro ChapterLincoln, NebraskaInactiveNew England Pro ChapterBoston, MassachusettsActiveNorth Dakota Pro ChapterGrand Forks, North DakotaInactivePortland Pro ChapterPortland, OregonInactiveHouston Pro ChapterHouston, TexasActiveNorth Florida Pro ChapterGainesville, FloridaInactiveColorado Pro ChapterDenver, ColoradoActiveCentral Michigan Pro ChapterLansing, MichiganInactiveCleveland Pro ChapterCleveland, OhioActiveIllinois Valley Pro ChapterPeoria, IllinoisInactiveCentral Ohio Pro ChapterColumbus, OhioActiveFlorida West Coast Pro ChapterTampa, FloridaInactiveSan Diego Pro ChapterSan Diego, CaliforniaActiveNorthwestern Ohio Pro ChapterToledo, OhioInactiveUtah HeadlinersSalt Lake City, UtahActiveMid-Missouri Pro ChapterMexico, MissouriInactiveNew Mexico Pro ChapterAlbuquerque, New MexicoInactiveOklahoma Pro ChapterStillwater, OklahomaActiveLouisville Pro ChapterLouisville, KentuckyActiveAkron Pro ChapterAkron, OhioInactiveCentral Pennsylvania Pro ChapterHarrisburg and Lancaster, PennsylvaniaInactiveSouthern Illinois Pro ChapterSparta and Carbondale, IllinoisInactiveJackson Pro ChapterJackson, MississippiInactiveNevada Pro ChapterRulo, NebraskaInactivePittsburgh Pro ChapterPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActiveSan Antonio Pro ChapterSan Antonio, TexasActiveIndiana Pro ChapterIndianapolis, IndianaActiveMinnesota Pro ChapterMinneapolis and Saint Paul, MinnesotaActiveAlabama Pro ChapterBirmingham, AlabamaActiveRichmond Pro ChapterRichmond, VirginiaInactiveValley of the Sun Pro ChapterPhoenix, ArizonaActiveWest Texas Pro ChapterLubbock, TexasInactiveConnecticut Pro ChapterConnecticutActiveCincinnati Pro ChapterCincinnati, OhioActivePress Club of Long IslandLong Island, New YorkActiveGeorgia Pro ChapterGeorgiaActiveArkansas Pro ChapterArkansasActiveBluegrass Pro ChapterKentuckyActiveEast Tennessee Pro ChapterTennesseeActiveGuam Pro ChapterGuamActiveInland Northwest Pro ChapterWashingtonActiveKazakhstan ProKazakhstanActiveKeystone State ProPennsylvaniaActiveLas Vegas Pro ChapterLas Vegas, NevadaActiveLouisiana Pro ChapterLouisianaActiveMaine Pro ChapterMaineActiveMarianas Pro ChapterNorthern Mariana IslandsActiveMaryland Pro ChapterMaryland and Washington, D.C.ActiveNew Jersey Pro ChapterNew JerseyActiveNorth Carolina Pro ChapterNorth CarolinaActiveNorthwest Arkansas Pro ChapterArkansasActiveRio Grande Pro ChapterNew Mexico and West TexasActiveVirginia Pro ChapterVirginiaActiveWestern Washington Pro ChapterWashingtonActiveWyoming Pro ChapterWyomingActive

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