Service fraternities and sororities

For other uses, see Fraternity (disambiguation).

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 Mu Sigma		University of Mary Washington	Coed sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[2]
Alpha Tau Mu	September 2, 2009	Tuskegee University	African American coed fraternity	Regional	Independent	2	Active	[3][4][5]
Beta Nu Theta	2017	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	African American coed fraternity	Local	Independent	1	Active	[5][6]
Chi Alpha Phi	1979	Lincoln University	African American coed fraternity	National	Independent		Active	[5][7][8][a]
Delta Chi Gamma	May 2014	Virginia Tech	Sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[9][10]
Delta Gamma Chi	2022	Penn State World Campus	Sorority	National (virtual)	Independent	1	Active	[11][12]
Delta Nu Zeta	December 12, 2003	Florida State University	Sorority	Regional	Independent	2	Active	[13][14]
Epsilon Sigma Alpha	1929	Jacksonville, Florida	Coed sorority	International	Independent	23	Active	[b]
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	[5][15][16]
Gamma Pi Alpha	November 12, 1994	Tuskegee University	African American sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[17][5]
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	Sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[18][19]
Lambda Delta Sigma	1919	Concordia College	Sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[c]
Nu Alpha Nu	2006	Alabama State University	African American fraternity	Local	Independent	1	Active	[5][20]
Nu Alpha Omicron	2012	Alabama State University	African American sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[5]
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	[d]
Phi Delta	2006	Truman University	Sorority	Local	Independent	1	Active	[21]
Rho Pi Alpha	1993	Tuskegee University	Fraternity	Local	Independent		Active	[22]
Upsilon Phi Upsilon	March 31, 1990	Southern University	African American fraternity	National	Independent	17	Active	[5][23][24]
Zeta Mu Phi		Penn State World Campus	Sorority	National (virtual)	Independent	0	Inactive	[25]
Zeta Theta Pi	2007	Centra Michigan University	Sorority	Regional	Independent	2	Active	[26][27]

1. Accepts both college and community members.
2. Also has a larger non-collegiate division.
3. Originally formed as a social sorority.
4. 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	[5][28][a]
Chi Alpha Phi	1979	Lincoln University	Coed African American fraternity	National	Independent		Active	[5][7][8][b]
Chi Gamma Kappa	January 22, 2017	Georgia	African American fraternity	Regional	Independent		Active	[5][29][30][c]
Delta Rho	July 1, 2004	Orlando, Florida	African American sorority	National	Independent	3	Active	[31][5][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	[32][5][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

1. Its founders were all associated with Alpha Gamma Chi. Members are mostly African American professionals.
2. Accepts both college and community members.
3. 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
4. Members must be at least 25 years old. Most members are professional women.
5. Also has a collegiate division.
6. 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

• 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