Founding Date

Mar 10th, 2018

The founding of California Polytechnic State University, with its “learn-by-doing” philosophy, began when local journalist Myron Angel gathered a group of citizens in 1894 to lobby for a state school in San Luis Obispo. On March 8, 1901, Governor Gage signed legislation to establish the California Polytechnic School. The school was renamed California State Polytechnic College in 1947 and was officially changed to California State Polytechnic University by state legislature in 1972. Greek organizations have been established at Cal Poly since 1949. The establishment of Theta Alpha chapter included events led by Bailey Sutton, Sigma-Northwestern and Helen Fite, Zeta Upsilon-Furman, Collegiate Development Consultants assigned to support the chapter. “Infoviews” between potential members, Fraternity staff and volunteers, and a preference event with sisters from Gamma Kappa-UC Santa Barbara were held in January 2018. The establishment events culminated in spring 2018, with the pledging of the charter members of Theta Alpha-Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and a Bid Day celebration. The chapter selected Kendall Norberg to receive their charter from 2014-2018 Fraternity President, Stacia Rudge Skoog, Beta Zeta-Denison. Theta Alpha and its 65 charter members joined the sisterhood of over 230,000 living members with their March 10, 2018, Initiation and Installation. Theta Alpha celebrates becoming Delta Gamma’s 200th chapter since 1873, and the 150th chapter of Delta Gamma active on college campuses today.