# List of Mortar Board chapters

Mortar Board is an American national honor society for college seniors. It was established on February 16, 1918, in Syracuse, New York, by the merger of four local women's organizations from four institutions. Following is a list of Mortar Board active chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| Pi Sigma Chi | February 16, 1918 – 1965 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Mabel G. Freeman | February 16, 1918 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Active |
| | February 16, 1918 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Inactive |
| Der Hexenkreis | February 16, 1918–2020 | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Withdrew |
| Phi Delta Psi | 1918–c. 2016 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign and Urbana, Illinois | Inactive |
| Friars | 1918 | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | Active |
| Sigma Tau | 1919 | University of Minnesota | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Inactive |
| | 1919 | DePauw University | Greencastle, Indiana | Inactive |
| | 1920 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| Adelphi-Gnouthautii | 1920 | Knox College | Galesburg, Illinois | Inactive |
| Staff & Crown | 1920 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Inactive |
| Black Masque | 1921 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Active |
| Mrs. Granville Wells | 1921 | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Active |
| | 1921 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Pleiade | 1922 | Miami University | Oxford, Ohio | Inactive |
| Keod | 1922 | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | Inactive |
| | 1922 | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Active |
| Iota | 1922 | Lawrence University | Appleton, Wisconsin | Active |
| Eta | 1923 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Alpha Lambda Nu | 1923 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| | 1923–1975 | University of Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | Inactive |
| Scroll & Script | 1923 | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Active |
| Gamma Tau | 1923 | Washington State University | Pullman, Washington | Inactive |
| Visor | 1923 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Inactive |
| | 1924 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Inactive |
| Torch | 1924 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | Active |
| Laurel | 1924 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | Active |
| Akraia | 1924 | University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont | Active |
| Theta Gamma | 1925 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Active |
| Owl & Triangle | 1925 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | Inactive |
| Tolo | 1925 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Active |
| Torch | 1925 | Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa | Inactive |
| Pi Sigma Alpha | 1926 | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Active |
| | 1926 | Whitman College | Walla Walla, Washington | Inactive |
| Staff & Circle | 1926 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Inactive |
| Barbara Cook | 1926 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active |
| Pi Sigma Alpha | 1927 | Montana State University | Bozeman, Montana | Inactive |
| Penetralia | 1927 | University of Montana | Missoula, Montana | Active |
| XIX | 1928 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, Kansas | Active |
| Banshee | 1928–1985 | Middlebury College | Middlebury, Vermont | Inactive |
| Keystone | 1928 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion, South Dakota | Active |
| Virginia Gamma | 1928 | College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia | Active |
| Torch & Tassel | 1929 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Active |
| Hypatia | 1929 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Active |
| Women's Boosters | 1929 | Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, Ohio | Active |
| | 1930 | Pomona College | Claremont, California | Inactive |
| Pi Alpha | 1930 | University of Richmond | Richmond, Virginia | Active |
| Torchbearer | 1931 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Inactive |
| Hoasc | 1931 | Agnes Scott College | Decatur, Georgia | Active |
| Decima | 1932 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas | Active |
| Mystic Thirteen | 1932 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | Active |
| Quo Vadis | 1932 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, North Dakota | Active |
| Cap & Gown | 1933 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | Active |
| Order of the Acorn | 1933 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | Inactive |
| Cap & Gown | November 10, 1933 | University of Wyoming | Laramie, Wyoming | Active |
| Blazer | 1934 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Inactive |
