Theta Upsilon Omega


Theta Upsilon Omega, or TUO, was a national collegiate fraternity in the United States. Representatives of several local fraternities at a December 1, 1923 meeting of the National Interfraternity Conference concluded to form a new national through amalgamation, resulting in the creation of Theta Upsilon Omega on May 2, 1924. On April 23, 1938, it merged with Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Creation

The following nine locals were part of this meeting and concluded to form Theta Upsilon Omega.
In addition, at the Charter Arch Convocation, Pi Rho Phi of Westminster College petitioned for membership and was granted as the youngest charter chapter.
Merle C. Cowden, of Worcester, was chosen first national president.
Additional chapters were chartered, but growth stalled during the Great Depression. In 1938, following negotiations, TUO merged with Sigma Phi Epsilon. Four TUO chapters merged with existing SigEp chapters, and seven others were rechartered as such.

Full chapter list

The charters as of December 1937 were:

Original chapters