Fraternities and sororities in Canada

The expansion of Greek letter organizations into Canada was an important stage of the North American fraternity movement, beginning in 1879 with the establishment of a chapter of Zeta Psi at the University of Toronto. In 1883, the same fraternity established a chapter at McGill University. Other early foundations were Kappa Alpha Society at Toronto in 1892 and at McGill in 1899, and Alpha Delta Phi at Toronto in 1893 and at McGill in 1897. The first sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, was established in Toronto in 1887. In 1902, the first international chapter of Phi Delta Theta was established at McGill University as the Quebec Alpha.

The development of the fraternity system in Canada has made great progress in these two universities. In 1927 Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities reported the existence of 42 chapters at the University of Toronto and 23 chapters at McGill University. A few chapters were also reported from the University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Carleton University, Dalhousie University, University of Manitoba, Queen's University, University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, Brock University and University of Alberta.

Canadian fraternities Following is a list of Canadian fraternities. Chapter counts included Canadian chapters only for international fraternities. Organizations that are inactive in Canada are indicated in italic.

Organization Symbols Charter date and range Founding location TypeScopeAffiliation Active Canadian chaptersStatus in Canada Acacia University of Michigan at Ann Arbor SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Alpha Delta Phi Hamilton College Social and literaryInternationalNIC 3ActiveAlpha Epsilon PiNew York UniversityJewishInternationalFFC10ActiveAlpha Kai Omega1929W. D. Lowe High SchoolSportsLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Kappa PsiNew York UniversityProfessional (business)InternationalPFA2ActiveAlpha Omega Baltimore, MarylandProfessional (dentistry) and JewishInternationalPFA3 Active Alpha Phi Alpha Cornell University Social, African-AmericanInternationalNIC, NPHC 1 ActiveAlpha Phi OmegaLafayette CollegeServiceInternationalPFA1ActiveAlpha Sigma PhiYale UniversitySocialInternationalFFC 3Active Alpha Tau Omega – xxxx ? Virginia Military Institute SocialInternationalNIC 0Inactive Beta Theta Pi Miami University SocialInternationalNIC 3ActiveBrotherhood of Omicron Concordia UniversitySecret societyLocalIndependent1Active Delta Chi Cornell University SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Delta Kappa Epsilon Yale University SocialInternationalNIC 7Active Delta Lambda Phi Washington, D.C. Social, Gay/BisexualInternationalNIC 0Inactive Delta Sigma Phi – xxxx ? City College of New York SocialInternationalNIC 0Inactive Delta Tau Delta –xxxx ? Bethany College SocialInternationalNIC 0Inactive Delta Upsilon Williams College SocialInternationalNIC 4ActiveEpiskopon1858University of TorontoSecret societyLocalIndependent FarmHouse University of Missouri SocialInternationalNIC 1ActiveGamma Beta Lambda – xxxx ?Vancouver, British ColumbiaSocialLocalIndependent0InactiveKappa Alpha Society Union College Literary and socialInternationalNIC 2ActiveKappa SigmaUniversity of VirginiaSocialInternationalIndependent9ActiveLambda Chi AlphaBoston UniversitySocialInternationalIndependent3ActiveList of Lambda Chi Alpha chapters Lambda Phi Epsilon University of California, Los Angeles Asian-interestInternationalNIC 2ActiveOmega Psi PhiHoward UniversitySocial, African-AmericanInternationalNPHC1ActiveOmega Theta Alpha University of OttawaSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveOmega Xi2011–20xx ?University of SaskatchewanSocialLocalIndependent0InactivePhi Beta SigmaHoward UniversitySocial, African-AmericanInternationalNPHC1ActivePhi Delta ThetaMiami UniversitySocialInternationalIndependent11Active Phi Gamma Delta Jefferson College SocialInternationalNIC 5ActivePhi Kappa PiMcGill University and University of TorontoSocialNationalIndependent4Active Phi Kappa Sigma University of Pennsylvania SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Phi Sigma Kappa – xxxx ? University of Massachusetts Amherst SocialInternationalNIC 0Inactive Pi Kappa Alpha University of Virginia SocialInternationalNIC 4Active Pi Lambda Phi – xxxx ? Yale University SocialInternationalNIC 0InactivePsi Lambda PhiSt. Thomas University / University of New Brunswick, FrederictonSocial and serviceLocalIndependent0Inactive Psi Upsilon Union College SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Sigma Alpha Epsilon University of Alabama SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Sigma Alpha Mu College of the City of New York SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Sigma Chi Miami University SocialInternationalNIC 10Active Sigma Nu – xxxx ? Virginia Military Institute SocialInternationalNIC0InactiveSigma Phi DeltaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaProfessional (engineering)InternationalPFA2Active Sigma Pi Vincennes University SocialInternationalNIC 0InactiveSigma Thêta PiUniversité Joseph Fourier and Université Pierre Mendès-FranceSocialInternationalIndependent2ActiveTau Kappa EpsilonIllinois Wesleyan UniversitySocialInternationalIndependent3Active Theta Chi Norwich University SocialInternationalNIC 1Active Theta Delta Chi Union College SocialInternationalNIC 1ActiveTheta Gamma – xxxx ?St. Lawrence UniversitySocialInternational0InactiveTheta Sigma1974–xxxx ?Concordia UniversitySocialLocalIndependent0InactiveTheta Tau Nu2013–20xx ?University of New Brunswick, FrederictonSocialLocalIndependent0InactiveXi Alpha Pi University of Toronto ScarboroughMulticultural-interestLocalIndependent1Active Zeta Beta Tau City College of New York JewishInternationalNIC 1Active Zeta Psi New York University SocialInternationalNIC 13Active

Canadian sororities Following is a list of Canadian sororities. Chapter counts included Canadian chapters only for international fraternities. Organizations that are Inactive in Canada indicated in italic.

