CHAPTERS DATE STARTED

1. CHICAGO OCTOBER 1993
2. MARYLAND (MOTHER) MARCH 1995
3. FLORIDA (MOTHER) JANUARY 1997 4. VIRGINIA (MOTHER)(State recognition April 15, 1997) MARCH 1997
5. DELAWARE OCTOBER 1997
6. NEW JERSEY JUNE 1999
7. CALIFORNIA JUNE 1999
8. PENNSYLVANIA (MOTHER) OCTOBER 1999
9. GEORGIA (MOTHER) NOVEMBER 1999
10. MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE FEBRUARY 2000
11. MASSACHUSETTS (MOTHER) JUNE 2000
12. MARYLAND (CENTRAL) AUGUST 2000
13. WISCONSIN AUGUST 2000
14. FLORIDA (BREVARD) FEBRUARY 2001
15. GEORGIA (AUGUSTA) APRIL 2001
16. NORTH CAROLINA JULY 2001
17. VIRGINIA (NORTHERN) JULY 2001
18. SOUTH CAROLINA (MOTHER) AUGUST 2001
19. MISSISSIPPI JANUARY 2002
20. TEXAS (HOUSTON) FEBRUARY 2002
21. LOUISIANA FEBRUARY 2002
22. VIRGINIA (CENTRAL) OCTOBER 2002
23. VIRGINIA (RICHMOND) FEBRUARY 2003
24. FLORIDA (SOUTH) MARCH 2003
25. INDIANA JUNE 2003
26. MICHIGAN FEBRUARY 2004
27. CONNECTICUT FEBRUARY 2004
28. MASSACHUSETTS (Springfield) SEPTEMBER 2004
29. WASHINGTON (SPOKANE) SEPTEMBER 2004
30. WASHINGTON (SEATTLE) SEPTEMBER 2004
31. VIRGINIA (HAMPTON ROADS) NOVEMBER 2004
32. PA. (POCONO MOUNTAINS) JANUARY 2005
33. VIRGINIA, (ROANOKE) JANUARY 2005
34. LOUISIANNA (NEW ORLEANS) JANUARY 2005
35. MISSOURI (KANSAS CITY) JANUARY 2005
36. OKLAHOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY) JANUARY 2005
37. KENTUCKY (LOUISVILLE) JANUARY 2005 38. ALABAMA FEBRUARY 2005
39. GEORGIA (SAVANNAH) MARCH 2005
40. COLORADO (COLORADO SPRINGS) JUNE 2005
41. RHODE ISLAND JUNE 2005
42. FLORIDA (TALLAHASSEE) OCTOBER 2005
43. NEVADA (LAS VEGAS) DECEMBER 2005
44. TENNESSEE (MEMPHIS) DECEMBER 2005
45. NOVA SCOTIA (HALIFAX) DECEMBER 2005
46. BROOKLYN (NEW YORK) DECEMBER 2005
47. LOUISIANNA (ALEXANDRIA) JANUARY 2006
48. INDIANA (INDIANAPOLIS) MARCH 2006
49. ARKANSAS (LITTLE ROCK) MARCH 2006
50. SOUTH CAROLINA (COLUMBIA) MAY 2006
51. LOUISIANNA (LAFAYETTE) MAY 2006
52. HAWAII MAY 2006
53. MIAMI, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 2006
54. ALABAMA (MONTGOMERY) OCTOBER 2006
55. ALABAMA (BIRMINGHAM) OCTOBER 2006
56. FLORIDA (JACKSONVILLE) NOVEMBER 2006
57. MARYLAND (SOUTHERN) JANUARY 2007
58. ONTARIO (AMHERSTBURG) CANADA FEBRUARY 2007
59. ILLINOIS (SOUTHWEST) MARCH 2007
60. FLORIDA (ORLANDO) APRIL 2007
61. NORTH CAROLINA (GREENSBORO) JUNE 2007
62. COLORADO (DENVER) JULY 2007
63. NEBRASKA (FT. ROBINSON) AUGUST 2007
64. OHIO (CLEVELAND) AUGUST 2007
65. MISSISSIPPI (JACKSON) AUGUST 2007
66. CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO) OCTOBER 2007
67. OHIO (COLUMBUS) DECEMBER 2007
68. CALIFORNIA (EAST BAY) JANUARY 2008
69. TENNESSEE (CLARKSVILLE) MARCH 2008
70. TEXAS (EL PASO) MARCH 2008
71. VIRGINIA (LURAY) APRIL 2008
72. OKLAHOMA (LAWTON) MAY 2008
73. NORTH CAROLINA (CHARLOTTE) JUNE 2008
74. OREGON (PORTLAND) AUGUST 2008
75. CALIFORNIA (SOUTH BAY) SEPTEMBER 2008
76. SOUTH CAROLINA (North Charleston) OCTOBER 2008
77. ARKANSAS (TEXARKANA) (ON PROBATION) MAY 2009
78. TEXAS (KILLEEN) (ON PROBATION) JULY 2009
79. WISCONSIN (NORTHWEST) (ON PROBATION) JULY 2009
80. KANSAS (KANSAS CITY) (Will be considered at 2009 Summer Meeting)

SUMMARY

77 CHAPTERS REPRESENTING 34 STATES CURRENTLY APPROVED.

1 CHAPTER IN THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY OF CANADA CURRENTLY APPROVED.

1 CHAPTER IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO ALSO REPRENTING THE COUNTRY OF CANADA CURRENTLY APPROVED.

1 CHAPTER, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL AT THE 2009 SUMMER MEETING.

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TOTAL APPROVED CHAPTERS

79 CHAPTERS IN 34 STATES AND 2 COUNTRIES.
(INCLUDES 2 CHAPTERS IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCES OF NOVA SCOTIA AND ONTARIO.)
80 chapters in 35 States if Kansas is approved

22 STATES HAVE MULTIPLE CHAPTERS
1. Virginia (7)
2. Maryland (4)
3. Florida (7)
4. Georgia (3)
5. Massachusetts (2)
6. Washington (2)
7. Pennsylvania (2)
8. Louisiana (4)
9. Indiana (2)
10. South Carolina (3)
11. Alabama (3)
12. Illinois (2)
13. North Carolina (3)
14. Colorado (2)
15. Mississippi (2)
16. California (4)
17. Ohio (2)
18. Tennessee (2)
19. Texas (3)
20. Oklahoma (2)
21. Arkansas (2)
22. Wisconsin (2)

THESE 22 STATES CONTAIN OVER 80% OF OUR TOTAL CHAPTERS