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Encyclopedia > Cultural interest fraternities and sororities

Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in a culture or cultural identity. The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ...


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 predominantly 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. The North-American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC), (formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of collegiate mens fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. ... The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 inter/national womens sororities. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. ...

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List of national cultural interest fraternities and sororities

African-American

See also: National Pan-Hellenic Council

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. ... Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college women. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... The Brotherhood of Iota Phi Theta was a local service fraternity at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1973 to 2001. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ) is the second-oldest collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership and the first black intercollegiate fraternity incorporated as a national body. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ) is a national fraternity, and was the first black national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... In the United States, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) (a type of Minority Serving Institution or MSI) are colleges or universities that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the African-American community. ... Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Sigma Gamma Rho (ΣΓΡ) was founded on November 12, 1922, by seven educators in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. ... Butler University is a private liberal arts university in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Zeta Phi Beta (ΖΦΒ) Sorority, Inc. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ...

Armenian

Alpha Epsilon Omega (ΑΕΩ) is an Armenian fraternity that was founded in 2000 at the California State University, Northridge. ...

Asian American

alpha Kappa Delta Phi (αΚΔΦ) (also known as aKDPhi) is the largest, nationwide Asian-American interest sorority. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Alpha Psi Rho (ΑΨΡ) is an Asian-Pacific Islander fraternity that was founded on March 1, 2000 at San Diego State University. ... San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ... The old Kellogg horse stable, now used for offices This article is about the university in Pomona, California. ... Beta Omega Phi, Inc. ... Delta Chi Psis (DeltaChiPsi. ... For the private Christian university in Tennessee, see Tennessee Temple University. ... This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ... Delta Lambda Chi (ΔΛΧ, also known as DLC) is an Asian-interest sorority founded at the University of California, Irvine, in 2002. ... The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California, USA. Founded in 1965, it is one of ten University of California campuses and is commonly known as UCI or UC Irvine. ... Iota Nu Delta (ΙΝΔ) Fraternity Inc. ... Overlooking center of campus. ... ΚΠΒ (Kappa Pi Beta, also KPiB) is the first Asian-Interest fraternity on the campus of Northern Illinois University. ... Northern Illinois University is a public university located in DeKalb, Illinois. ... Flower: Orchid Gem: Diamond Mascot: Phoenix Motto: Sisterhood, Service & Cultural Diversity Homepage: http://www. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Binghamton University Binghamton University, also known as the State University of New York at Binghamton, is a public university located in the Binghamton, New York, USA area. ... Lambda Theta Delta (ΛΘΔ), is a collegiate fraternity. ... ΛΦΕ (Lambda Phi Epsilon, also known as Lambdas, LPhiE, LFE) is a nationally-recognized Asian-interest fraternity based in the United States. ... ΝΑΦ (Nu Alpha Phi[1] ) (also NAPhi, Nappees) an Asian-Interest fraternity. ... Pi Alpha Phi (ΠΑΦ) (PAPhis or Pineapples) is an American university-level fraternity. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Sather tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. ... Overlooking center of campus. ... The Rho Psi Fraternity was founded 1916 at Cornell University at Ithaca, New York. ... The sisterhood of ΣΟΠ (Sigma Omicron Pi) (also known as SOPi) was founded in 1930 to further the awareness of women in Asian culture. ... Sigma Phi Omega (ΣΦΩ), also known as Sigmas, is an Asian American interest sorority that has helped young women adjust to college life for over fifty years. ... Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The University at Albany, (formerly known as Albany State University until the early 1990s) located in Albany, New York, in the USA, is one of four university centers of the State University of New York. ... Chi Delta Theta (ΧΔΘ) (also Chi Delts) is an Asian-American Interest sorority based in California. ... The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California, USA. It is one out of 10 campuses of the University of California. ... Chi Rho Omicron, Inc. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... This page has been deleted, and should not be re-created without a good reason. ... Omega Phi Gamma (ΩΦΓ), also known as Omegas or OPhiG, is an Asian Interest Fraternity established in the Spring of 1995 at The University of Texas at Austin, with a second chapter founded at the University of Houston in the Spring of 2004. ... Omega Sigma Tau (ΩΣΤ) is an Asian-american fraternity, founded in 1966 at UCLA. Official site Categories: | | ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... Xi Kappa is a Asian-interest fraternity located in the South East Coast. ...

