List of African-American fraternities and sororities

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.

Fraternities

Following is a list of active and inactive African American fraternities, in charter date order.

Name	Charter date and range	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Status	References
Prince Hall Freemasonry	September 29, 1784	Boston, Massachusetts	Freemasonry, community-based		Active
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America	1843	New York City, New York	General, community-based	Independent	Active
International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor	1872	Independence, Missouri	General coed, community-based	Independent	Active
Grand United Order of True Reformers	1873		General and benevolence, community-based	Independent	Inactive
Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa	1880	Vicksburg, Mississippi	Benevolence society, community-based	Independent	Active
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World	1897	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	General, community-based	Independent	Active
Alpha Kappa Nu	1903–1911	Indiana University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Sigma Pi Phi	1904	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Professional, community-based	Independent	Active
Pi Gamma Omicron	1905–c. 1950	Ohio State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Gamma Phi	1905–before 1950	Wilberforce University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive	[1]
Alpha Phi Alpha	December 4, 1906	Cornell University	Social collegiate	NPHC	Active
Kappa Alpha Psi	January 5, 1911	Indiana University Bloomington	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Omega Psi Phi	November 17, 1911	Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Phi Beta Sigma	January 9, 1914	Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC, NIC (former)	Active
Gamma Tau	1934–c. 1950s	Howard University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive	[2][3]
Wine Psi Phi	March 2, 1959	Howard University	Social, collegiate and graduate	Independent	Active	[4][a]
Groove Phi Groove	October 12, 1962	Morgan State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Nu Gamma Alpha	1962	Howard University	Social, collegiate and graduate	Independent	Active	[5][6]
Iota Phi Theta	September 19, 1963	Morgan State University	Social, collegiate	NPHC, NIC	Active
Phi Eta Psi	April 5, 1965	Mott Community College	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive	[7][8][b]
Phi Delta Psi	March 21, 1977	Western Michigan University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Chi Alpha Phi	1979	Lincoln University	Coed service, collegiate and community	Independent	Active	[9][10][11]
Sigma Phi Rho	April 26, 1979	Wagner College	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Delta Psi Chi	1985	University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active	[12]
Phi Omicron Psi	February 16, 1986	Virginia Commonwealth University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive	[13]
Beta Phi Pi	1986	Western Illinois University	Social and Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[14][15][16]
Megisté Areté	1989	Eastern Illinois University	Christian, collegiate	Independent	Active	[17]
Upsilon Phi Upsilon	March 31, 1990	Southern University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[9][18][19]
Nu Gamma Psi	1994	Plymouth, North Carolina	Social, community-based	Independent	Active	[20]
Phi Rho Eta	August 22, 1994	Southern Illinois University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active	[21]
Men of God	1999	Texas Tech University	Christian, collegiate	Independent	Active	[22][23][c]
Gamma Beta Chi	November 15, 2002	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[9][24][25]
Nu Alpha Nu	2006	Alabama State University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[9][26]
Alpha Tau Mu	September 2, 2009	Tuskegee University	Coed service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[27][28][9]
Beta Nu Theta	2017	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Coed service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[9][29]
Chi Gamma Kappa	January 22, 2017	Georgia	Service, communiy-based	Independent	Active	[9][30][31][d]
Psi Delta Tau	February 13, 2017	Alabama	Military, community-based	Independent	Active	[32][33]

1. In later years, many chapters operated as a co-ed "frarority". Today, only one graduate chapter remains active.
2. All college chapters are now inactive, although the national alumni association is still active.
3. Founded by a group of men who talked about God at a Step Show. MOG performs a yearly Step Show filled with mimes, dancers, and singers in honor of their beginning. MOG has grown but prefers to remain small, limiting the number of members in each chapter.
4. 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

Sororities

Following is a list of active and inactive African American sororities and women's fraternities, in charter date order.

Name	Charter date and range	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Status	References
Alpha Kappa Alpha	January 15, 1908	Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Delta Sigma Theta	January 13, 1913	Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Zeta Phi Beta	January 16, 1920	Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Sigma Gamma Rho	November 12, 1922	Butler University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Phi Delta Kappa	May 23, 1923	Jersey City, New Jersey.	Professional, education	Independent	Active	[34]
Iota Phi Lambda	June 1, 1929	Chicago, Illinois	Professional, collegiate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active	[35]
Lambda Kappa Mu	January 19, 1937	Manhattan, New York	Professional, non-collegiate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active	[35][36]
Eta Phi Beta	October 1942	Lewis Business College	Professional, collegiate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active	[35][37]
Tau Gamma Delta	1942	Lewis Business College	Social, community-based	Independent	Active	[38][39][a]
Gamma Phi Delta	February 28, 1943	Lewis Business College	Service, collegiate and graduate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active	[35]
The Links	November 9, 1946	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Social and service, non-collegiate	Independent	Active
Zeta Delta Phi	1962	Bronx Community College	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[40][b][41]: 100
Alpha Pi Chi	January 7, 1963	Chicago, Illinois	Service, community-based	Independent	Active	[9][42][c]
Swing Phi Swing	April 4, 1969	Winston-Salem State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Kappa Psi Epsilon	September 24, 1982	Rutgers University–Newark	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active	[6]
Phi Alpha Psi	Spring 1992	Virginia Commonwealth University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive	[43][d]
Psi Delta Chi	October 2, 1994	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active	[44][34][e]
Gamma Pi Alpha	November 12, 1994	Tuskegee University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[45][9]
Delta Rho	July 1, 2004	Orlando, Florida	Service, community-based	Independent	Active	[9][46][f]
Kappa Theta Epsilon	February 24, 2009	Houston, Texas	LGBTQ professional, community-based	Independent	Active
Alpha Pi Delta	June 28, 2010	Dallas, Texas	Service, lesbians, community-based	Independent	Active	[47][48]
Nu Alpha Omicron	2012	Alabama State University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active	[9]
Gamma Pi Chi	July 16, 2016	Georgia	Professional service, community-based	Independent	Active	[9][49][g]
Zeta Sigma Psi	June 7, 2019	Hampton, Virginia	Military, community-based	Independent	Active	[50][51]
Psi Delta Chi MSI	November 8, 2019	Jacksonville, Florida	Military, community-based	Independent	Active	[52]
Gamma Theta Xi	2024	Texas	Service, collegiate	NAAGLA	Active	[53][54]

1. Sorority was formed as Phi Gamma Delta Sorority in 1942. Its name changed to Tau Gamma Delta Sorority Inc. on October 17, 1951.
2. Sorority starte as Houseplan (Zeta Delphi) in 1962 and was incorporated as Zeta Delta Phi Sorority in 1964.
3. Its founders were all associated with Alpha Gamma Chi. Members are mostly African American professionals.
4. The sorority had four chapters, including Alpha - VCU (1992), Beta - Morgan State University (1994), Gamma - Coppin State College (1994), and Epsilon - University of the Virginia Islands.
5. Not affiliated with the Psi Delta Chi military sorority.
6. Members must be at least 25 years old. Most members are professional women.
7. 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

• Afro-Latino sororites and fraternites
• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
• National Pan-Hellenic Council
• Racism in Greek life
• Service fraternities and sororities