| Sphinx | 1934 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Inactive |
| Adele H. Stamp | 1934 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Active |
| Scroll | 1935 | Birmingham–Southern College | Birmingham, Alabama | Inactive |
| Archousai | 1935 | Pennsylvania State University | State College, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Cap & Gown | 1936 | Denison University | Granville, Ohio | Active |
| Maia | 1936 | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Active |
| Kedros | 1937 | University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | Inactive |
| Cap and Gown | 1937 | Grinnell College | Grinnell, Iowa | Inactive |
| Pi Sigma Alpha | November 1937 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Active |
| Cap and Gown | 1938 | University of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire | Inactive |
| Hour Glass | 1938–1979 | George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | Inactive |
| Cresset | 1938 | Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | Inactive |
| Parthenian | 1939 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia | Inactive |
| Agathai | 1939 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Active |
| Bachelor Maids | 1940 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive |
| Octagon | 1940 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Inactive |
| Achofoa | 1940 | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Active |
| | 1941 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Chevron | 1941 | Albion College | Albion, Michigan | Active |
| Tassels | 1942 | University of Mississippi | Oxford, Mississippi | Active |
| Star & Sceptor | 1942 | Mississippi University for Women | Columbus, Mississippi | Inactive |
| Torch | 1943 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Inactive |
| Dranzen | 1947 | Occidental College | Los Angeles, California | Inactive |
| Keystone | 1948 | Hood College | Frederick, Maryland | Active |
| Pallas | 1949 | University of Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky | Active |
| Laurels | 1949 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | Inactive |
| Senior Staff | 1950 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Active |
| Senior Bench | 1951 | Beloit College | Beloit, Wisconsin | Active |
| | November 4, 1951 | Carleton College | Northfield, Minnesota | Active |
| Lux | 1952 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | Active |
| Gold Key | 1952 | Wayne State University | Detroit, Michigan | Inactive |
| Quadrangle | 1953 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Inactive |
| Margaret Fuller Sieve & Shears | 1954 | Drake University | Des Moines, Iowa | Inactive |
| | 1954 | Wichita State University | Wichita, Kansas | Active |
| Sphinx | 1954 | Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama | Active |
| Isogon | 1955 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, Massachusetts | Inactive |
| W.E.B.S. | 1955 | University of Redlands | Redlands, California | Inactive |
| Kalon | 1955–1976 | St. Lawrence University | Canton, New York | Inactive |
| Target | 1955 | Westminster College | New Wilmington, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Scarlet Quill | 1956 | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | Active |
| Hood & Tassel | 1957 | Chatham University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Forum | 1957 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas | Active |
| Alpha Sigma Sigma | 1958 | Tulane University | New Orleans, Louisiana | Active |
| Cap & Gown | 1958 | Willamette University | Salem, Oregon | Inactive |
| The Honor | 1958 | Stetson University | DeLand, Florida | Inactive |
| Otlah | 1959 | University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, Washington | Active |
| Cap & Gown | 1959 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Active |
| Tassell | 1960 | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware | Inactive |
| Trianon | 1960 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Inactive |
| Tau Iota Omega | 1961 | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado | Inactive |
| Dianne Portfleet Alcor | 1961 | Hope College | Holland, Michigan | Active |
| Arista | 1963 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Inactive |
| Pleiades | 1963 | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | Inactive |
| Pierian | 1964 | University of Akron | Akron, Ohio | Inactive |
| Senior Staff | 1964 | North Dakota State University | Fargo, North Dakota | Active |
| Torch | 1964 | Rhodes College | Memphis, Tennessee | Active |
| Aglaia | 1965 | Augustana College | Rock Island, Illinois | Inactive |
| Jane K. Smith Cap & Gown | 1965 | San Diego State University | San Diego, California | Active |
| Crown & Scepter | 1965 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, California | Inactive |
| Hui Po'Okela | 1965 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii | Active |
| Nu Kappa Tau | 1965 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | Inactive |
