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] Armenian
- ΑΕΩ - Alpha Epsilon Omega Armenian fraternity founded in Los Angeles
[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.
- AΨP - Alpha Psi Rho - "APsiRho" or "Rho Doggs" - Asian Pacific Islander interest fraternity founded in 2000 in San Diego State University.
- AΣP - Alpha Sigma Rho - "ASR" - First Southeastern Asian-American sorority founded on April 2, 1998 at University of Georgia.
- ΒΩΦ - Beta Omega Phi - "Betas" - founded in 1965
- ΔΛΧ - Delta Lambda Chi - "DLCs" - Asian-interest sorority founded in 2002 at the University of California, Irvine.
- INΔ - Iota Nu Delta - The first South-Asian based fraternity in the nation. Founded in 1994 at Binghamton University.
- ΚΠВ - Kappa Pi Beta - "KPiB" - The first Asian interest fraternity founded at Northern Illinois University in 2000.
- ΚΦΛ - Kappa Phi Lambda, "Kappas" or "KPL" - Asian-American interest sorority founded on March 9, 1995 at SUNY Binghamton.
- ΛΘΔ - Lambda Theta Delta, "LTDs" - Founded in 1983.
- ΛΦΕ - Lambda Phi Epsilon - Founded in 1981. The first Asian-interest fraternity member of the NIC (North American Interfraternity Conference).
- ΝΑΦ - Nu Alpha Phi "Nappies" Asian-Interest fraternity established at State University of New York at Albany in 1994.
- ΠΑΦ - Pi Alpha Phi - Asian American interest fraternity established in 1926 at the University of California, Berkeley.
- ΠΔΨ - Pi Delta Psi - Established at Binghamton University in 1994. Also known as "PDPsi."
- ΡΨ - Rho Psi - First Asian-American fraternity, established 1919. Founded at Cornell University (no longer active on collegiate level
- ΣΟΠ - Sigma Omicron Pi-"S.O.Pi" - National Asian American insterest sorority. Established in 1930 on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
- 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 - "SYZ" or "Sigmas" The first East Coast based Asian-interest sorority. Established March 23, 1994 at the University at Albany.
- ΧΔΘ - Chi Delta Theta - "Chi Delts" - Sorority founded in 1989 at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
- ΧΡΟ - Chi Rho Omicron, "XPO" - Brotherhood that focuses on the promotion and understanding of Filipino culture, history, and heritage, scholastic excellence, and service. Est. 1995.
- ΧΣΤ - Chi Sigma Tau- "Chi Sigs or CST" - first Asian Interest Fraternity to have been founded in the Mid-West
- ΨΧΩ - Psi Chi Omega- "Psi Chi's" - Asian Interest Fraternity started at UCSD and has branched to UCR and UC Davis.
- ΩΦΓ - Omega Phi Gamma - "Omegas" - an Asian-interest fraternity established at the University of Texas at Austin
- ΩΣΤ - Omega Sigma Tau, "Omegas" - Fraternity established in 1966 at UCLA.
- ΞΚ - Xi Kappa - Fraternity in the Southeast. Established in 1997.
