Cultural interest fraternities and sororities

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Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in a culture or cultural identity.

Although racial and religious restrictions have long since been abolished in all North-American Interfraternity Conference and National Panhellenic Conference organizations, their memberships nationally remain predominantly Caucasian, and National Pan-Hellenic Council memberships predominantly African American. The new generation of "cultural interest" organizations has arisen to serve the interests of communities whose numbers in the traditional Greek system are historically small and dispersed.

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[edit] List of national cultural interest fraternities and sororities

[edit] African-American

[edit] Armenian

[edit] Asian American

  • αΚΔΦ - alpha Kappa Delta Phi, "KDPhi" - a nationally established Asian-American interest sorority founded in 1990 at the University of California, Berkeley. The largest Asian-Interest sorority in the nation with 43 chapters and growing.
  • ΑΣΛ - Alpha Sigma Lambda - The first Asian-American Fraternity at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona established in 1993
  • ΑΞΩ - Alpha Xi Omega, "AXiO"- UC Berkeley, re-chartered from Alpha Kappa Lambda
  • ΒΩΦ - Beta Omega Phi - "Betas" - founded in 1965
  • ΧΔΘ - Chi Delta Theta - "ChiDelts" - An Asian American interest sorority.
  • ΧΡΟ, Inc. - Chi Rho Omicron, Inc., "XPO" - Brotherhood that focuses on the promotion and understanding of Filipino culture, history, and heritage, scholastic excellence, and service. Est. 1995.
  • ΧΣΑ - Chi Sigma Alpha - Asian-interest sorority founded at University of Washington in 2002
  • ΔΦΛ - Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. - An Asian interest social sorority founded in 1998 at the University of Georgia. First national Asian sorority founded in the South.
  • ΚΦΛ - Kappa Phi Lambda - Asian American interest sorority founded on March 9, 1995 at SUNY Binghamton, "Kappas", "KPL"
  • ΛΦΕ - Lambda Phi Epsilon - The largest Asian-interest fraternity in the nation. The first and only international Asian-interest fraternity, founded in 1981. The first Asian-interest fraternity member of the NIC (North American Interfraternity Conference).
  • ΝΑΦ - Nu Alpha Phi
  • ΠΑΦ - Pi Alpha Phi - the first Asian American interest fraternity established in 1926 at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • ΠΔΨ - Pi Delta Psi - the first national Asian cultural fraternity established at Binghamton University in 1994. Also known as "PDPsi."
  • ΡΨ - Rho Psi - Asian-American fraternity, established 1919 (no longer active on collegiate level)
  • ΣΛΚ - Sigma Lambda Kappa- Asian-Interest Sorority founded in Parsons School of Design in 1999
  • ΣΚΧ - Sigma Kappa Chi - "Sigmas" A single chapter Asian-American interest sorority established in 1993 at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • ΣΟΠ - Sigma Omicron Pi, Est'd in 1930 one of the original Asian American interest sororities.
  • ΣΦΩ - Sigma Phi Omega- "Sigmas"- Asian American sorority founded at USC. Established in 1949 in response to anti-Japanese sentiment from World War II.
  • ΣΨΖ - Sigma Psi Zeta - first East Coast based Asian-interest sorority
  • ΩΤΖ - Omega Tau Zeta-first Asian sorority founded at Ohio State University
  • ΩΦΓ - Omega Phi Gamma - an Asian-interest fraternity established at the University of Texas at Austin
  • ΩΣΤ - Omega Sigma Tau, "Omegas" - first and largest Asian-interest fraternity at UCLA established in 1966
  • ΞΚ - Xi Kappa, - first Asian-interest fraternity in the Southeast. Established in 1998, currently with two chapters, UGA and GA Tech.

[edit] Christian

[edit] Jewish

[edit] Latino

[edit] LGBT

  • ΑΨΚ - Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc.
  • ΔΛΦ - Delta Lambda Phi fraternity
  • ΓΡΛ - Gamma Rho Lambda Sorority
  • ΚΨΚ - Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc.
  • ΦΝΚ - Phi Nu Kappa Sorority, Inc.

