Pi Alpha Xi
ΠΑΞ
Founded	June 1, 1923 (June 1, 1923) Cornell University
Type	Honor
Affiliation	Independent
Scope	National
Motto	Always to Excel
Colors	Nile green and   Cerulean blue
Symbol	Stylus, Nile Lotus, Egyptian hoe, Ancient Vase
Flower	Nile Lotus
Publication	Lotus Leaflet
Chapters	1 active
Headquarters	c/o Angie Lower, American Society for Horticultural Science 1018 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Website	Pi Alpha Xi home page
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Pi Alpha Xi (ΠΑΞ) is a national honor society for horticulture founded in 1923 at Cornell University.

History

Symbols

The name Pi Alpha Xi comes from:

• Pi (Π) – the first letter of polumathia, or scholarship;
• Alpha (Α) - from the word anthemorgous, meaning to work with plants;
• Xi (Ξ) – for zunoia, signifying the bond among gardeners, educators and professional horticulturists.^[2]

Symbols include the Stylus, the Nile Lotus, the Egyptian hoe and the Ancient vase.^[3][1]

Chapters

Roster of Chapters:^[4][3]

• Alpha – Cornell University, chartered June 1, 1923
• Beta – University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, chartered April 2, 1924
• Gamma – Penn State University, chartered May 29, 1926
• Delta – Michigan State University, chartered April 12, 1929
• Epsilon – Ohio State University, chartered January 6, 1929
• Zeta – Rutgers University, chartered November 16, 1933
• Eta – Washington State University, chartered March 12, 1949
• Theta – University of Maryland, chartered September 14, 1949
• Iota – North Carolina State University, chartered February 15, 1957
• Kappa – Virginia Polytechnic & State University, chartered June 1, 1968
• Lambda – University of Minnesota, chartered May 28, 1968
• Mu – University of Florida, chartered May 16, 1974
• Nu – Auburn University, chartered May 30, 1974
• Xi – New Mexico State University, chartered December 1, 1974
• Omicron – Purdue University, chartered February 23, 1975
• Pi – Clemson University, chartered April 17, 1975
• Rho – University of Wisconsin–Madison, chartered March 1, 1975
• Sigma – Southern Illinois University, chartered April 2, 1975
• Tau – University of Georgia, chartered May 30, 1975
• Upsilon – California Polytechnic State University, chartered September 1, 1975
• Phi – South Dakota State University, chartered October 29, 1975
• Chi – Colorado State University, chartered May 29, 1975
• Psi – Texas A&M University, chartered May 31, 1978
• Omega – Kansas State University, chartered March 16, 1979
• Alpha Beta – University of Tennessee, chartered May 26, 1980
• Alpha Gamma – University of Nebraska–Lincoln, chartered April 23, 1982
• Alpha Delta – Oklahoma State University, chartered April 24, 1983
• Alpha Epsilon – University of California, Davis, chartered Spring 1984
• Alpha Zeta – University of Wisconsin–River Falls, chartered May 16, 1985
• Alpha Eta – Delaware Valley University, chartered Spring 1985
• Alpha Theta – Iowa State University, chartered November 6, 1986
• Alpha Iota – Texas Tech University, chartered March 24, 1988
• Alpha Kappa – Mississippi State University, chartered Spring 1990
• Alpha Lambda – Florida A&M University, chartered February 1, 1992
• Alpha Mu – Temple University, chartered Spring 1992
• Alpha Nu – Utah State University, chartered June 2, 1995
• Alpha Xi – Texas State University, chartered April 18, 2005
• Alpha Omicron – University of Arkansas, chartered May 2, 2006
• Alpha Pi – University of Wisconsin–Platteville, chartered May 4, 2006
• Alpha Rho – Oregon State University, chartered 2011
• Alpha Sigma – University of Wyoming, chartered October 13, 2015
• Alpha Tau – University of Maine, chartered September 21, 2015

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