THETA @ COLUMBIA

The Epsilon Upsilon Chapter was installed at Columbia University in New York City in 1986. Columbia, founded as King's College in 1754, is the fifth oldest college in the United States. Theta founded a chapter at Columbia's sister college, Barnard, in 1897, but withdrew 15 years later. The Fraternity now resides at Columbia University and welcomes members from all four undergraduate colleges. This past year, our chapter was honored with the Golden Kite Award — an award given to a few chapters of Kappa Alpha Theta for chapter excellence.

Being a Theta means many things. Our national philanthropy is Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), an agency providing trained volunteers to speak on behalf of abused and neglected children in the court system. We devote our time to supporting our philanthropy as well as other philanthropic organizations around New York City. Of course, being a part of Theta is also having fun. We place an emphasis on sisterhood activities within the chapter, such as movie nights, chapter dinners, affinity groups, and trips around New York City to promote unity among our diverse and active members! Over the years we’ve held a multitude of affinity groups, but currently, our active affinity groups are Central, West Asian, and Eastern European in Theta, International in Theta, Latinx in Theta, Queer In Theta, Jewish in Theta, Middle Eastern in Theta, and East Asian in Theta.