Alpha Omega is an international professional Jewish dental fraternity. It was founded in 1908 at the by Jewish students from three dental schools in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1932, it merged with Alpha Zeta Gamma, a similar organization.“J ewish National Organizations in the United States.” The American Jewish Year Book, vol. 44, 1942, pp. 360. via JSTOR. Accessed November 16, 2025.
Collegiate chapters This is a list of the collegiate chapters for Alpha Omega, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.
Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Zeta(see Zeta-Mu) –1923 University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Consolidated Ramach(see Theta-Ramach) – 1916Medico-Chirurgical College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaConsolidatedTaylor, J.A. History of Dentistry, p.162-64 (1922) Beta University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active Gamma Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active Iota New York University College of Dentistry New York City, New York Active The Alpha Omegan, Volumes 26-39 p 54 Delta –19xx ? Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Inactive Eta Columbia University College of Dental Medicine New York City, New York Active Theta(see Theta-Ramach) –1916 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Consolidated Theta-Ramach(see Theta and Ramach (Second)) Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active Sigma – 1918 Jersey City College of Dentistry Jersey City, New Jersey Inactive Alpha University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Buffalo, New York Active Epsilon –c. 1990 Georgetown University School of Dentistry Washington, D.C. Inactive Kappa(see Kappa-Nu) –1929 University of the Pacific School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Consolidated Lambda (First)(see Lambda (Second)) –1945 North Pacific College Portland, Oregon MovedSmith, Virgil (June 17, 1945). "Dental School Goal Finally Reached". The Oregonian. p. 50. Mu(see Zeta-Mu) –1923 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Baltimore, Maryland Consolidated Nu(see Kappa-Nu) –1929 UCSF School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Consolidated Xi –1926 Colorado College of Dental Surgery Denver, Colorado Inactive Omicron –1988 University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive Pi Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active Rho –c. 1968 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive Zeta-Mu University of Maryland School of Dentistry College Park, Maryland Active Tau USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California Active Upsilon –1987 Marquette University School of Dentistry Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive The 1933 History of the fraternity has a typo on scanned p.41, where the chapter list swaps the locations of Tau and Upsilon chapters. The body text of that book confirms the correct schools. Phi –1987 University of Louisville School of Dentistry Louisville, Kentucky Inactive Chi University of Michigan School of Dentistry Ann Arbor, Michigan Active Psi Ohio State University College of Dentistry Columbus, Ohio Active Alpha Alpha –xxxx ? University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry Chicago, Illinois Inactive Alpha Beta –xxxx ? VCU School of Dentistry Richmond, Virginia Inactive Alpha Gamma Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, Indiana Active Alpha Delta – Emory University School of Dentistry Atlanta, Georgia Inactive Alpha Epsilon –1991 Washington University School of Dental Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive Kappa-NuUCSF School of DentistrySan Francisco, CaliforniaActiveUniversity of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Alpha Eta – xxxx ? University of Iowa College of Dentistry Iowa City, Iowa Inactive Alpha Iota – xxxx ? University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Kansas City, Missouri Inactive Alpha Theta –c. 1971 Loyola University New Orleans Dental School New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive Alpha Kappa – xxxx ? Northwestern University Dental School Evanston, Illinois Active Alpha Lambda – c. 1993 Loyola University School of Dentistry Chicago, Illinois Inactive Alpha Mu –19xx ? Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Inactive Alpha Nu University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, Michigan Active Alpha Zeta –1984 University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Memphis, Tennessee Inactive Omega Case School of Dental Medicine Cleveland, Ohio Active Alpha Chi –19xx ?, 1988–19xx ? Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Dallas, Texas Inactive Lambda (Second)(see Lambda (First))–19xx ?Oregon Health & Science University School of DentistryPortland, OregonInactive Alpha Pi McGill University Faculty of Dentistry Montreal, Quebec, Canada Active Alpha Sigma Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine Jerusalem, Israel Active National Undergraduate Chapter –19xx ? Howard University College of Dentistry Washington, D.C. Inactive Alpha Psi –19xx ? Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey Inactive Alpha Rho –19xx ? University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Inactive Alpha Upsilon –19xx ? UAB School of Dentistry Birmingham, Alabama Inactive Alpha Tau UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California Active Beta Alpha –19xx ? Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry Nashville, Tennessee Inactive Beta Beta –19xx ? University of Florida College of Dentistry Gainesville, Florida Inactive Beta Chi –1988 Harwood University Washington, D.C. Inactive Beta Delta Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry London, Ontario, Canada Active Beta Epsilon Boston University School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active Beta Eta –1988 UTHealth School of Dentistry Houston, Texas Inactive Beta Gamma –19xx ? UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry San Antonio, Texas Inactive Beta Iota University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Aurora, Colorado Active Beta Kappa –19xx ? Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel Inactive Beta Lambda –19xx ? University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Farmington, Connecticut Inactive Sigma Beta –19xx ? Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook, New York Inactive Delta Rho – c. 1900 Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry Rutherford, New Jersey Inactive Beta Upsilon –19xx ? University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina Inactive Sigma Alpha –19xx ? University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa Inactive Tau Alpha Mu 19xx ? Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active Capítulo Lambda 19xx ? University of Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Active Gamma Beta 19xx ? Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine Downers Grove, Illinois Active Nu Gamma 19xx ? UNC Adams School of Dentistry Chapel Hill, North Carolina Active Nu Epsilon 19xx ? UNE College of Dental Medicine Portland, Maine Active
Alumni chapters The following are the alumni chapters of Alpha Omega.
ChapterLocationStatusAtlantaAtlanta, GeorgiaActiveBaltimoreBaltimore, MarylandActiveAlsace-StrasbourgAlsace, France and Strasburg, GermanyActiveBelgiumBelgiumActiveBostonBoston, MassachusettsActiveBrooklynBrooklyn, New YorkActiveBuffalo-GileadBuffalo, New YorkActiveCalgaryCalgary, Alberta, CanadaActiveCincinnatiCincinnati, OhioActiveClevelandCleveland, OhioActiveColumbusColumbus, OhioActiveDallasDallas, TexasActiveDenverDenver, ColoradoActiveDetroitDetroit, MichiganActiveGreater PhoenixPhoenix, ArizonaActiveGrenoble Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France ActiveHaifaHaifa, IsraelActiveHartfordHartford, ConnecticutActiveHoustonHouston, TexasActiveIllinoisIllinoisActiveIndianapolisIndianapolis, IndianaActiveJerusalemJerusalem, IsraelActiveLondonLondon, EnglandActiveLos AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaActiveLouisvilleLouisville, KentuckyActiveLyonLyon, FranceActiveMalmoMalmö, Skåne County, SwedenActiveManitobaManitoba, CanadaActiveMarseilleMarseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceActiveMilwaukeeMilwaukee, WisconsinActiveMinnesotaMinnesotaActiveMontrealMontreal, Quebec, CanadaActiveNew YorkNew York City, New YorkActiveNiceNice, Alpes-Maritimes, FranceActiveOrlandoOrlando, FloridaActiveOttawaOttawa, Ontario, CanadaActiveParis Paris, Île-de-France, FranceActivePhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActivePittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActiveQueens-NassauQueens and Nassau County, New YorkActiveRochester-GileadRochester, New YorkActiveSan FernandoSan Fernando, CaliforniaActiveSan FranciscoSan Francisco, CaliforniaActiveSeattleSeattle, WashingtonActiveSouth FloridaSouth FloridaActiveSt. LouisSt. Louis, MissouriActiveSuffolkSuffolk, VirginiaActiveTel AvivTel Aviv, IsraelActiveTorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaActiveToulouseToulouse, Occitania, FranceActiveVancouverVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaActiveWashington D.CWashington, D.C.ActiveWestchesterWestchester County, New YorkActiveZurichZurich, SwitzerlandActive
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