ABOUT 
THE WESTERN REGION

Our Regional History

The Western Region was originally part of the Southwestern Region. It gained initial recognition in 1946 and was formally established in 1952. 
Soror Leslie Crossland of Sigma Sigma Chapter (Los Angeles) was most responsible for the progress of the region in its formative years. The earliest chapters were

• Sigma Sigma (1939)

• Kappa (1940)

• Beta Eta Sigma (1947)

• Beta Theta Sigma (1947)

• Beta Mu Sigma (1950)

• Beta Nu Sigma (1950)

• Beta Rho Sigma (1951)

• Beta Pi (1952)

• Gamma Alpha Sigma (1954)

• Gamma Zeta Sigma (1955)

• Beta Psi (1958)