Christian

ΑΔΧ - Alpha Delta Chi is a national Christian sorority founded at UCLA in 1925. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ΑΓΩ - Alpha Gamma Omega (aka AGO) is a national, Christ-Centered fraternity. ... Alpha Lambda Omega Sorority (AΛΩ)-is a national Christian sorority founded April 9, 1990 by four founders at the University of Texas at Austin. ... Alpha Nu Omega Fraternity and Sorority Crest Alpha Nu Omega is a national Greek letter organization founded in 1988 that is comprised of both a fraternity and sorority under one Constitution. ... Beta Sigma Psi National Lutheran Fraternity is a pan Lutheran fraternity. ... Beta Upsilon Chi, Brothers Under Christ, ΒΥΧ (pronounced Bucks) is the largest Christian social fraternity in the United States. ... University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (full official name), often UT or Texas for short, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System, the largest public university system in Texas, established in 1883. ... This article, image, template or category belongs in one or more categories. ... Kappa Upsilon Chi (Keeping Under Christ or ΚΥΧ) is a national mens fraternity composed of Christian collegians seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. ... Sigma Alpha Omega (ΣΑΩ) is a nationally incorporated Christian sorority for women-only, founded at North Carolina State University in 1998. ... Sigma Phi Lambda (ΣΦΛ) Sorority is the largest womens fraternal organization for Christian women, or Christian sorority in the United States with 22 active chapters, and the third of its kind, behind Alpha Delta Chi, founded in 1925, and Sigma Alpha Omega, officially founded in 1988. ... Sigma Theta Epsilon is an interdenominational Christian fraternal organization, tracing its history (through a series of name changes and mergers) to its founding in 1925 at Lincoln, Nebraska. ...

Jewish

Alpha Epsilon Pi (ΑΕΠ or AEPi) is currently the only international Jewish college fraternity in North America, with chapters in the United States and Canada. ... Alpha Epsilon Phi (ΑΕΦ) is a sorority and a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. ... Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi is a United States sorority that was founded on October 1, 1998 at the University of California, Davis. ... Sigma Alpha Mu (ΣΑΜ) also known as Sammy is a college fraternity founded at the City College of New York in 1909. ... ΕΑΡ Founded on November 18, 1917 by 11 young men in West Philadelphia, Sigma Alpha Rho is the oldest continuously run independent high school fraternity. ... High school Fraternities and sororities, or secondary Fraternities and sororities, are social fraternities and sororities for high school-aged men and women. ... Sigma Delta Tau (ΣΔΤ), a national sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference, was founded March 25, 1917 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. ... Tau Epsilon Phi (TEΦ, commonly pronounced TEP) is a predominantly American fraternity with approximately 40 active chapters, chiefly located at universities and colleges in the Northeastern United States. ... Tau Epsilon Chi, more commonly known as TEX, is a Jewish High School sorority founded in 1921. ... High school Fraternities and sororities, or secondary Fraternities and sororities, are social fraternities and sororities for high school-aged men and women. ... ZBT redirects here. ...

Latino

See also: National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 23 Latino Greek Letter Organizations established in 1998. ... Alpha Phi Sigma Sororiity (ΑΦΣ), is a Latina-based Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded to help the Latino community in the United States. ... Alpha Psi Lambda Fraterntiy(ΑΨΛ), is the first co-ed Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded for Hispanic students in the United States. ... Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. ... Delta Tau Lambda is a U.S. sorority with national headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. ... Category: ... The Kappa Delta Chi Sorority (ΚΔΧ), also known as K-D Chi, pronounced Kay-Dee-Kie, is a Greek letter, intercollegiate sorority founded by Hispanic women in the United States. ... Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity (ΛΑΥ) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on December 10, 1985. ... // Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. ... // Lambda Theta NU Sorority, Inc. ... Lambda Theta Phi was founded on December 1, 1975 at Kean College in Union, New Jersey. ... Lambda Pi Chi Sorority(ΛΠΧ) () is a U.S.-based Latina based Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on April 16, 1988 at Cornell University. ... Lambda Sigma Upsilon (ΛΣΥ) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on April 5, 1979 at Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ. The 20 founders of LSU were men who believed that the minority population at colleges and universities were not getting the attention they so desperately needed to advance... La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Incorporated was established on February 19, 1982 in order to address the shortcomings of academic institutions in meeting and addressing the needs of Latino students in higher education. ... Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity, Inc. ... The Mission of Pi Lambda Chi is to create a strong sisterhood and educational support network for women on college campuses. ... Phi Iota Alpha (ΦΙΑ), established December 26, 1931, is the oldest Latino fraternity in existence and works to motivate people, develop leaders, and create innovative ways to unite the Latino community. ... This article is about the fraternity established in 1992. ... Sigma Iota Alpha Sorority(ΣΙΑ), (official name is ) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on April 29, 1990 by students from [[University at Albany |SUNY Albany]], SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. ... Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority, Inc. ... Sigma Lambda Beta (ΣΛΒ) International Fraternity, (also known as Lambda-Betas or Betas) is the largest historically Latino Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity. ... // Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Incorporated is the largest Latina-based multicultural sorority in the country. ... On December 1, 1987 at Binghamton University, Founding Mothers Cynthia Santiago-Guzman, Adriana Zamora-Tirado, Carmen Ibeth Garcia-Quinones and Carol Elizabeth Torres created an organization that would not only serve as a voice for women in an academic setting, but would also provide sincere sisterhood and unconditional support while... // Sigma Omega Nu was chartered on November 6, 1996 and is the first Latina Interest sorority ever to be founded at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. ... Omega Delta Phi (ΩΔΦ), also known as O D Phi, is an intercollegiate fraternity that was founded on November 25, 1987 by students attending Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. ... Omega Phi Beta Sorority(ΩΦΒ) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on March 15, 1989 on the University at Albany in Albany, New York. ...

