Delta Omega is an international honorary society for public health.[1] It was founded in 1924 at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[1][2][3]

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStateStatus
AlphaMay 14, 1924 – March 1942; 1978Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimore, MarylandMDActive
BetaOctober 15, 1924 – 1944; 1948–1969Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBoston, MassachusettsMAInactive
Gamma (First)October 15, 1924 – 1944Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MassachusettsMAInactive, Reassigned[a]
DeltaDecember 1924 – 1944;
1948–1971
University of Michigan School of Public HealthAnn Arbor, MichiganMIInactive[b]
EpsilonDecember 1924–March 1944Yale School of Public HealthNew Haven, ConnecticutCTInactive[b]
ZetaMarch 1926–1944; 1948–1971UC Berkeley School of Public HealthBerkeley, CaliforniaCAInactive
Eta1950Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineNew Orleans, LouisianaLAActive[4]
Theta1953UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthChapel Hill, North CarolinaNCActive
Iota1953UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthLos Angeles, CaliforniaCAActive
Kappa1971Loma Linda University School of Public HealthLoma Linda, CaliforniaCAActive
Lambda1980University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public HealthChicago, IllinoisILActive[5]
Mu1978University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public HealthColumbia, South CarolinaSCActive[6]
Nu1978–20xx ?University of Washington School of Public HealthSeattle, WashingtonWAInactive
Xi1978Hudson College of Public HealthOklahoma City, OklahomaOKActive
Omicron1984University of Pittsburgh School of Public HealthPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPAActive[7]
Pi1985University of Minnesota School of Public HealthMinneapolis, MinnesotaMNActive[8]
Rho1985University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health SciencesAmherst, MassachusettsMAActive[9]
Sigma1985San Diego State University School of Public HealthSan Diego, CaliforniaCAInactive[10]
Tau1987University of South Florida College of Public HealthTampa, FloridaFLActive[11]
Upsilon1989University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public HealthBirmingham, AlabamaALActive[12]
Phi1992Rollins School of Public HealthAtlanta, GeorgiaGAActive
Chi1993 ? –20xx ?University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusSan Juan, Puerto RicoPRInactive
Psi1996Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesBethesda, MarylandMDActive
Omega1995Milken Institute School of Public HealthWashington, D.C.DCActive[13]
Alpha Beta1987Boston University School of Public HealthBoston, MassachusettsMAActive
Alpha Delta1998Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social JusticeSt. Louis, MissouriMOActive
Alpha Gamma1999University at Albany, SUNY College of Integrated Health SciencesAlbany, New YorkNYActive
Alpha Epsilon1999Ohio State University College of Public HealthColumbus, OhioOHInactive
Alpha Zeta2001Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IllinoisILActive
Alpha Eta2001Rutgers School of Public HealthNew Brunswick, New JerseyNJActive[14]
Alpha Theta2000University of Utah Public Health ProgramSalt Lake City, UtahUTActive
Alpha Iota2001University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TexasTXActive
Alpha Kappa2001Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VirginiaVAActive
Alpha Lambda2001Morehouse School of MedicineHouston, TexasGAInactive
Alpha Mu2001Florida A&M University Public Health ProgramTallahassee, FloridaFLActive
Alpha Nu2001University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public HealthTucson, ArizonaARActive[15]
Alpha Xi2005Nova Southeastern University Department of Public HealthFort Lauderdale, FloridaFLActive
Alpha Omicron2003–20xx ?Medical College of Wisconsin Public Health ProgramMilwaukee, WisconsinWIInactive
Alpha Pi2003East Tennessee State University College of Public HealthJohnson City, TennesseeTNActive
Alpha Rho2004Tufts University School of Medicine Public Health ProgramBoston, MassachusettsMAActive
Alpha Sigma2003University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TexasTXActive
Alpha Tau2003Texas A&M University School of Public HealthCollege Station, TexasTXActive
Alpha Upsilon2003Colorado School of Public HealthAurora, ColoradoCOActive[c]
Alpha Phi2003University of Iowa College of Public HealthIowa City, IowaIAActive
Alpha Chi2005Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public HealthOhioOHActive[d]
Alpha Psi2006LSU Health Sciences Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaLAActive[16]
Alpha Omega2006Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social WorkWestchester, FloridaFLActive
Beta Alpha2006–20xx ?East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Public Health ProgramEast Stroudsburg, PennsylvaniaPAInactive
Beta Gamma2006University of Kentucky College of Public HealthLexington, KentuckyKYActive
Beta Delta2006University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public HealthLittle Rock, ArkansasARActive
Beta Epsilon2006Morgan State University Public Health ProgramBaltimore, MarylandMDInactive