| Skiff | 1966 | Drury University | Springfield, Missouri | Inactive |
| Alpha Order | 1967 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Inactive |
| Arrow & Mask | 1967 | Wittenberg University | Springfield, Ohio | Active |
| Gavel | 1967 | Converse University | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Inactive |
| Knolens | 1967 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | Active |
| Laurels | 1967 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, Rhode Island | Inactive |
| Mu Beta | 1967 | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Inactive |
| Wakapa | 1967 | Bradley University | Peoria, Illinois | Inactive |
| Cap & Gown | 1968 | American University | Washington, D.C. | Inactive |
| Cap and Gown | 1968 | MacMurray College | Jacksonville, Illinois | Inactive |
| Meritum | 1968 | University of North Texas | Denton, Texas | Active |
| Zeta Chi | 1968 | Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee, Oklahoma | Active |
| Cap & Gown | 1969 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, Ohio | Active |
| Gown & Gavel | 1969 | Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, Indiana | Inactive |
| Tassels | 1969 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Active |
| Women's Honor Organization | 1969 | Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia | Active |
| Sally Steadman Azalea | 199 | University of South Alabama | Mobile, Alabama | Active |
| Ampersand | 1970 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, Texas | Inactive |
| Cap & Gown | 1970 | University of Houston | Houston, Texas | Inactive |
| Sigma Phi Eta | 1970 | Utah State University | Logan, Utah | Inactive |
| Clavia | 1971 | Ball State University | Muncie, Indiana | Active |
| Laurel | 1971 | Baylor University | Waco, Texas | Inactive |
| Pleiades | 1971 | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb, Illinois | Active |
| Senior Women's Honor Board | 1971 | Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, Arizona | Inactive |
| Women's Leadership Organization | 1971 | Fort Hays State University | Hays, Kansas | Inactive |
| Adahi | 1972 | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Inactive |
| Alpha Theta Mu | 1972 | Grove City College | Grove City, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Athenaeum | 1972 | University of South Florida | Tampa, Florida | Inactive |
| Cap & Gown | 1972 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Inactive |
| Chenrizig | 1972 | University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, Texas | Inactive |
| Crimson Key | 1972 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |
| Crown & Sceptre | 1972 | Wesleyan College | Macon, Georgia | Inactive |
| Delphi | 1972 | Texas Woman's University | Denton, Texas | Inactive |
| Gold Key | 1972 | University of Northern Colorado | Greeley, Colorado | Active |
| Laurels | 1972 | Kent State University | Kent, Ohio | Inactive |
| Sigma Lambda Sigma Society | 1972 | South Dakota State University | Brookings, South Dakota | Inactive |
| Silver Tassel | 1972 | Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | Inactive |
| Tau Pi | 1972 | Monmouth College | Monmouth, Illinois | Active |
| Alpha Sigma Chi | 1973 | Berea College | Berea, Kentucky | Active |
| Delta Alpha | 1973 | University of Missouri–Kansas City | Kansas City, Missouri | Inactive |
| Scho-Lea | 1973 | Trinity University | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive |
| Senior Women's Honor Board | 1973 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Inactive |
| Tassel | 1973 | University of Memphis | Memphis, Tennessee | Inactive |
| Alpha Chi Sigma | 1973 | Berea College | Berea, Kentucky | Active |
| Alpha Tau Delta | 1974 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, Louisiana | Inactive |
| Cap and Gown | 1974 | Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | Inactive |
| Panathenees | 1974 | Carson–Newman University | Jefferson City, Tennessee | Active |
| Aurora | 1975 | Ohio Northern University | Ada, Ohio | Active |
| Cap and Gown | 1975 | University of Evansville | Evansville, Indiana | Inactive |
| Gold Circle | 1975 | Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, Tennessee | Active |
| Gold Key Honor Society | 1975 | Fisk University | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive |
| Honoratae | 1975 | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| Laurel Soceity | 1975 | Lake Erie College | Painesville, Ohio | Inactive |
| Arista | 1976 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, Illinois | Inactive |
| Gold Caps | 1976 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| Hough Honor Society | 1976 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Inactive |
| Red Tassel | 1976 | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Inactive |
| Sigma Lambda Delta | 1976 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Tassels | 1976 | Hanover College | Hanover, Indiana | Active |