Kappa Xi Omega Sorority Inc

[edit] Multicultural

  • ΑΔΣ - Alpha Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc. Founded on principals of diversity.
  • ΑΘΓ - Alpha Theta Gamma Sorority, Inc. The first multicultural sorority to be established at the University of Maryland, College Park
  • ΑΖΝ - Alpha Zeta Nu
  • ΒΞΧ - Beta Xi Chi Multicultural Fraternity Inc. founded at Texas A&M in 1998
  • ΔΞΝ - Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority Inc. founded at Texas A&M in 1997
  • ΔΞΦ - Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority founded at UIUC in 1994
  • ΕΣΦ - Epsilon Sigma Phi - a local multi-cultural sorority founded at State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1995.
  • ΕΣΡ - Epsilon Sigma Rho Fraternity, Inc.The First Multicultural Fraternity in the Nation EST. March 2, 1986.
  • ΓΦΕ - Gamma Phi Epsilon Multicultural fraternity
  • ΓΣΤ - Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity
  • ΚΦΑ - Kappa Phi Alpha - "KPA" multicultural sorority at Cuny Baruch
  • ΛΦΞ - Lambda Phi Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. founded January 27, 2004 at Michigan State University.
  • ΛΨΔ - Lambda Psi Delta Multicutural sorority
  • ΛΣΓ - Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority Inc. a Multicultural Sorority. Founded at Sacramento State University on October 24, 1986.
  • ΛΤΩ - Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc. A multicultural organization founded at Monclair State University in 1988; represents over 65 countries
  • ΜΣΥ- Mu Sigma Upsilon - multicultural sorority
  • ΝΦΨ - Nu Phi Psi Fraternity, Multicultural fraternity
  • ΩΔΦ - Omega Delta Phi Multicultural fraternity founded at Texas Tech University in 1987
  • ΩΔ - Omega Delta - multicultural social fraternity
  • ΩΦΧ - Omega Phi Chi - multicultural sorority
  • ΨΣΦ - Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. Founded Decemeber 12,1990 at Montclair State University and New Jersey City University..
  • ΣΒΡ - Sigma Beta Rho Historically South Asian-Based Multicultural Fraternity
  • ΣΝΩ- Sigma Nu Omega Sorority Inc.
  • ΣΘΨ- Sigma Theta Psi - Sorority, Inc. A multicultural sorority also known as "Sigma" or "STP"
  • ΤΘΠ - Tau Theta Pi Sorority. Founded at the University of Southern California in 1998.
  • ΘΔΣ - Theta Delta Sigma Society, Inc. the fastest growing COED multicultural organization
  • ΘΝΞ - Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc. founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997.
  • ΖΦΡ - Zeta Phi Rho Multicultural fraternity founded in Southern California
  • ΖΣΧ - Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Founded at Northern Illinois University in 1991.

[edit] Muslim

  • ΓΓΧ - Gamma Gamma Chi Muslim sorority founded in Greensboro, North Carolina.

[edit] Native American

  • ΑΠΩ - Alpha Pi Omega - Oldest Native American sorority. Founded at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1994.
  • ΒΣΕ - Beta Sigma Epsilon - Native American fraternity. Founded at the University of Arizona in 2000.
  • EXN - Epsilon Chi Nu - Native American fraternity. Founded at East Carolina University in 1996.
  • ΓΔΠ - Gamma Delta Pi - local Native American sorority at the University of Oklahoma. Founded in 2001
  • ΩΔΨ - Omega Delta Psi - local Native American sorority at the University of Northern Colorado. Founded in 2006.
  • ΦΣN - Phi Sigma Nu - Native American fraternity. Founded at University of North Carolina-Pembroke in 1996.
  • ΣΟΕ - Sigma Omicron Epsilon - Native American sorority. Founded at East Carolina University in 1997.

[edit] South Asian

  • ΑΙΟ - Alpha Iota Omicron - "AIO" South Asian interest fraternity established in 1998
  • ΒΧΘ - Beta Chi Theta - FIRST and ONLY, National South Asian Fraternity to be a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference
  • ΒΚΓ - Beta Kappa Gamma, "BKG" South Asian Interest Fraternity founded at the University of Texas at Austin in 1999
  • ΔΕΨ- Delta Epsilon Psi, First South-Asian Fraternity founded in the South at the University of Texas at Austin
  • ΔΕΣΙ - Delta Epsilon Sigma Iota - Indian interest fraternity established in 1997
  • ΔΦΒ - Delta Phi Beta - Co-Ed South Asian fraternity
  • ΔΦO - Delta Phi Omega - South Asian sorority
  • ΔΣΙ - Delta Sigma Iota - South Asian Interest Fraternity
  • ΙΝΔ - Iota Nu Delta - first South Asian interest fraternity
  • KΦΓ - Kappa Phi Gamma - South Asian sorority
  • ΣΒΡ - Sigma Beta Rho, "SigRho" - largest historically South Asian multicultural fraternity
  • ΣΣΡ - Sigma Sigma Rho - first South Asian based sorority on the East Coast, "SigSigRho"

[edit] See also

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