Regions
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity organizes its chapters according to their regions in the United States and abroad. The seven regions are each led by a regional director and a regional board. A comprehensive list of regions is shown below: * Eastern (''Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, the United States Virgin Islands, Africa, and Europe'') * Great Lakes (''Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin'') * Gulf Coast (''Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas'') * Southeastern (''North Carolina, South Carolina and all of Tennessee east of the 86th Longitude'') * Southern (''Alabama, Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi'') * Southwestern (''Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and all of Tennessee west of the 86th Longitude'') * Western (''Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Asia'')Eastern
The states that make up the Eastern Region are: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia. In addition to these 14 states, chapters within the United States Virgin Islands, Africa, and Europe are included.Collegiate chapters
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Great Lakes
The states that make up the Great Lakes Region are: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.Collegiate chapters
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Gulf Coast
The states that make up the Gulf Coast Region are: Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas.Collegiate chapters
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Southeastern
The States that make up the Southeastern Region are: North Carolina, South Carolina and all of Tennessee east of the 86th Longitude.Collegiate chapters
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Southern
The states that make up the Southern Region are: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. In addition to those four states, all chapters in the country of the Bahamas are included in this region.Collegiate chapters
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Southwestern
The states that make up the Southwestern Region are: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and all of Tennessee west of the 86th Longitude.Collegiate chapters
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Western
The Western region, with 15 states, holds the largest number of states within a region in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. The states that make up the Western Region are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. In addition to these states, all chapters within the continent of Asia are in this region.Collegiate chapters
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References
Zeta Upsilon Chapter, founded in 1975 by Stephen McDaniel, was the first fraternity on the campus of UMBC. {{DEFAULTSORT:Phi Beta Sigma