| Order of Athena | 1977 | Clemson University | Clemson, South Carolina | Inactive |
| Percy Warren Senior Honor Society | 1977 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Inactive |
| Senior Board | 1977 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, Louisiana | Inactive |
| Sigma Lambda Sigma Society | 1977 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | Inactive |
| Bronze Key | 1978 | University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Oklahoma | Inactive |
| Cap and Gown | 1978 | Mississippi College | Clinton, Mississippi | Active |
| Panaegis | 1978 | William Jewell College | Liberty, Missouri | Active |
| Cap and Gown | 1979 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Inactive |
| Spires Honor Society | 1979 | Troy University | Troy, Alabama | Active |
| Telion | 1979 | Northern Michigan University | Marquette, Michigan | Active |
| Chi Sigma | 1980 | Southern Nazarene University | Bethany, Oklahoma | Active |
| Cap and Gown | 1981 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls, Texas | Inactive |
| Pamarista | 1982 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | Active |
| Cap and Gown | 1983 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, North Carolina | Inactive |
| Collegiate Pentacle | 1983 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, Kentucky | Inactive |
| Peppers Honor Society | 1983 | University of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | Active |
| Arete | 1984 | Salem College | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Active |
| Tassels | 1984 | University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, Missouri | Inactive |
| Crescent Honor Society | 1985 | Coe College | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Active |
| Scribes Honor Society | 1985 | West Texas A&M University | Canyon, Texas | Active |
| Xi Phi | 1988 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney, Nebraska | Active |
| Geist | 1993 | Longwood University | Farmville, Virginia | Active |
| | 2013 | Alcorn State University | Lorman, Mississippi | Active |
| Alcalá | October 22, 2000 | University of San Diego | San Diego, California | Active |
| Schweitzer | 2007 | Chapman University | Orange, California | Active |
| Kitty Freed Findlay | 2008 | University of Findlay | Findlay, Ohio | Active |
| EGAS | November 8, 2009 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, Illinois | Inactive |
| Four Pillars | 2011 | California State University Channel Islands | Camarillo, California | Inactive |
| | May 2014 | Pacific Lutheran University | Parkland, Washington | Inactive |
| Blue and White Tassel | 2020 | Jackson State University | Jackson, Mississippi | Active |
| Cisternam Sciential | April 2023 | College of Charleston | Charleston, South Carolina | Active |
| | November 2, 2023 | Life University | Marietta, Georgia | Active |
| | | Adrian College | Adrian, Michigan | Active |
| | | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona, California | Inactive |
| | | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, California | Inactive |
| | | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Inactive |
| | | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, Illinois | Inactive |
| | | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott, Arizona | Inactive |
| Triumph | | Endicott College | Beverly, Massachusetts | Active |
| | | Florida International University | University Park, Florida | Inactive |
| Sutton | | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| | | Lakeland University | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| Arktos | | Lenoir–Rhyne University | Hickory, North Carolina | Active |
| Order of the Tartan | | Lyon College | Batesville, Arkansas | Active |
| | | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Inactive |
| | | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, Mississippi | Inactive |
| | | Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, Missouri | Inactive |
| | | Oregon State University–Cascades | Bend, Oregon | Inactive |
| | | Otterbein University | Westerville, Ohio | Active |
| | | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | Inactive |
| | | Rowan University | Glassboro, New Jersey | Inactive |
| Ivy | | Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, Washington | Inactive |
| | | Spelman College | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |
| Athena | | Stephens College | Columbia, Missouri | Inactive |
| Quadrangle | | Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth, Texas | Inactive |
| Launch | | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | Inactive |
| Tau Delta | | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minnesota | Active |
| | | University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive |
| | | Washburn University | Topeka, Kansas | Active |
| Pynchon | | Western New England University | Springfield, Massachusetts | Active |
| | | Xavier University | Cincinnati, Ohio | Active |