Service fraternities and sororities Fraternal public service organizations
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.[ 1]
Collegiate service fraternities and sororities
Organization
Charter date and range
Founding location
Type
Scope
Affiliation
Active chapters
Status
Reference
Alpha Phi Omega
December 16, 1925
Lafayette College
Coed fraternity
International
PFA
621
Active
Alpha Delta
August 4, 2007
Washington, D.C.
Fraternity
National
Independent
6
Active
[ 2] [ a]
Alpha Mu Sigma
University of Mary Washington
Coed sorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 3]
Alpha Tau Mu
September 2, 2009
Tuskegee University
African American coed fraternity
Regional
Independent
2
Active
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Beta Nu Theta
2017
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
African American coed fraternity
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 6] [ 7]
Chi Alpha Phi
1979
Lincoln University
African American coed fraternity
National
Independent
Active
[ 6] [ 8] [ 9] [ b]
Delta Chi Gamma
May 2014
Virginia Tech
Sorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 10] [ 11]
Delta Gamma Chi
2022
Penn State World Campus
Sorority
National (virtual)
Independent
1
Active
[ 12] [ 13]
Delta Nu Zeta
December 12, 2003
Florida State University
Sorority
Regional
Independent
2
Active
[ 14] [ 15]
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
1929
Jacksonville, Florida
Coed sorority
International
Independent
23
Active
[ c]
Epsilon Tau Pi
April 28, 1999
University of Dayton
Coed fraternity for Eagle Scouts
National
Independent
8
Active
Gamma Beta Chi
November 15, 2002
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
African American fraternity
National
Independent
5
Active
[ 6] [ 16] [ 17]
Gamma Pi Alpha
November 12, 1994
Tuskegee University
African American sorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 18] [ 6]
Gamma Sigma Sigma
October 12, 1952
New York City, New York
Coed sorority
National
Independent
53
Active
Kappa Delta Tau
March 11, 1963
Eastern Kentucky University
Dorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 19] [ 20]
Lambda Delta Sigma
1919
Concordia College
Sorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ d]
Nu Alpha Nu
2006
Alabama State University
African American fraternity
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 6] [ 21]
Nu Alpha Omicron
2012
Alabama State University
African American sorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 6]
Omega Delta Sigma
1999
University of Florida
Veterans fraternity
National
Independent
15
Active
Omega Phi Alpha
June 15, 1967
Bowling Green State University
Coed sorority
National
Independent
29
Active
[ e]
Phi Delta
2006
Truman University
Sorority
Local
Independent
1
Active
[ 22]
Rho Pi Alpha
1993
Tuskegee University
Fraternity
Local
Independent
Active
[ 23]
Upsilon Phi Upsilon
March 31, 1990
Southern University
African American fraternity
National
Independent
17
Active
[ 6] [ 24] [ 25]
Zeta Mu Phi
Penn State World Campus
Sorority
National (virtual)
Independent
0
Inactive
[ 26]
Zeta Theta Pi
2007
Centra Michigan University
Sorority
Regional
Independent
2
Active
[ 27] [ 28]
^ Formed when several all male chapters of Alpha Phi Omega exited after all chapters were required to become co-ed.
^ Accepts both college and community members.
^ Also has a larger non-collegiate division.
^ Originally formed as a social sorority.
^ Formed in 1953 with the assistance of brothers of the Zeta Kappa chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, but did not register as a national group until 1967 when three independent chapters merged. Member was limited to former Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls until 1958.
Non-collegiate service fraternities and sororities
Organization
Charter date and range
Founding location
Type
Scope
Affiliation
Active chapters
Status
Reference
Alpha Pi Chi
January 7, 1963
Chicago , Illinois
African American sorority
National
Independent
40+
Active
[ 6] [ 29] [ a]
Chi Alpha Phi
1979
Lincoln University
Coed African American fraternity
National
Independent
Active
[ 6] [ 8] [ 9] [ b]
Chi Gamma Kappa
January 22, 2017
Georgia
African American fraternity
Regional
Independent
Active
[ 6] [ 30] [ 31] [ c]
Delta Rho
July 1, 2004
Orlando, Florida
African American sorority
National
Independent
3
Active
[ 32] [ 6] [ d]
Delta Theta Tau
October 16, 1903
Muncie, Indiana
Sorority
National
Independent
72
Active
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
1929
Jacksonville, Florida
Coed sorority
International
Independent
800+
Active
[ e]
Gamma Pi Chi
July 16, 2016
Georgia
African American professional sorority
Regional
Independent
2
Active
[ 33] [ 6] [ f]
Psi Psi Psi
October 2, 1919
Indianapolis, Indiana
Sorority for Delta Delta Delta mothers
International
Independent
8
Active
Tau Gamma Delta
1942
Lewis Business College
Sorority
National
Independent
13
Active
^ Its founders were all associated with Alpha Gamma Chi. Members are mostly African American professionals.
^ Accepts both college and community members.
^ Members must be enrolled in college, have a college degree, or professional certification in her chosen career and live in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina or South Carolina
^ Members must be at least 25 years old. Most members are professional women.
^ Also has a collegiate division.
^ Members must be enrolled in college, have a college degree, or professional certification in her chosen career and live in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina or South Carolina
See also
References
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