Social, traditional, or collegiate sororities, in the North American fraternal system, are those that do not promote a particular profession, as professional fraternities do, or discipline, such as service fraternities and sororities. Instead, their primary purposes are often stated as the development of character, literary or leadership ability, or to serve a simpler social purpose. A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men, and a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations also refer to themselves as women's fraternities.

This list of North American collegiate sororities and women's fraternities is not exhaustive. It includes only social collegiate organizations; other types of social fraternal organizations can be found under the list of general fraternities. Cultural interest sororities can be found in cultural interest fraternities and sororities. Men's and co-educational fraternities are listed in Lists of social fraternities.

Some organizations in this list have a specific major listed as a traditional emphasis. These organizations are social organizations that cater to students in those majors. Other listed fraternities have a traditional emphasis on a specific religion or ethnic background but are primarily social in function.

Sororities and women's fraternities Active groups are in bold. Inactive sororities are indicated in italics.

OrganizationSymbolCharter date and rangeScopeAffiliationTypeCrest mottoStatusAlpha Beta Psi1978LocalIndependentTraditionalActiveAlpha Chi Omega1885InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Chi Theta2013LocalUniversity of VictoriaTraditional'Be confident, be honourable, be valiant.'ActiveAlpha Delta Alpha1980LocalMichigan Technological UniversityTraditional'Strong, Independent, & Beautiful.'ActiveAlpha Delta Chi1925NationalIndependentChristian 'Reflected in mirror'ActiveAlpha Delta Pi1851InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Delta Theta–NationalNPCTraditionalEx Principilis Omnia OriunturInactiveAlpha Delta Theta1979LocalUniversity of the SouthTraditionalActiveAlpha Epsilon Phi1909NationalNPCTraditionalMulta Corda, Una Causa 'Many Hearts, One Purpose'ActiveAlpha Gamma Delta1904InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Gamma Phi1957LocalHope CollegeTraditionalActiveAlpha Kappa Alpha1908InternationalNPHCAfrican-AmericanActivealpha Kappa Delta Phi1990InternationalNAPAAsianActiveAlpha Kappa Psi–NationalTraditionalInactiveAlpha Omicron Pi1897InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Phi1872InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Phi Gamma1994NationalNAPAAsianActiveAlpha Pi Omega1994NationalIndependentNative AmericanActiveAlpha Sigma Alpha1901NationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Sigma Chi1923LocalSUNY OswegoTraditionalActiveAlpha Sigma Delta–NationalIndependentTraditionalInactiveAlpha Sigma Rho1998NationalNAPAAsian AmericanActiveAlpha Sigma Tau1899NationalNPCTraditionalActiveAlpha Theta BetaΑΘΒ1936LocalHofstra UniversityTraditionalActiveAlpha Xi Delta1893NationalNPCTraditionalActiveBeta Delta Pi1887–19xx ?InternationalIndependentTraditionalInactiveAlpha Gamma Delta Quarterly, v. 10 (1919), published by Alpha Gamma Delta. p. 89.Torontonensis (yearbook), vol. 18. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1916. via Internet Archive.Beta Phi Alpha–NationalNPC (former)TraditionalInactiveBeta Sigma Omicron–NationalNPC (former)TraditionalInactiveBeta Upsilon Delta1978LocalSt. Joseph's University TraditionalActiveCeres1984NationalIndependentSocial and agriculturalActiveChi Alpha Nu1927LocalMuskingum UniversityTraditionalActiveChi Beta Epsilon1952LocalTrinity UniversityTraditionalActiveChi Delta Theta1989NationalIndependentAsian, multiculturalActiveChi Iota Pi2004NationalIndependentMulticulturalActiveChi Omega1895NationalNPCTraditionalActiveChi Upsilon Sigma1980NationalNALFOLatinaActiveClovia1931NationalIndependent4-H originActiveDelta Chi Alpha1878RegionalIndependentTraditionalInactiveDelta Delta Delta1888InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveDelta Gamma1873InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveDelta Phi Epsilon1917InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveDelta Phi Nu2008NationalIndependentTraditionalLoyalty, Knowledge, Perseverance ActiveDelta Phi Lambda1998NationalNAPAAsianActiveDelta Phi Omega1998NationalNAPASouth AsianActiveDelta Sigma Epsilon–InternationalNPCTraditionalInactiveDelta Sigma Theta1913InternationalNPHCAfrican-AmericanActiveDelta Theta PsiLocalCollege of WoosterLocalActiveDelta Xi Nu1997NationalNMGCMulticulturalActiveDelta Xi Phi1994NationalNMGCMulticulturalActiveDelta Zeta1902InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveEta Gamma Delta1928NationalCIPFIPuerto RicanActiveEta Psi Kappa2001LocalUniversity of OlivetTraditionalActiveEta Upsilon Gamma1901NationalJPHCTraditionalBe