Beta Zeta2006Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public HealthIndianapolis, IndianaINActive
Beta Iota2006SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public HealthNew York City, New YorkNYActive
Beta Eta2007–20xx ?Feinberg School of Medicine Program in Public HealthChicago, IllinoisILInactive
Beta Theta2007–20xx ?Temple University College of Public HealthPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPAInactive
Beta Kappa2007–20xx ?Armstrong Atlantic State University Master of Public Health Program in Community Health EducationSavannah, GeorgiaGAInactive
Beta Lambda2009University of Southern California Programs in Public HealthLos Angeles, CaliforniaCAActive
Beta Mu (First)University of Toledo Master of Public Health ProgramToledo, OhioOHInactive
Beta Nu2009University of Pennsylvania Master of Public Health ProgramPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPAInactive
Beta Xi2006West Chester University Master of Public Health ProgramWest Chester, PennsylvaniaPAActive
Beta Omicron2008Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiGraduate Program in Public HealthNew York City, New YorkNYActive
Beta Pi2008University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information SciencesLouisville, KentuckyKYActive
Beta Rho2008University of Connecticut Graduate Program in Public HealthStorrs, ConnecticutCTActive[17]
Beta Sigma2009University of Miami Department of Public Health SciencesMiami, FloridaFLActive[18]
Beta Tau2010University of Maryland School of Medicine Public Health ProgramsBaltimore, MarylandMDActive[19]
Beta UpsilonNovember 2009University of Florida College of Public Health and Health ProfessionsGainesville, FloridaFLActive[20]
Beta Phi2010University of North Carolina at Charlotte Public Health ProgramsCharlotte, North CarolinaNCActive[21]
Beta Chi2010University of Georgia College of Public HealthAthens, GeorgiaGAActive
Beta Psi2010–20xx ?Meharry Medical College Department of Public HealthNashville, TennesseeTNInactive
Beta Omega2010Drexel University Dornsife School of Public HealthPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPAActive[22]
Gamma (Second)2010University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Public Health ProgramHonolulu, HawaiiHIActive
Gamma Alpha2010Boonshoft School of Medicine Master of Public Health ProgramDayton, OhioOHActive
Beta Mu2011Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public HealthOhioOHActive[e]
Gamma Beta2014Indiana University School of Public Health-BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaINActive
Gamma Delta2011American University of Beirut Faculty of Health Sciences, Graduate Public Health ProgramBeirut, LebanonActive
Gamma EpsilonFebruary 1, 2011University of New Mexico College of Population HealthAlbuquerque, New MexicoNMActive
Gamma ZetaMarch 1, 2011University of Maryland School of Public HealthCollege Park, MarylandMDActive[23]
Gamma EtaSeptember 1, 2011University of Missouri College of Health SciencesColumbia, MissouriMOActive[24]
Gamma ThetaOctober 1, 2011Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthStatesboro, GeorgiaGAActive
Gamma Iota2012University of Alaska Anchorage Master of Public Health ProgramAnchorage, AlaskaAKInactive
Gamma KappaFebruary 1, 2012St. George's University Department of Public Health and Preventive MedicineTrue Blue, GrenadaActive
Gamma LambdaFebruary 1, 2011University at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkNYActive[25]
Gamma Mu2012West Virginia University School of Public HealthMorgantown, West VirginiaWVActive[26]
Gamma NuDecember 1, 2012Northeastern University Master of Public Health ProgramBoston, MassachusettsMAActive
Gamma Omicron2013University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public HealthOmaha, NebraskaNEActive
Gamma Pi2013University of Virginia Master of Public Health ProgramCharlottesville, VirginiaVAActive
Gamma Xi2013University of Wisconsin–Madison Master of Public Health ProgramMadison, WisconsinWIActive
Gamma RhoApril 1, 2013University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Master of Public Health ProgramCincinnati, OhioOHActive
Gamma SigmaApril 1, 2013Washington University in St. Louis Brown School Public Health ProgramsSt. Louis, MissouriMOActive
Gamma Tau2014George Mason University College of Public HealthFairfax, VirginiaVAActive[27]
Gamma Upsilon2014Georgia State University School of Public HealthAtlanta, GeorgiaGAActive[28]
Gamma Phi2014Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Master of Public Health Program in Urban Public HealthWillowbrook, CaliforniaCAInactive
Gamma Chi2014University of New England Graduate Program in Public HealthBiddeford, MaineMEActive[29]
Gamma Psi2014National University Master of Public HealthSan Diego, CaliforniaCAActive
Gamma Omega2015Benedictine University College of Education and Health Services Master of Public Health ProgramLisle, IllinoisILInactive
Delta Alpha2015New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and PracticeValhalla, New YorkNYActive
Delta Beta2015New York University School of Global Public HealthNew York City, New YorkNYActive[30]
