Service fraternity or service sorority may refer to any fraternal public-service organization, whether college or community-based. However, in Canada and the United States, the term "fraternity" is typically used to refer to fraternal student societies.

In the context of the North American student fraternity and sorority system, service fraternities and service sororities comprise a type of organization whose primary purpose is community service. Members of these organizations are not restricted from joining other types of fraternities. This may be contrasted with professional fraternities, whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession, and general or social fraternities, whose primary purposes are generally aimed towards some other aspect, such as the development of character, friendship, leadership, or literary ability.

Some general fraternities and their chapters, especially members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, emphasize the service aspects of their activities; however classification as a strictly service organization has legal meaning in regard to Title IX. Service fraternities, like professional fraternities and honor societies must be open to members of both genders since they do not have an exemption from Title IX similar to the one given in section (A)(6)(a) for social fraternities and sororities.

Collegiate service fraternities and sororities

OrganizationCharter date and rangeFounding locationTypeScopeAffiliationActive chaptersStatus Alpha Phi OmegaLafayette CollegeCoed fraternityInternationalPFA621ActiveAlpha Mu SigmaUniversity of Mary WashingtonCoed sororityLocalIndependent1ActiveAlpha Tau MuTuskegee UniversityAfrican American coed fraternityRegionalIndependent2ActiveBeta Nu Theta2017University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAfrican American coed fraternityLocalIndependent1ActiveChi Alpha Phi 1979Lincoln UniversityAfrican American coed fraternityNationalIndependentActiveDelta Chi GammaVirginia TechSororityLocalIndependent1ActiveDelta Gamma Chi2022Penn State World CampusSororityNational (virtual)Independent1ActiveDelta Nu ZetaFlorida State UniversitySororityRegionalIndependent2Active Epsilon Sigma Alpha1929Jacksonville, FloridaCoed sororityInternationalIndependent23Active Epsilon Tau PiUniversity of DaytonCoed fraternity for Eagle ScoutsNationalIndependent8ActiveGamma Beta ChiFort Lauderdale, FloridaAfrican American fraternityNationalIndependent5ActiveGamma Pi AlphaTuskegee UniversityAfrican American sororityLocalIndependent1Active Gamma Sigma SigmaNew York City, New YorkCoed sororityNationalIndependent53ActiveKappa Delta TauEastern Kentucky UniversitySororityLocalIndependent1ActiveLambda Delta Sigma1919Concordia CollegeSororityLocalIndependent1ActiveNu Alpha Nu2006Alabama State UniversityAfrican American fraternityLocalIndependent1ActiveNu Alpha Omicron2012Alabama State UniversityAfrican American sororityLocalIndependent1ActiveOmega Delta Sigma1999University of FloridaVeterans fraternity NationalIndependent15Active Omega Phi AlphaBowling Green State UniversityCoed sororityNationalIndependent29ActivePhi Delta2006Truman State UniversitySororityLocalIndependent1ActiveRho Pi Alpha1993Tuskegee UniversityFraternityLocalIndependent1ActiveTau Beta SigmaOklahoma State UniversityCoed sororityNationalIndependent244ActiveUpsilon Phi UpsilonSouthern UniversityAfrican American fraternityNationalIndependent17ActiveZeta Mu PhiPenn State World CampusSororityNational (virtual)Independent0InactiveZeta Theta Pi2007Central Michigan UniversitySororityRegionalIndependent2Active

Non-collegiate service fraternities and sororities

OrganizationCharter date and rangeFounding locationTypeScopeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusAlpha Pi ChiChicago, IllinoisAfrican American sororityNationalIndependent40+ActiveChi Alpha Phi1979Lincoln UniversityCoed African American fraternity NationalIndependentActiveChi Gamma Kappa GeorgiaAfrican American fraternityRegionalIndependentActiveDelta Rho Orlando, FloridaAfrican American sororityNationalIndependent3ActiveDelta Theta TauMuncie, IndianaSororityNationalIndependent72ActiveEpsilon Sigma Alpha1929Jacksonville, FloridaCoed sororityInternationalIndependent800+ActiveGamma Pi Chi GeorgiaAfrican American professional sororityRegionalIndependent2ActivePsi Psi PsiIndianapolisSorority for Delta Delta Delta mothers InternationalIndependent8 ActiveTau Gamma Delta1942Lewis Business CollegeSororityNationalIndependent13Active

See also

College fraternities and sororities Fraternity List of general fraternities List of social fraternities List of social sororities and women's fraternities List of African-American fraternities and sororities

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