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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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	Type	Scope	Affiliation	Active Canadian chapters	Status in Canada	Reference
Acacia	Ακακία	May 12, 1904	University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Alpha Delta Phi	ΑΔΦ	October 29, 1832	Hamilton College	Social and literary	International	NIC	3	Active
Alpha Epsilon Pi	ΑΕΠ	November 7, 1913	New York University	Jewish	International	FFC	10	Active	[3]
Alpha Kai Omega	ΑΚΩ	1929	W. D. Lowe High School	Sports	Local	Independent	1	Active
Alpha Kappa Psi	ΑΚΨ	October 5, 1904	New York University	Professional (business)	International	PFA	2	Active	[4]
Alpha Omega	ΑΩ	1907	Baltimore, Maryland	Professional (dentistry) and Jewish	International	PFA	3	Active	[a]
Alpha Phi Alpha	ΑΦΑ	December 4, 1906	Cornell University	Social, African-American	International	NIC, NPHC	1	Active
Alpha Phi Omega	ΑΦΩ	December 16, 1925	Lafayette College	Service	International	PFA	1	Active	[5]
Alpha Sigma Phi	ΑΣΦ	December 6, 1845	Yale University	Social	International	FFC	3	Active	[6]
Alpha Tau Omega	ΑΤΩ	September 11, 1865 – xxxx ?	Virginia Military Institute	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive
Beta Theta Pi	ΒΘΠ	August 8, 1839	Miami University	Social	International	NIC	3	Active
Brotherhood of Omicron	Ο	January 1965	Concordia University	Secret society	Local	Independent	1	Active	[7]
Delta Chi	ΔΧ	October 13, 1890	Cornell University	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Delta Kappa Epsilon	ΔΚΕ	June 22, 1844	Yale University	Social	International	NIC	7	Active	[8]
Delta Lambda Phi	ΔΛΦ	October 15, 1986	Washington, D.C.	Social, Gay/Bisexual	International	NIC	0	Inactive
Delta Sigma Phi	ΔΣΦ	December 10, 1899 – xxxx ?	City College of New York	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive
Delta Tau Delta	ΔΤΔ	October 1858–xxxx ?	Bethany College	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive	[b]
Delta Upsilon	ΔΥ	November 4, 1834	Williams College	Social	International	NIC	4	Active
Episkopon	Επισκοπῶν	1858	University of Toronto	Secret society	Local	Independent
FarmHouse	FH	April 15, 1905	University of Missouri	Social	International	NIC	1	Active	[9]
Gamma Beta Lambda	ΓΒΛ	October 2, 1963 – xxxx ?	Vancouver, British Columbia	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive
Kappa Alpha Society	KA	November 26, 1825	Union College	Literary and social	International	NIC	2	Active
Kappa Sigma	ΚΣ	December 10, 1869	University of Virginia	Social	International	Independent	9	Active
Lambda Chi Alpha	ΛΧΑ	November 2, 1909	Boston University	Social	International	Independent	3	Active	[10]
Lambda Phi Epsilon	ΛΦΕ	February 25, 1981	University of California, Los Angeles	Asian-interest	International	NIC	2	Active	[11]
Omega Psi Phi	ΩΨΦ	November 17, 1911	Howard University	Social, African-American	International	NPHC	1	Active
Omega Theta Alpha	ΩΘΑ	September 5, 2002	University of Ottawa	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[12][13]
Omega Xi	ΩΞ	2011–xxxx ?	University of Saskatchewan	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive
Phi Beta Sigma	ΦΒΣ	January 9, 1914	Howard University	Social, African-American	International	NPHC	1	Active
Phi Delta Theta	ΦΔΘ	December 26, 1848	Miami University	Social	International	Independent	11	Active	[14]
Phi Gamma Delta	ΦΓΔ	May 1, 1848	Jefferson College	Social	International	NIC	5	Active
Phi Kappa Pi	ΦΚΠ	March 22, 1913	McGill University and University of Toronto	Social	National	Independent	4	Active	[15]
Phi Kappa Sigma	ΦΚΣ	August 16, 1850	University of Pennsylvania	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Phi Sigma Kappa	ΦΣΚ	March 15, 1873 – xxxx ?	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive
Pi Kappa Alpha	ΠΚΑ	March 1, 1868	University of Virginia	Social	International	NIC	4	Active
Pi Lambda Phi	ΠΛΦ	March 21, 1895 – xxxx ?	Yale University	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive	[16]
Psi Lambda Phi	ΨΛΦ	March 27, 2014	St. Thomas University / University of New Brunswick, Fredericton	Social/Charitable	Local	Independent	0	Inactive
Psi Upsilon	ΨΥ	November 24, 1833	Union College	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Sigma Alpha Epsilon	ΣΑΕ	March 9, 1856	University of Alabama	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Sigma Alpha Mu	ΣΑΜ	November 26, 1909	College of the City of New York	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Sigma Chi	ΣΧ	June 28, 1855	Miami University	Social	International	NIC	10	Active
Sigma Nu	ΣΝ	January 1, 1869 – xxxx ?	Virginia Military Institute	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive
Sigma Phi Delta	ΣΦΔ	April 11, 1924	University of Southern California	Professional (engineering)	International	PFA	2	Active
Sigma Pi	ΣΠ	February 26, 1897	Vincennes University	Social	International	NIC	0	Inactive
Sigma Thêta Pi	ΣΘΠ	September 21, 2003	Université Joseph Fourier and Université Pierre Mendès-France	Social	International	Independent	2	Active	[17]
Tau Kappa Epsilon	TKE	January 10, 1899	Illinois Wesleyan University	Social	International	Independent	3	Active
Theta Chi	ΘΧ	April 10, 1856	Norwich University	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Theta Delta Chi	ΘΔΧ	October 31, 1847	Union College	Social	International	NIC	1	Active
Theta Gamma	ΘΓ	January 1912 – xxxx ?	St. Lawrence University	Social	International		0	Inactive	[18][c]
Theta Sigma	ΘΣ	1974–xxxx ?	Concordia University	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive
Theta Tau Nu	ΘΤΝ	2013–20xx ?	University of New Brunswick, Fredericton	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive
Xi Alpha Pi	ΞΑΠ	September 28, 2008	University of Toronto Scarborough	Multicultural-interest	Local	Independent	1	Active	[19]
Zeta Beta Tau	ΖΒΤ	December 29, 1898	City College of New York	Jewish	International	NIC	1	Active	[20]
Zeta Psi	ΖΨ	June 1, 1847	New York University	Social	International	NIC	13	Active	[21]