Delta Gamma2016A.T. Still University College of Graduate Health StudiesVirtual campusActive
Delta Epsilon2016Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont, CaliforniaCAActive
Delta Zeta2016Mercer University Department of Public HealthMacon, GeorgiaGAActive
Delta Eta2017Virginia Commonwealth University School of Public HealthRichmond, VirginiaVAActive
Delta ThetaJuly 15, 2016University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public HealthParadise, NevadaNVActive[31]
Delta Iota2017Geisel School of Medicine Graduate ProgramsHanover, New HampshireNHActive
Delta Kappa2017Hofstra University Master of Public Health ProgramHempstead, New YorkNYActive
Delta Lambda2019Stony Brook University Program in Public HealthStony Brook, New YorkNYActive
Delta Mu2017Virginia Tech Public Health ProgramBlacksburg, VirginiaVAActive[32]
Delta NuJune 1, 2017University of Texas Medical Branch School of Public and Population HealthGalveston, TexasTXActive
Delta XiJuly 1, 2017 – 20xx ?University of North Florida Master of Public Health ProgramJacksonville, FloridaFLInactive
Delta Omicron2017Loyola University Chicago, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public HealthChicago, IllinoisILInactive
Delta PiJune 1, 2018Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthNew York City, New YorkNYActive[33]
Delta RhoSeptember 1, 2019University of California, Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public HealthIrvine, CaliforniaCAActive
Delta SigmaSeptember 1, 2018ECU Brody School of Medicine Graduate Programs in Public HealthGreenville, North CarolinaNCInactive
Delta TauOctober 1, 2018La Salle University Public Health ProgramPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPAActive
Delta UpsilonDecember 1, 2018William Paterson University College of Science and HealthWayne, New JerseyNJInactive
Delta PhiFebruary 1, 2018University of Nevada, Reno School of Public HealthReno, NevadaNVActive[34]
Delta ChiMarch 1, 2019National Taiwan University College of Public HealthTaipei, TaiwanInactive
Delta PsiMay 1, 2019Thomas Jefferson University, College of Population HealthPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPAActive
Delta OmegaNational OfficeArlington, VirginiaVA
Epsilon AlphaOctober 1, 2019University of San Francisco Master of Public Health ProgramSan Francisco, CaliforniaCAInactive
Epsilon BetaDecember 1, 2019University of Montana Master of Public Health ProgramMissoula, MontanaMTActive
Epsilon GammaNovember 1, 2020Kent State University College of Public HealthKent, OhioOHActive[35]
Epsilon DeltaSeptember 1, 2020LSU Health Sciences Center ShreveportShreveport, LouisianaLAActive
Epsilon ZetaUniversity of DelawareNewark, DelawareDEActive
Epsilon EtaNovember 1, 2020Eastern Washington University Master of Public Health ProgramCheney, WashingtonWAInactive
Epsilon ThetaSUNY BrockportBrockport, New YorkNYActive
Epsilon IotaDecember 1, 2020Brown University School of Public HealthProvidence, Rhode IslandRIActive[36]
Epsilon KappaJune 2017Wayne State University Master of Public Health ProgramDetroit, MichiganMIActive[37]
Epsilon LambdaSt. Catherine University Public Health ProgramSaint Paul, MinnesotaMNActive
Epsilon MuLiberty University Master of Public Health ProgramLynchburg, VirginiaVAActive[38]
Epsilon NuSyracuse University Falk College of Sport and Human DynamicsSyracuse, New YorkNYInactive
Epsilon XiCentral Michigan University Master of Public Health ProgramMount Pleasant, MichiganMIActive
Epsilon OmicronRobert Larner College of MedicineBurlington, VermontVTActive
Epsilon Pi2024Michigan State University Master of Public Health ProgramEast Lansing, MichiganMIActive[39]
Epsilon RhoUniversity of West Florida Master of Public Health ProgramPensacola, FloridaFLActive
Epsilon SigmaAppalachian State University Undergraduate Public Health ProgramBoone, North CarolinaNCActive
Epsilon Tau202x ?California State University, San Marcos Master of Public Health ProgramSan Marcos, CaliforniaCAActive[40]
Epsilon UpsilonUnassigned
Epsilon PhiAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Undergraduate Public Health ProgramAlbany, New YorkNYActive
Epsilon ChiFebruary 1, 2020CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyNew York City, New YorkNYActive[41]
Epsilon Psi20xx ?Chamberlain University Master of Public Health ProgramChicago, IllinoisILActive
Epsilon Omega2023Fairfield UniversityFairfield, ConnecticutCTActive[42]
  1. ^ MIT no longer has a public health program.
  2. ^ The original installation date for this chapter is conjectural, based on The History stating that Delta and Epsilon chapters were approved "later that year", after Beta and Gamma, which were chartered on October 15, 1924.
  3. ^ This chapter served the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and the University of Northern Colorado.
  4. ^ The CEOMPH is a partnership between the University of Akron, Cleveland State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, and Youngstown State University.
  5. ^ The NOCPH is a partnership between the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University.

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