LGBT

Delta Lambda Phi (ΔΛΦ) is a national social fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive men. ... Kappa Psi Kappa (ΚΨΚ) Fraternity Incorporated is a non-profit, non-collegiate fraternal service and social organization for gay, bisexual and heterosexual men of color. ... Omicron Epsilon Pi Sorority, Inc. ...

Multicultural

See also: National Multicultural Greek Council

The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) is an umbrella council for thirteen Multicultural Greek Letter Organizations established in 1998. ... Beta Sigma Phi is an international non-academic sorority founded in 1931 by Walter Ross. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. ... Delta Gamma Pi Multicultural Sorority (ΔΓΠ) is a multicultural sorority dedicated to establishing bonds between exceptional women from all backgrounds. ... What we want most to be, we are. ... The State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNYSB), also known as Stony Brook University (SBU) is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York (on the north side of Long Island, about 55 miles east of Manhattan, New York). ... Gamma Phi Epsilon (ΓΦΕ) is a multicultural fraternity that was founded March 22, 1994 at San Diego State University. ... Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity is a prestigious regional and multicultural fraternity with active chapters at SUNY New Paltz and Binghamton University. ... Lambda Sigma Gamma multicultural women’s sorority founded on October 24, 1986. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. ... Official Crest of Omega Delta Omega Delta is also the name of an Autobot shuttle in the Transformers: Beast Wars and Transformers: Beast Machines television series. ... Omega Phi Chi Sorority, Inc. ... Sigma Theta Psi was formed on November 13, 1991 in San Jose , California by eighteen women seeking to solidify and immortalize the values and responsibilities, which embodied their persons. ... Tau Theta Pi (ΤΘΠ) (also known as Taus) is a sorority founded at the University of Southern California in 1998. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... ΖΦΡ (Zeta Phi Rho, Inc. ... // Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. ...

Muslim

  • ΓΓΧ - Gamma Gamma Chi Sorority - founded in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Native American

  • ΦΣN - Phi Sigma Nu - First Native American fraternity to be established and recognized by an institution of higher learning. Founded at University of North Carolina-Pembroke in 1996.

ΦΣΝ (Phi Sigma Nu) is the first Native American fraternity founded on February 3, 1997 at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. ...

South Asian

  • ΑΙΟ - Alpha Iota Omicron - "AIO" South Asian interest fraternity established in 1998
  • ΒΧΘ - Beta Chi Theta -"Beta Chi" First & Youngest National South Asian Fraternity to be a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference
  • ΔΕΨ- Delta Epsilon Psi, "DEPSI" First South-Asian Fraternity founded in the South at the University of Texas at Austin
  • ΔΦΒ - Delta Phi Beta - Co-Ed South Asian fraternity
  • ΔΣΙ - Delta Sigma Iota - South Asian Interest Fraternity
  • ΔΘΨ - Delta Theta Psi - South Asian Interest Sorority founded at the University of Michigan
  • ΙΝΔ - Iota Nu Delta - First South Asian Fraternity in the Nation, Nationally Recognized by the North-American Interfraternity Conference
  • ΣΣΡ - Sigma Sigma Rho - first South Asian based sorority on the East Coast, "SigSigRho"

Alpha Iota Omicron National Fraternity, Inc. ... Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. ... The North-American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC), (formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of collegiate mens fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. ... Delta Epsilon Psi was founded October 1, 1998 at the University of Texas at Austin by 18 motivated brothers. ... Delta Phi Beta (ΔΦΒ) is the nations first South Asian fraternity, established in 1992 at the University of California, Berkeley. ... Delta Sigma Iota (ΔΣΙ) also known as DSI is a college fraternity founded at the Pennsylvania State University on August 15, 2000. ... Iota Nu Delta (ΙΝΔ) Fraternity Inc. ... The North-American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC), (formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of collegiate mens fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. ... (ΣΣΡ) Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority, Inc. ...

See also

The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... Social or General Fraternities and Sororities, in the North American fraternity system, are those not associated with a particular profession (as Professional fraternities are) or discipline (such as Service fraternities and sororities). ... Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose membership is restricted to students and faculty members in a particular field of professional education. ...

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