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	Nickname	Charter date and range	Founding location	Type	Scope	Affiliation	Active Canadian chapters	Status in Canada	Reference
Alpha Chi Theta	ΑΧθ	Al-Chi-Ta	April 20, 2013	University of Victoria	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[22][23]
Alpha Epsilon Phi	ΑΕΦ	A E Phi or Phisters	October 24, 1909	Barnard College	Jewish	International	NPC	1	Active
Alpha Delta Pi	ΑΔΠ	A D Pi	May 15, 1851	Wesleyan College	Social	International	NPC	2	Active
Alpha Gamma Delta	ΑΓΔ	A G D or Alpha Gam or Gams	May 30, 1904	Syracuse University	Social	International	NPC	8	Active
Alpha Gamma Phi	ΑΓΦ	AGP	July 27, 2015	Nipissing University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active
Alpha Kappa Alpha	ΑΚΑ	AKAs	January 15, 1908	Howard University	African-American	International	NPHC	1	Active
alpha Kappa Delta Phi	αΚΔΦ	aKDPhi KDPhi	February 7, 1990	University of California, Berkeley	Asian-interest	International	NAPA	1	Active
Alpha Omega	ΑΩ	A-Oh's	October 27, 1993	Wilfrid Laurier University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[24]
Alpha Omega Epsilon	ΑΩΕ		November 13, 1983	Marquette University	Professional (engineering)	International	PFA	2	Active
Alpha Omicron Pi	ΑΟΠ	AOII Alphas Alpha O's	January 2, 1897	Barnard College	Social	International	NPC	7	Active
Alpha Phi	ΑΦ	A-Phi	October 10, 1872	Syracuse University	Social	International	NPC	8	Active
Alpha Pi Beta	ΑΠΒ	APiB	1994	University of Northern British Columbia	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[25]
Alpha Pi Phi	ΑΠΦ	App's or Apple Pi's	February 26, 2009	Carleton University	Social	International	Independent	10	Active
Alpha Psi	ΑΨ	A-Psis	June 24, 2004	University of Alberta	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[26]
Alpha Sigma Chi	ΑΣΧ	ASX Sigs	December 9, 2008 – 20xx ?	University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive	[27]
Beta Delta Pi	ΒΔΠ			Bucknell Female Institute	Social	International		0	Inactive
Ceres	Ceres		October 12, 1985	Colorado State University	Social and agriculture	International		1	Active
Chi Sigma Xi	ΧΣΞ	CSX	April 1, 2010	University of Toronto Scarborough	Multicultural	Local	Independent	1	Active	[28]
Delta Alpha Theta	ΔΑΘ	DATs	October 5, 2005	University of Windsor	Social	National		3	Active
Delta Delta Delta	ΔΔΔ	Tri Delta	November 27, 1888	Boston University	Social	International	NPC	2	Active
Delta Eta Iota	ΔΗΙ	DHI	January 10, 2008	University of Lethbridge	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[29]
Delta Gamma	ΔΓ	DG or DeeGee	December 25, 1873	Lewis School for Girls	Social	International	NPC	2	Active
Delta Phi Epsilon	ΔΦΕ	DPhiE	March 17, 1917	New York University Law School	Social	International	NPC	3	Active
Delta Phi Nu	ΔΦΝ	DFN	May 14, 2008	Fleming College	Social	Regional		4	Active
Delta Pi	ΔΠ		November 2, 1989	York University	Jewish and social	Regional		2	Active	[30]
Delta Psi Delta	ΔΨΔ	DPsiD DPD	September 15, 1991	Carleton University	Social	Regional		4	Active
Delta Sigma Theta	ΔΣΘ	Deltas	January 13, 1913	Howard University	Predominantly Black/Service	International	NPHC	1	Active
Delta Zeta	ΔΖ	DZ	October 24, 1902	Miami University	Social	International	NPC	1	Active
Gamma Delta Nu	ΓΔΝ	GDN	April 10, 2016	York University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[31]
Gamma Phi Beta	ΓΦΒ	Gamma Phi, G-Phi-B or G-Phi	November 11, 1874	Syracuse University	Social	International	NPC	3	Active
Iota Beta Chi	IBX	IBX or IBChi	January 6, 1997	Dalhousie University	Social	National	Independent	2	Active
Kappa Alpha Theta	ΚΑΘ	Theta or KAT	January 27, 1870	DePauw University	Social	International	NPC	4	Active
Kappa Beta Gamma	KBГ	Betas or KBG	January 22, 1917	Marquette University	Social	International	Independent	13	Active	[32]
Kappa Kappa Gamma	ΚΚΓ	Kappa	October 13, 1870	Monmouth College	Social	International	NPC	4	Active
