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 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 Organization SymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceAlpha Epsilon Omega California State University, NorthridgeFraternity9ActiveAlpha Gamma AlphaUniversity of California, Los AngelesSorority1Active

Asian American

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

Buddhist OrganizationSymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceDelta Beta TauSan Diego State UniversityCoed fraternityIndependent1Active

Christian 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 OrganizationSymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceAlpha Phi Delta * Syracuse UniversityFraternityNIC48Active

Feminism OrganizationSymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceZeta Omega Eta 2003 Trinity CollegeSorority, coedIndependent2Active

Jewish

Latino 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 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 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 SymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceBeta Xi ChiTexas A&M UniversityFraternityIndependent0InactiveChi Sigma UpsilonRutgers UniversitySororityNMGC (former)ActiveChi Sigma XiUniversity of Toronto ScarboroughSororityIndependent1ActiveDelphic FraternityState University of New York at GeneseoFraternityNMGC (former) 4ActiveDelta Alpha Omega University of Texas at ArlingtonFraternityIndependent1ActiveDelta Alpha SigmaUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonSororityIndependent5ActiveDelta Gamma PiNovember 11, 1998Towson University and Frostburg State UniversitySororityIndependent0InactiveDelta Psi AlphaNorthern Illinois UniversityCoed FraternityIndependent2ActiveDelta Psi SigmaNew York City, New YorkSororityIndependent5ActiveDelta Sigma ChiNew York City College of TechnologySororityNMGC (former)11ActiveDelta Xi NuTexas A&M UniversitySororityNMGC 20ActiveDelta Xi PhiUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignSororityNMGC23ActiveEpsilon Sigma Rho California State University, SacramentoFraternityIndependent9ActiveGamma Eta University of FloridaSororityNMGC8ActiveIota Nu KappaUniversity of MaineFraternityIndependent1ActiveKappa Lambda XiUniversity of Maryland, College Park and Long Island University SororityIndependent1ActiveLambda Iota Upsilon1998State University of New York at DelhiFraternityTraditional1ActiveLambda Phi Xi Michigan State University & Purdue University CalumetSororityIndependent1ActiveLambda Psi DeltaYale UniversitySororityNMGC (former)0InactiveLambda Sigma Gamma Sacramento State UniversitySororityNMGC 26ActiveLambda Tau Omega Montclair State CollegeSororityNMGC12ActiveMALIKLong Island UniversityFraternityIndependentActiveMu Sigma Upsilon Rutgers UniversitySororityNMGC66ActiveOmega DeltaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignFraternityIndependent8ActiveOmega Delta PhiTexas Tech UniversityFraternityNIC, NALFO (former)70ActiveOmega Phi Chi Rutgers UniversitySororityNMGC26ActivePhi Sigma Chi Multicultural FraternityNew York City College of Technology FraternityNMGC13ActivePsi Sigma Phi Montclair State University and New Jersey City UniversityFraternityNMGC17ActiveSigma Alpha Zeta California State University, FresnoSororityIndependent8ActiveSigma Beta Rho University of PennsylvaniaFraternityNIC, NMGC (former)23ActiveSigma Lambda GammaUniversity of IowaSororityNALFO (former)235ActiveSigma Omega PhiCalifornia State University, ChicoSororityIndependent5ActiveSigma Theta Psi San Jose State UniversitySororityIndependent8ActiveTau Phi Sigma University of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignFraternityNIC (former)6ActiveTheta Delta SigmaUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkGender InclusiveIndependent9ActiveTheta Nu Kappa University of California, Santa BarbaraFraternityIndependent1ActiveTheta Nu Xi University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSororityNMGC 64ActiveTau Theta PiUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSororityIndependent4ActiveUpsilon Kappa Delta California State University, ChicoSororityIndependent6ActiveXi Alpha Pi2008University of Toronto St. GeorgeFraternityIndependent2ActiveZeta Chi Phi University of Texas at San AntonioSororityIndependent1ActiveZeta Sigma ChiNorthern Illinois UniversitySororityIndependent22Active

Muslim Organization nameSymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceGamma Gamma ChiGreensboro, North CarolinaSorority, community-basedIndependent1ActiveAlpha Lambda MuUniversity of Texas at DallasFraternity Independent6ActiveMu Delta AlphaFebruary 17, 2014University of Texas at DallasSororityIndependent5ActiveXi Delta Pi2009George Washington UniversitySororityIndependent0Inactive

Native American Organization SymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceAlpha Pi Omega University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSororityIndependent20ActiveBeta Sigma Epsilon University of ArizonaFraternityIndependent4ActiveEpsilon Chi Nu East Carolina UniversityFraternityIndependent2ActiveGamma Beta LambdaOctober 2, 1963Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFraternity, non-collegiateIndependent1ActiveGamma Delta Pi University of OklahomaSororityIndependent1ActiveIota Gamma University of OklahomaFraternityIndependent4ActivePhi Sigma NuUniversity of North Carolina at PembrokeFraternityIndependent5ActiveSigma Omicron EpsilonEast Carolina UniversitySororityIndependent3Active

Persian Organization SymbolsFoundedFounding locationTypeAffiliationActive chaptersStatusReferenceSigma Pi Sigma PsiUniversity of California, Los AngelesSororityIndependent1Active

South Asian

Cultural interest fraternities and sororities

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