Sections and Chapters
a) Through 1970, both Sections and Chapters were established. Sections had members in specific geographic area; Chapters were either formed by a Division in a specific geographic area or served a localized geographic area of a Section
|
Year |
Section |
Chapter |
Note |
|
1962 |
Pacific Northwest |
|
Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1963 |
Midwest |
|
Discontinued in 1971 |
|
1963 |
Mid-Atlantic |
|
Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1964 |
Delaware Valley |
|
Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1964 |
Northern California |
|
Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1966 |
Southwest |
|
Became Southern California Chapter in 1971 |
|
1966 |
|
Greater NY TF |
Became Greater New York Chapter in 1971 |
|
1968 |
New England |
|
Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1964 |
New Mexico |
|
From Midwest Section Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1966 |
|
Southern California Thin Film |
|
|
1967 |
|
Los Alamos (New Mexico) |
New Mexico Chapter in 1971 |
|
1967 |
Rocky Mountain |
|
From Midwest Section Became Chapter in 1971 |
|
1968 |
|
Great Lakes (Midwest) |
Became Section in 1970 |
|
1968 |
|
Central States |
Midwest Section |
|
1968 |
|
Central States |
Midwest Section |
|
1969 |
|
Minnesota TF&SS |
Midwest Section |
|
1970 |
Great Lakes |
|
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|
1970 |
|
ANL-NAL |
Great Lakes Section |
|
1970 |
|
Central Indiana |
Great Lakes Section |
|
|
|
New England TF |
Thin Film Division |
b) Sections were abolished at the end of 1970 and all local groups were Chapters within Regional Administrative Groups. (See RAG-link for the states within these RAGs) New Chapters formed after this change, are listed below. Student Chapters were authorized at the end of 2002.The histories of each Chapter are available in the Chapter-link.
|
Year |
Chapter |
Note |
|
1971 |
Florida |
|
|
1971 |
Southern California |
Formerly Southwest Section |
|
1972 |
Wisconsin |
|
|
1973 |
Upstate New York |
|
|
1973 |
North Central |
Became Michigan Chapter in 1989 |
|
1974 |
New England |
Thin Film Chapter merged with the N.E. Chapter |
|
1979 |
Tennessee Valley |
|
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1979 |
Arizona |
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1980 |
Ohio |
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1981 |
Texas |
|
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1983 |
Illinois |
Formed from ANL-NAL Chapter |
|
1989 |
Michigan |
Formed from North Central Chapter |
|
1986 |
Central Indiana |
Last election of Chair |
|
1988 |
Western Pennsylvania |
|
|
1990 |
Southern California |
Southern CA Chapter and Southern California TF Chapter merged |
|
1998 |
Prairie |
Formed from Illinois Chapter |
|
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|
2000 |
Wisconsin dissolved |
Members transferred to Prairie or Minnesota |
|
2002 |
Greater New York dissolved |
Members transferred to New England, Delaware Valley and Upstate New York |
|
2002 |
Univ of Florida |
Student Chapter |
|
2003 |
Northwestern Univ Univ of Central Florida |
Student Chapter Student Chapter |