Kappa Phi Xi	ΚΦΞ	KPX	September 4, 2018	York University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active
Kappa Sigma Psi	ΚΣΨ	Kappa KSP	January 30, 2016	University of Ontario, Institute of Technology	Social	Regional		2	Active
Nu Delta Mu	ΝΔΜ	NDM	April 27, 2011	Université de Montréal	Social	International	Independent	1	Active	[33][34]
Nu Omega Zeta	ΝΩΖ	Nu Girls	September 7, 2011	McMaster University	Black-focused and social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive	[35][36][37]
Nu Sigma Pi	ΝΣΠ	Nu Sigs	September 14, 1997	University of Ottawa	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[38]
Omega Phi Sigma	ΩΦΣ	OPS	November 18, 2010	University of Ottawa	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive	[39]
Omega Pi	ΩΠ	Pi's	April 20, 1985	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 College	Social	Regional	Independent	1	Active	[40]
Omega Sigma Chi	ΩΣΧ	O-Sigs	April 12, 2010	Brock University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[41][42]
Phi Sigma Sigma	ΦΣΣ	Phi sigs	November 26, 1913	Hunter College	Social	International	NPC	0	Inactive
Pi Alpha Gamma	ΠΑΓ		October 18, 2011	St Thomas University	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive	[43]
Pi Beta Phi	ΠΒΦ	Pi Phi	April 28, 1867	Monmouth College	Social	International	NPC	4	Active
Pi Nu Epsilon	ΠΝΕ		November 1914	State University of New York at Canton	Social	International	Independent	0	Inactive	[44]
Sigma Beta Phi	ΣΒΦ		February 29, 2008	University of Ottawa	Black and Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[45][46]
Sigma Gamma Rho	ΣΓΡ	Sigmas or SGRhos	November 12, 1922	Butler University	African-American	International	NPHC	1	Active	[47]
Sigma Lambda Gamma	ΣΛΓ		March 15, 2004	University of Waterloo	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[48]
Sigma Psi Alpha	ΣΨΑ	SPAs	September 11, 2009	University of Ottawa	Social	Local/Regional	Independent	0	Inactive
Tau Lambda Xi	ΤΛΞ	Xis, TAU, TAO	November 13, 2017	Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia Community College, and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[49]
Tau Sigma Phi	ΤΣΦ	Tau Sig	September 9, 2007	Carleton University	Social	National	Independent	5	Active	[50]
Theta Sigma Psi	ΘΣΨ	Theta's, TSP	November 6, 2011	University of Ottawa	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[51]
Xi Delta Theta	ΞΔΘ	Xi Delt	January 22, 1993	Carleton University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[52]
Zeta Beta Omega	ΖΒΩ	ZBO or Zee Bees	December 3, 2018	University of Toronto	Jewish	Local	Independent	1	Active	[53]
Zeta Beta Psi	ΖΒΨ		April 15, 2009	Thompson Rivers University	Social	Local	Independent	0	Inactive	[54]
Zeta Lambda Zeta	ΖΛΖ	Zetas ZLZs	February 17, 2010	Université de Montréal	Social	International	Independent	2	Active	[55]
Zeta Tau Omega	ΖΤΩ	ZETs	November 28, 1967	Concordia University	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[56]
Zeta Theta Xi	ΖΘΞ	ZOEs	September 14, 2010	University of Ottawa	Social	Local	Independent	1	Active	[57]

See also

• Fraternities and sororities
• List of social fraternities
• List of social sororities and women's fraternities
• Service fraternities and sororities
• Fraternities and sororities at Dalhousie University
• Fraternities in France
• Fraternities and sororities at York University
• Greek life at University of Toronto
• University of Alberta fraternities and sororities

Notes

1. Neither Baird's (20th edition) nor the national website specifies a founding date.
2. Records of Delta Tau Delta's founding are scant. Baird's (20th edition) says spring of 1858, but other records indicate formation in the fall of that year tied to a response to electioneering of a predecessor campus organization. October is therefore conjectural.
3. Founding date is conjectural; the Fraternity notes early meetings over Christmas break of 1911 to form a fraternity. The national website does not specify the date.