Strong in the TruthInactiveGamma Alpha Omega1993NationalNALFOLatinaActiveGamma Eta1995NationalNMGCTraditionalActiveGamma Phi Beta1874InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveGamma Rho Lambda2003NationalIndependentLGBTQActiveGamma Beta Sigma1901–1909 ?RegionalIndependentTraditional, juniorInactiveIota Alpha Pi–InternationalNPCTraditionalInactiveKappa Alpha Theta1870InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveKappa Beta Gamma1917InternationalIndependentTraditionalActiveKappa Delta1897NationalNPCTraditionalActiveKappa Delta Chi1987NationalNALFOLatinaActiveKappa Delta Kappa1938LocalUrsinus CollegeTraditionalActiveKappa Kappa Gamma1870InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveKappa Lambda Iota1869LocalMcKendree UniversityTraditionalActiveKappa Phi Delta1904LocalIllinois Institute of TechnologyTraditionalActiveKappa Phi Lambda1995NationalNAPAAsianActiveKappa Sigma Tau1922–1923RegionalIndependentTraditionalInactiveLambda Omega–NationalNPCTraditionalInactiveLambda Pi Chi1988NationalNALFOLatinaActiveLambda Pi Upsilon1992NationalNALFOLatinaActiveLambda Psi Delta1997NationalNMGCMulticulturalInactive ?Lambda Sigma Gamma1986RegionalNMGCMulticulturalActiveLambda Tau Omega1988NationalNMGCMulticulturalActiveLambda Theta Alpha1975NationalNALFOLatinaActiveLambda Theta Nu1986NationalNALFOLatinaActiveMu Alpha Phi1927RegionalCIPFIPuerto RicanActiveMu Sigma Upsilon1981NationalNMGCMulticulturalActiveOmega Phi Beta1989NationalNALFOMulticulturalActiveOmega Phi Chi1988NationalNMGCMulticulturalActivePhi Alpha Chi1925NationalIndependentTraditionalInactivePhi Alpha Mu1926LocalMcDaniel CollegeTraditionalActivePhi Beta Chi1978NationalIndependentLutheranActivePhi Delta1919NationalIndependentTraditionalInactivePhi Mu Gamma1921NationalTraditional, juniorInactivePhi Kappa Pi (aka Alpha Clionian )1872LocalSUNY GeneseoTraditionalActivePhi Mu1852NationalNPCTraditionalActivePhi Sigma Rho1984NationalIndependentEngineeringActivePhi Sigma Sigma1913NationalNPCTraditionalActivePi Alpha Gamma2011LocalSt. Thomas University and University of New BrunswickTraditionalActivePi Beta Phi1867InternationalNPCTraditionalActivePi Delta Kappa–RegionalIndependentTraditionalInactivePi Kappa Sigma–InternationalNPCTraditionalInactivePi Lambda Sigma–NationalIndependentTraditionalInactivePhi Omega Pi–NationalNPCTraditionalInactivePi Sigma Gamma–NationalNPCTraditionalInactivePsi Lambda Xi2007LocalDePauw UniversityTraditionalActiveSigma Alpha Epsilon Pi1998NationalIndependentJewishActiveSigma Alpha Omega1998NationalIndependentChristianActiveSigma BetaLocalUniversity of OlivetTraditionalActiveSigma Delta Chi–1915RegionalIndependentTraditionalInactiveSigma Delta Tau1917InternationalNPCJewishActiveSigma Gamma Rho1922InternationalNPHCAfrican-AmericanActiveSigma Iota Alpha1990NationalNALFOLatinaActiveSigma Iota Chi1903NationalJPHCTraditional, juniorInactiveSigma Kappa1874NationalNPCTraditionalActiveSigma Lambda Alpha1992NationalIndependentLatinaActiveSigma Lambda Gamma1990NationalIndependentLatinaActiveSigma Lambda Upsilon1987NationalNALFOLatinaActiveSigma Omicron Epsilon1997NationalIndependentNative AmericanActiveSigma Omicron Pi1930NationalNAPAAsian AmericanActiveSigma Phi Beta–NationalNPCTraditionalInactiveSigma Phi Lambda1988NationalIndependentChristianActiveSigma Phi Omega1949NationalIndependentAsianActiveSigma Pi Alpha1996NationalIndependentChicana/LatinaActiveSigma Psi1897-2024LocalCase Western Reserve UniversityTraditionalInactiveSigma Psi Zeta1994NationalNAPAAsian AmericanActiveSigma Sigma Delta1924NationalIndependentTraditionalInactiveSigma Sigma Omicron1920NationalIndependentTraditionalInactiveSigma Sigma Sigma1898InternationalNPCTraditionalActiveTau Mu Tau1904LocalGustavus Adolphus CollegeTraditionalActiveTheta Nu Xi1997NationalNMGCMulticulturalActiveTheta Phi Alpha1912NationalNPCTraditionalActiveTheta Sigma Upsilon–NationalNPC, PFATraditionalInactiveTheta Tau Epsilon1921–19xx ?NationalJPHC, NPCTraditional, juniorInactiveTheta Upsilon–NationalNPCTraditionalInactiveZeta Chi Epsilon2011LocalFerrum CollegeTraditionalActiveZeta Chi Phi2003NationalIndependentMulticulturalActiveZeta Mu Epsilon1921NationalJPHCTraditionalInactiveZeta Phi Beta1920InternationalNPHCAfrican-AmericanActiveZeta Sigma Chi1991NationalIndependentMulticulturalKeeping the dream aliveActiveZeta Tau Alpha1898InternationalNPCTraditionalActive

Coeducational sororities and fraternities

Coeducational fraternities permit both male and female members.

See also College fraternities and sororities List of social fraternities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities Fraternities and sororities in Canada List of fraternities and sororities in France List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico Professional fraternities and sororities Service fraternities and sororities

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