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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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  1. Chapter formed from Phi Alpha (local), established in 1929.
  2. In January 2011, the university suspended the Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter for five years for a hazing incident that took place in October 2010. The university reinstated the chapter in August 2013.
  3. Chapter formed from Sigma Alpha Tau (local), established in 1961.
  4. Chapter formed from Pi Epsilon (local), established in 1923.
  5. Chapter formed from the Agricultural Club (local), established in 1969.
  6. Chapter formed from Alpha Chi (local), established in 1940.
  7. Chapter formed from Alpha Rho Tau (local), established in 1929.
  8. Chapter formed from Delta Mu, established in 1929 by members of the Rocky Mountain Goat Club.
  9. Chapter formed from Zeta Alpha Upsilon (local), established in 1935.
  10. This chapter formed from the Athenian Club (local), established in 1926.
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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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  1. This sorority is gender and sexuality inclusive, according to its social media pages.
  2. Chapter formed from FarmHouse Little Sisters. The chapter formed Kore when the national sorority went defunct.
  3. Chapter formed from Nu Lambda (local), established in 1929.
  4. Chapter formed from Phi Gamma (local), established in 1929.
  5. Chapter formed from Psi Omega (local), established in 1929.
  6. Formed from the Beta chapter of Ceres, a women's agricultural fraternity that went defunct in 2024. It maintains its agricultural purpose and is still a women's fraternity.
  7. This chapter formed from Alpha Upsilon (local), established in 1928.
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