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Alpha Omega is an international professional Jewish dental fraternity.[1] It was founded in 1908 at the by Jewish students from three dental schools in Baltimore Maryland.[1][2]: 57  In 1932, it merged with Alpha Zeta Gamma, a similar organization.[3][2]: 37 

Collegiate chapters

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This is a list of the collegiate chapters for Alpha Omega, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.[1][2][4][5][6]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Ref.
Zeta
(see Zeta-Mu) 		1908–1923 University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Consolidated [a]
Ramach
(see Theta-Ramach) 		December 20, 1909 – 1916 Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Consolidated [7][b][c]
Beta October 9, 1910 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Gamma 1911 Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active
Iota 1911 New York University College of Dentistry New York City, New York Active [8] [d]
Delta 1912–19xx ? Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Eta 1914 Columbia University College of Dental Medicine New York City, New York Active [8][e]
Theta
(see Theta-Ramach) 		1914–1916 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Consolidated [c]
Theta-Ramach
(see Theta and Ramach (Second)) 		1916 Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [c]
Sigma October 1916 – 1918 Jersey City College of Dentistry Jersey City, New Jersey Inactive [f][g]
Alpha December 1916 University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Buffalo, New York Active
Epsilon 1917–c. 1990 Georgetown University School of Dentistry Washington, D.C. Inactive [h]
Kappa
(see Kappa-Nu) 		1918–1929 University of the Pacific School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Consolidated
Lambda (First)
(see Lambda (Second)) 		1919–1945 North Pacific College Portland, Oregon Moved [9][i]
Mu
(see Zeta-Mu) 		1919–1923 Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Baltimore, Maryland Consolidated [j]
Nu
(see Kappa-Nu) 		1920–1929 UCSF School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Consolidated [k]
Xi 1920–1926 Colorado College of Dental Surgery Denver, Colorado Inactive [l]
Omicron 1920–1988 University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Pi 1921 Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active
Rho 1922–c. 1968 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive [m]
Zeta-Mu 1923 University of Maryland School of Dentistry College Park, Maryland Active [n]
Tau 1924 USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California Active [10][11]: 41 
Upsilon 1924–1987 Marquette University School of Dentistry Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive [11]: 41 
Phi 1925–1987 University of Louisville School of Dentistry Louisville, Kentucky Inactive
Chi 1926 University of Michigan School of Dentistry Ann Arbor, Michigan Active
Psi May 15, 1927 Ohio State University College of Dentistry Columbus, Ohio Active
Alpha Alpha 1928–xxxx ? University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Alpha Beta 1928–xxxx ? VCU School of Dentistry Richmond, Virginia Inactive
Alpha Gamma 1928 Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Alpha Delta 1928–1988 Emory University School of Dentistry Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [12][o]
Alpha Epsilon 1929–1991 Washington University School of Dental Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive [p]
Kappa-Nu 1929 UCSF School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Active [k][q]
University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
Alpha Eta February 14, 1931 – xxxx ? University of Iowa College of Dentistry Iowa City, Iowa Inacitve
Alpha Iota April 22, 1931 – xxxx ? University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Kansas City, Missouri Inactive [r]
Alpha Theta 1932–c. 1971 Loyola University New Orleans Dental School New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive [13][s]
Alpha Kappa October 7, 1932 – xxxx ? Northwestern University Dental School Evanston, Illinois Active [t]
Alpha Lambda October 7, 1932 – c. 1993 Loyola University School of Dentistry Chicago, Illinois Inacitve [u]
Alpha Mu 1932–19xx ? Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Inactive
Alpha Nu 1933 University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, Michigan Active
Alpha Zeta 1935–1984 University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Omega 1936 Case School of Dental Medicine Cleveland, Ohio Active
Alpha Chi 1945–19xx ?, 1988–19xx ? Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Dallas, Texas Inactive [v]
Lambda (Second)
(see Lambda (First)) 		1945–19xx ? Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Portland, Oregon Inactive [9][i]
Alpha Pi 1956 McGill University Faculty of Dentistry Montreal, Quebec, Canada Active
Alpha Sigma 1958 Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine Jerusalem, Israel Active
National Undergraduate Chapter 1959–19xx ? Howard University College of Dentistry Washington, D.C. Inactive
Alpha Psi 1959–19xx ? Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey Inactive [14]
Alpha Rho 1959–19xx ? University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Inactive
Alpha Upsilon 1960–19xx ? UAB School of Dentistry Birmingham, Alabama Inactive
Alpha Tau 1970 UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California Active [10]
Beta Alpha 1971–19xx ? Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry Nashville, Tennessee Inactive
Beta Beta 1974–19xx ? University of Florida College of Dentistry Gainesville, Florida Inactive
Beta Chi 1975–1988 Harwood University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Beta Delta 1976 Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry London, Ontario, Canada Active
Beta Epsilon 1977 Boston University School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active
Beta Eta 1979–1988 UTHealth School of Dentistry Houston, Texas Inactive
Beta Gamma 1980–19xx ? UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Beta Iota 1980 University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Aurora, Colorado Active
Beta Kappa 1982–19xx ? Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel Inactive
Beta Lambda 1984–19xx ? University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Farmington, Connecticut Inactive
Sigma Beta 1986–19xx ? Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook, New York Inactive
Delta Rho 1987– c. 1900 Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dentistry Rutherford, New Jersey Inactive [w]
Beta Upsilon 1990–19xx ? University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina Inactive
Sigma Alpha 1990–19xx ? 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, Mexcio 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
  1. ^ This was the first chapter to carry the name Alpha Omega, formed in 1908 as a Baltimore citywide fraternity for the students of three dental schools. When it merged with Ramach (local) on December 20, 1909, it became the Zeta chapter.
  2. ^ This chapter originated as a local fraternity of the same name in 1907 at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. PCDS closed in June 1909. In October 1909, Ramach moved to the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia. On December 20, 1909, Ramach (local) merged with Zeta Omega (local) to form the national fraternity.
  3. ^ a b c In 1916, Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia merged with the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. At that time, the Ramach and Theta chapters consolidated to form the Theta-Ramach chapter.
  4. ^ Chapter was originally called "Ididim", Hebrew for friend, and changed to Iota in 1918.
  5. ^ This chapter was originally called Achim and changed to Eta in 1918
  6. ^ With the school's closure, most students transferred to Epsilon chapter at Georgetown.
  7. ^ This school closed in 1918.
  8. ^ Originally chartered at George Washington Dental College, a department of George Washington University. In 1904, what was then Columbian University changed its name to George Washington University, about a decade before the establishment of the chapter. The chapter originally accepted members from both George Washington University and Georgetown Dental College. The chapter officially moved to Georgetown University after the closure of the George Washington Dental School (a department of GWU) in May 1920. The Georgetown Dental School closed in 1990.
  9. ^ a b North Pacific College's dental program was purchased by the state of Oregon in 1945 and merged into the University of Oregon School of Medicine. It is now the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry.
  10. ^ This school merged into the University of Maryland in 1923, prompting the mergers of Zeta and Mu chapters that year.
  11. ^ a b First formed at the nearby University of California.
  12. ^ This school closed in 1926.
  13. ^ This chapter originated as Tau Beta Phi (local) in 1920.
  14. ^ Result of the merger of Zeta and Mu chapters.
  15. ^ Emory's dental school closed in the early 1990s.
  16. ^ Washington University's dental school closed in 1991.
  17. ^ Result of merger of Kappa and Nu chapters.
  18. ^ Originated as The Pulp Club (local) in 1929.
  19. ^ Loyola's dental school was closed in 1971.
  20. ^ Originated as the Beta chapter of Alpha Zeta Gamma, formed in 1914. A separate group of petitioners for a chapter of Alpha Omega was held in abeyance while the pending matter of a national merger was effected. Both groups were initiated to become the Alpha Kappa chapter of Alpha Omega.
  21. ^ Originated as the Alpha chapter of Alpha Zeta Gamma, formed on October 1, 1910, at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery. That school had briefly affiliated with Lake Forest University, then with Valparaiso, an arrangement that ended following WWI. It was independent for almost a decade until a 1926 merger with Loyola of Chicago. The Loyola Dental School closed in 1993.
  22. ^ Originally at Baylor College of Dentistry
  23. ^ The Fairleigh Dickinson School of Dentistry closed in 1990.

