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University of Alberta fraternities and sororities
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The University of Alberta is a public institution that was formed in 1908 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] At the university, fraternities are governed by a local Interfraternity Council and the sororities are governed by the National Panhellenic Council.[2][3] All existing chapters formed after 1929 when a twenty-year ban of fraternities and sororities was lifted.[1]
In 1909, Henry Marshall Tory, the first president of the university, ordered all secret societies to disband, including the local secret societies Upsilon Upsilon and Pi Sigma Phi.[4] The push to remove the ban begun in 1927, when students formed a committee called the Athenian Club to lobby for fraternities.[4] That same year, several men had formed the Rocky Mountain Goat Club, which was only sanctioned due to its lack of any secret rituals or a written constitution.[4]
The University of Alberta's ban on fraternities and sororities ended in 1929, following the departure of President Tory.[4] Members of the Rocky Mountain Goat Club formed one of the university's newest fraternities, Delta Nu (later merged into Phi Kappa Pi).[4]
Phi Delta Theta was the first chapter of a national or international fraternity on campus, officially recognized and chartered on September 12, 1930.[2][5] Also, in 1930, the Athenian Club became a chapter of Zeta Psi.[1] The first national sorority chapter was Delta Gamma, established in May 9, 1931 from the local sorority Phi Gamma.[1][6] All fraternities and sororities at the university occupy houses.[1]
Delta Kappa Epsilon was the third international fraternity on campus, officially recognized and chartered on December 30, 1932 as the Delta Phi Chapter, with members originating from a local fraternity called Phi Alpha formed in 1929.[7]
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Fraternities
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Following are the fraternity chapters at the University of Alberta.[1]
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Sororities and women's fraternities
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Following are the sorority chapters at the University of Alberta.[1][25]
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