Organization Symbols Charter date and range Founding location TypeScopeAffiliation Active Canadian chaptersStatus in CanadaAlpha Chi ThetaUniversity of VictoriaSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Epsilon PhiBarnard CollegeJewishInternationalNPC1ActiveAlpha Delta PiWesleyan CollegeSocialInternationalNPC2ActiveAlpha Gamma Delta Syracuse UniversitySocialInternationalNPC8ActiveAlpha Gamma Phi Nipissing UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Kappa AlphaHoward UniversityAfrican-AmericanInternationalNPHC1Activealpha Kappa Delta PhiUniversity of California, BerkeleyAsian-interestInternationalNAPA1ActiveAlpha OmegaWilfrid Laurier UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Omega Epsilon Marquette UniversityProfessional (engineering)InternationalPFA2ActiveAlpha Omicron Pi Barnard CollegeSocialInternationalNPC7ActiveAlpha Phi Syracuse UniversitySocialInternationalNPC8ActiveAlpha Pi Beta1994University of Northern British ColumbiaSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Pi Phi Carleton UniversitySocialInternationalIndependent10ActiveAlpha Psi University of AlbertaSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Sigma Chi – 20xx ?University of Ontario Institute of TechnologySocialLocalIndependent0InactiveBeta Delta PiBucknell Female InstituteSocialInternational0InactiveCeresCeres Colorado State UniversitySocial and agricultureInternational1ActiveChi Sigma Xi University of Toronto ScarboroughMulticulturalLocalIndependent1ActiveDelta Alpha Theta University of WindsorSocialNational3ActiveDelta Delta Delta Boston UniversitySocialInternationalNPC2ActiveDelta Eta Iota University of LethbridgeSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveDelta Gamma Lewis School for GirlsSocialInternationalNPC2ActiveDelta Phi Epsilon New York University Law SchoolSocialInternationalNPC3ActiveDelta Phi Nu Fleming CollegeSocialRegionalIndependent4ActiveDelta Pi York UniversityJewish and socialRegional3ActiveDelta Psi Delta Carleton UniversitySocialRegional4ActiveDelta Sigma Theta Howard UniversityPredominantly Black, ServiceInternationalNPHC1ActiveDelta Zeta Miami UniversitySocialInternationalNPC1ActiveGamma Delta Nu York UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActiveGamma Phi Beta Syracuse UniversitySocialInternationalNPC3ActiveIota Beta Chi Dalhousie UniversitySocialNationalIndependent2ActiveKappa Alpha Theta DePauw UniversitySocialInternationalNPC4ActiveKappa Beta Gamma Marquette UniversitySocialInternationalIndependent13ActiveKappa Kappa Gamma Monmouth CollegeSocialInternationalNPC4ActiveKappa Phi Xi York UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActiveKappa Sigma Psi University of Ontario, Institute of TechnologySocialRegional2ActiveNu Delta Mu Université de MontréalSocialInternationalIndependent1ActiveNu Omega Zeta McMaster UniversityBlack-focused and socialLocalIndependent0InactiveNu Sigma Pi University of OttawaSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveOmega Phi Sigma University of OttawaSocialLocalIndependent0InactiveOmega Pi Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia Community College, University Sainte-Anne, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, University of King's CollegeSocialRegionalIndependent1ActiveOmega Sigma Chi Brock UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActivePhi Sigma Sigma Hunter CollegeSocialInternationalNPC0InactivePi Alpha Gamma St Thomas UniversitySocialLocalIndependent0InactivePi Beta Phi Monmouth CollegeSocialInternationalNPC4ActivePi Nu Epsilon State University of New York at CantonSocialInternationalIndependent0InactiveSigma Beta Phi University of OttawaBlack and SocialLocalIndependent1ActiveSigma Gamma Rho Butler UniversityAfrican-AmericanInternationalNPHC1ActiveSigma Lambda Gamma University of WaterlooSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveSigma Psi Alpha University of OttawaSocialLocalIndependent0InactiveTau Lambda Xi Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia Community College, and Nova Scotia College of Art and DesignSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveTau Sigma Phi Carleton UniversitySocialNationalIndependent5ActiveTheta Sigma Psi University of OttawaSocialLocalIndependent1ActiveXi Delta Theta Carleton UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActiveZeta Beta Omega University of TorontoJewishLocalIndependent1ActiveZeta Beta Psi Thompson Rivers UniversitySocialLocalIndependent0InactiveZeta Lambda Zeta Université de MontréalSocialInternationalIndependent2ActiveZeta Tau Omega Concordia UniversitySocialLocalIndependent1ActiveZeta Theta Xi University of OttawaSocialLocalIndependent1Active

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