Alumni chapters

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The following are the alumni chapters of Alpha Omega.[6]

Chapter Location Status References
Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Active
Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland Active
Alsace-Strasbourg Alsace, France and Strasburg, Germany Active
Belgium Belgium Active
Boston Boston, Massachusetts Active
Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York Active
Buffalo-Gilead Buffalo, New York Active
Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada Active
Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Active
Columbus Columbus, Ohio Active
Dallas Dallas, Texas Active
Denver Denver, Colorado Active
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Active
Greater Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Active
Grenoble Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Active
Haifa Haifa, Israel Active
Hartford Hartford, Connecticut Active
Houston Houston, Texas Active
Illinois Illinois Active
Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel Active
London London, England Active [15]
Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active [10]
Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active
Lyon Lyon, France Active
Malmo Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden Active
Manitoba Manitoba, Canada Active
Marseille Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Active
Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Minnesota Minnesota Active
Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada Active
New York New York City, New York Active
Nice Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Active
Orlando Orlando, Florida Active
Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Active
Paris Paris, Île-de-France, France Active
Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Queens-Nassau Queens and Nassau County, New York Active
Rochester-Gilead Rochester, New York Active
San Fernando San Fernando, California Active [10]
San Francisco San Francisco, California Active
Seattle Seattle, Washington Active
South Florida South Florida Active
St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Active
Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Active
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv, Israel Active
Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active
Toulouse Toulouse, Occitania, France Active
Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Active
Washington D.C Washington, D.C. Active
Westchester Westchester County, New York Active
Zurich Zurich, Switzerland Active

References

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  1. ^ a b c Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 456-461.
  2. ^ a b c Alpha Omega History. Dedham, Massachusetts: The Transcript Press, Inc. 1933 – via Hathi Trust.
  3. ^ “J ewish National Organizations in the United States.” The American Jewish Year Book, vol. 44, 1942, pp. 360. via JSTOR. Accessed November 16, 2025.
  4. ^ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-8–9. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  5. ^ Robson, John, ed. (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. p. 501.
  6. ^ a b "Chapters". Alpha Omega International Dental Society. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  7. ^ Taylor, J.A. History of Dentistry, p.162-64 (1922)
  8. ^ a b The Alpha Omegan, Volumes 26-39 p 54
  9. ^ a b Smith, Virgil (June 17, 1945). "Dental School Goal Finally Reached". The Oregonian. p. 50.
  10. ^ a b c d "Home". Alpha Omega Dental Society Southern California Chapters. Archived from the original on 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  11. ^ a b 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.
  12. ^ Loftus, Mary (Winter 2013). "Anti-Discrimination | Emory Magazine". Emory University. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  13. ^ "Open Wide". Loyola University Magazine.
  14. ^ "College of Medicine and Dentistry records". Seton Hall University Library. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  15. ^ "About Us". Alpha Omega Society. Retrieved 2025-11-17.