Cultural interest fraternities and sororities

Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general, social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in a culture or cultural identity.

Although racial and religious restrictions have long since been abolished in all North American Interfraternity Conference and National Panhellenic Conference organizations, their memberships nationally remain predominantly Caucasian, and National Pan-Hellenic Council memberships largely African American. The new generation of cultural interest organizations has arisen to serve the interests of communities whose numbers in the traditional Greek system are historically small and dispersed.

Following is a list of national cultural interest fraternities and sororities.

African American

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Main articles: List of African-American fraternities and sororities and National Pan-Hellenic Council

African-American fraternities and sororities are social organizations that predominantly recruit Black college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty, and leaders at various institutions in the United States.

Armenian

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Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Alpha Epsilon Omega ΑΕΩ December 20, 2000 California State University, Northridge Fraternity 9 Active [1][2]
Alpha Gamma Alpha ΑΓΑ October 25, 2002 University of California, Los Angeles Sorority 1 Active [3][4]

Asian American

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Main article: List of Asian American fraternities and sororities

There are over sixty Asian American interest Greek-lettered organizations, many of which are overseen by the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

Buddhist

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Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Delta Beta Tau ΔΒΤ September 9, 2015 San Diego State University (SDSU) Co-ed Fraternity Independent 1 Active

Christian

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Main articles: Christian fraternities and Christian sororities

While most of the traditional women's fraternities or sororities were founded decades before the start of the 20th century, the first ever specifically Christian-themed Greek letter organization formed was the Kappa Phi Club, founded in Kansas in 1916. The three largest Christian fraternities established in the early part of the 20th century are Beta Sigma Psi, Alpha Gamma Omega, and Sigma Theta Epsilon; all are still active.

Italian-American

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Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Alpha Phi Delta * ΑΦΔ November 5, 1914 Syracuse University Fraternity NIC 48 Active

Feminism

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Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Zeta Omega Eta ΖΩΗ 2003 Trinity College Sorority, coed Independent 2 Actve

Jewish

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Main article: List of Jewish fraternities and sororities

Latino

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Main articles: List of Latino fraternities and sororities and National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

Latino Greek-letter organizations, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in Latino culture and identity. The first known Latino fraternal organization was Alpha Zeta fraternity, established in 1889 at Cornell University.

LGBTQ

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Main article: List of LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly fraternities and sororities

LGBTQ fraternities and sororities have existed since the 1980s, with Delta Phi Upsilon being established in 1985 and Delta Lambda Phi in 1986. These groups are intended to provide members with access to Greek life without fear of homophobic reprisal or behavior by fellow members, resulting from a history of homophobia within longer-established organizations.

Multicultural

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See also: National Multicultural Greek Council

These organizations do not identify with a specific cultural identity. Some may fall under associations that cater to specific cultural backgrounds, however, the organization itself refers to itself as Multicultural.

Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Beta Xi Chi ΒΞΧ November 11, 1998 Texas A&M University Fraternity Independent 0 Inactive [5]
Chi Sigma Upsilon ΧΣΕ November 1, 1993 Rutgers University Sorority NMGC (former) Active [6][7]
Chi Sigma Xi ΧΣΞ April 1, 2010 University of Toronto Scarborough Sorority Independent 1 Active [8]
Delphic Fraternity ΓΣΤ October 13, 1871 State University of New York at Geneseo Fraternity NMGC (former) 4 Active [6][7]
Delta Alpha Omega ΔΑΩ August 22, 2001 University of Texas at Arlington Fraternity Independent 1 Active [9][10]
Delta Alpha Sigma ΔΑΣ March 10, 2004 University of Texas at Arlington Sorority Independent 5 Active [10][11]
Delta Psi Alpha ΔΨΑ November 24, 1998 Northern Illinois University Coed Fraternity Independent 2 Active [12]
Delta Psi Sigma ΔΨΣ January 14, 2001 New York City, New York Sorority Independent 5 Active [13]
Delta Sigma Chi ΔΣΧ November 27, 1996 New York City College of Technology Sorority NMGC (former) 11 Active [6]
Delta Xi Nu ΔΞΝ October 7, 1997 Texas A&M University Sorority NMGC 20 Active [7]
Delta Xi Phi ΔΞΦ April 20, 1994 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Sorority NMGC 23 Active [6][7]
Epsilon Sigma Rho ΕΣΡ March 2, 1986 California State University, Sacramento Fraternity Independent 9 Active [14][15]
Gamma Eta ΓΗ October 18, 1995 University of Florida Sorority NMGC 8 Active [6][7]
Iota Nu Kappa ΙΝΚ September 13, 2010 University of Maine Fraternity Independent 1 Active [16][17]
Kappa Lambda Xi ΚΛΞ October 7, 2003 University of Maryland, College Park and Long Island University Sorority Independent 1 Active [18]
Lambda Phi Xi ΛΦΞ January 27, 2004 Michigan State University & Purdue University Calumet Sorority Independent 1 Active
Lambda Psi Delta ΛΨΔ March 9, 1997 Yale University Sorority NMGC (former) 0 Inactive [6]
Lambda Sigma Gamma ΛΣΓ October 24, 1986 Sacramento State University Sorority NMGC 26 Active [7]
Lambda Tau Omega ΛΤΩ October 9, 1988 Montclair State College Sorority NMGC 12 Active [6][7]
Mu Sigma Upsilon ΜΣΥ November 21, 1981 Rutgers University Sorority NMGC 66 Active [6][7]
Omega Delta ΩΔ January 19, 1997 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Fraternity Independent 8 Active [19]
Omega Delta Phi ΩΔΦ November 25, 1987 Texas Tech University Fraternity NIC, NALFO (former) 70 Active
Omega Phi Chi ΩΦΧ November 9, 1988 Rutgers University Sorority NMGC 26 Active [6][7]
Phi Sigma Chi ΨΣΧ November 16, 1996 New York City College of Technology Fraternity NMGC 13 Active [6][20][21][7]
Psi Sigma Phi ΨΣΦ December 12, 1990 Montclair State University and New Jersey City University Fraternity NMGC 17 Active [6][7]
Sigma Alpha Zeta ΣΑΖ October 17, 1992 California State University, Fresno Sorority Independent 8 Active [22][23][24]
Sigma Beta Rho ΣΒΡ August 16, 1996 University of Pennsylvania Fraternity NIC, NMGC (former) 23 Active
Sigma Omega Phi ΣΩΦ April 26, 1990 California State University, Chico Sorority Independent 5 Active [25][26][27]
Sigma Theta Psi ΣΘΨ November 13, 1991 San Jose State University Sorority Independent 8 Active
Tau Phi Sigma ΤΦΣ November 11, 1992 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Fraternity NIC (former) 6 Active
Theta Delta Sigma ΘΔΣ April 15, 2001 University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Gender Inclusive Independent 9 Active
Theta Nu Kappa ΘΝΚ November 20, 2007 University of California, Santa Barbara Fraternity Independent 1 Active [28]
Theta Nu Xi ΘΝΞ April 11, 1997 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sorority NMGC 64 Active [7]
Tau Theta Pi ΤΘΠ November 24, 1998 University of Southern California Sorority Independent 4 Active [29]
Upsilon Kappa Delta ΥΚΔ December 10, 1993 California State University, Chico Sorority Independent 6 Active [30][31][32]
Xi Alpha Pi ΞΑΠ 2008 University of Toronto Fraternity Independent 2 Active [33]
Zeta Chi Phi ΖΧΦ January 30, 2003 University of Texas at San Antonio Sorority Independent 1 Active
Zeta Sigma Chi ΖΣΧ March 3, 1991 Northern Illinois University Sorority Independent 22 Active

Muslim

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Organization name Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Gamma Gamma Chi ΓΓΧ April 3, 2005 Greensboro, North Carolina Sorority Independent 3 Active [34][35]
Alpha Lambda Mu ΑΛΜ February 12, 2013 University of Texas at Dallas Fraternity Independent 6 Active
Mu Delta Alpha ΜΔΑ February 17, 2014 University of Texas at Dallas Sorority Independent 5 Active [36][37]
Xi Delta Pi ΞΔΠ 2009 George Washington University Sorority Independent 0 Inactive [35]

Native American

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Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Alpha Pi Omega ΑΠΩ September 1, 1994 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sorority Independent 20 Active
Beta Sigma Epsilon ΒΣΕ January 1, 2000 University of Arizona Fraternity Independent 4 Active
Epsilon Chi Nu EXN January 1, 1996 East Carolina University Fraternity Independent 2 Active [38][39]
Gamma Beta Lambda ΓΒΛ October 2, 1963 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Fraternity, non-collegiate Independent 1 Active [40]
Gamma Delta Pi ΓΔΠ August 27, 2000 University of Oklahoma Sorority Independent 1 Active [41]
Iota Gamma ΙΓ October 22, 2004 University of Oklahoma Fraternity Independent 4 Active [41][a]
Phi Sigma Nu ΦΣΝ February 13, 1996 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Fraternity Independent 5 Active
Sigma Omicron Epsilon ΣΟΕ March 30, 1997 East Carolina University Sorority Independent 3 Active

Persian

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Organization Symbols Chartered Founding location Type Affiliation Active

chapters

Status Reference
Sigma Pi Sigma Psi ΣΠΣ May 18, 2009 University of California, Los Angeles Sorority Independent 1 Active [42][43]

South Asian

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Main article: List of Asian American fraternities and sororities

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Group was called Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma until a rebranding decision in the summer of 2022.

References

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