[edit] Christian
- ΑΔΧ - Alpha Delta Chi Sorority
- ΑΔΓ - Alpha Delta Gamma Fraternity
- ΑΓΩ - Alpha Gamma Omega Fraternity
- ΑΛΩ - Alpha Lambda Omega Sorority
- ΑΝΩ - Alpha Nu Omega - Fraternity and Sorority - founded at Morgan State University in 1988
- ΒΣΨ - Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity
- BYX - Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity - Founded in 1986 at The University of Texas
- ΔΨΕ- Delta Psi Epsilon Sorority
- ΚΥΧ - Kappa Upsilon ChiFraternity
- ΣΑΩ - Sigma Alpha Omega Sorority
- ΣΦΛ - Sigma Phi Lambda Sorority
- ΣΘΕ - Sigma Theta Epsilon Fraternity
[edit] Jewish
- ΑΕΠ - Alpha Epsilon Pi Jewish fraternity founded in New York
- ΑΕΦ - Alpha Epsilon Phi Jewish sorority
- ΣΑΕΠ - Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi Jewish Interest Sorority
- ΣΑΜ - Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity
- ΣΑΡ - Sigma Alpha Rho high school fraternity
- ΣΔΤ - Sigma Delta Tau sorority
- ΤΕΦ - Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity
- ΤΕX - Tau Epsilon Chi high school sorority
- ZBT - Zeta Beta Tau Historically Jewish fraternity founded in New York
[edit] Latino
- ΑΠΣ - Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority
- ΑΨΛ - Alpha Psi Lambda Fraternity
- ΧΥΣ - Chi Upsilon Sigma Sorority
- ΔΤΛ - Delta Tau Lambda Sorority
- ΓΑΩ - Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority
- ΓΦΩ - Gamma Phi Omega Sorority
- ΚΔΧ - Kappa Delta Chi Sorority
- ΛΑΥ - Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity
- ΛΘΑ - Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority
- ΛΘΝ - Lambda Theta Nu Sorority
- ΛΘΦ - Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity
- ΛΠΧ - Lambda Pi Chi Sorority
- ΛΣΥ - Lambda Sigma Upsilon Fraternity
- ΛΥΛ - Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity
- ΝΑΚ - Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity
- ΠΛΧ - Pi Lambda Chi Sorority
- ΦΙΑ - Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity
- ΣΔΑ - Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity
- ΣΙΑ - Sigma Iota Alpha Fraternity
- ΣΛΑ - Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority
- ΣΛΒ - Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity
- ΣΛΓ - Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority
- ΣΛΥ - Sigma Lambda Upsilon Sorority
- ΣΩΝ - Sigma Omega Nu Sorority
- ΩΔΦ - Omega Delta Phi Fraternity
- ΩΦΒ - Omega Phi Beta Sorority
[edit] LGBT
- ΔΛΦ - Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity
- ΚΨΚ - Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity
- ΟΕΠ - Omicron Epsilon Pi Sorority
[edit] Multicultural
- See also: National Multicultural Greek Council
- ΒΣΦ - Beta Sigma Phi Sorority - Founded at St. Mary's University
- ΔΞΝ - Delta Xi Nu Sorority - Founded at Texas A&M in 1997
- ΔΞΦ - Delta Xi Phi Sorority - Founded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994
- ΔΓΠ - Delta Gamma Pi Sorority - Founded in 1998 in Maryland.
- ΓΒΛ - Gamma Beta Lambda Fraternity - Founded in Northern Ontario on October 2nd, 1963.
- ΓΦΕ - Gamma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
- ΓΣΤ - Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity
- ΛΣΓ - Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority - Founded at Sacramento State University on October 24, 1986.
- ΜΣΥ- Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority
- ΩΔ - Omega Delta Fraternity
- ΩΦΧ - Omega Phi Chi Sorority
- ΣΘΨ- Sigma Theta Psi Sorority
- ΤΘΠ - Tau Theta Pi Sorority - Founded at the University of Southern California in 1998.
- ΘΝΞ - Theta Nu Xi Sorority - Founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997.
- ΖΦΡ - Zeta Phi Rho Fraternity - Founded in Southern California
- ΖΣΧ - Zeta Sigma Chi Sorority - Founded at Northern Illinois University in 1991.
[edit] Muslim
- ΓΓΧ - Gamma Gamma Chi Sorority - founded in Greensboro, North Carolina.
[edit] Native American
- ΦΣN - Phi Sigma Nu - First Native American fraternity to be established and recognized by an institution of higher learning. Founded at University of North Carolina-Pembroke in 1996.
[edit] South Asian
- ΑΙΟ - Alpha Iota Omicron - "AIO" South Asian interest fraternity established in 1998
- ΒΧΘ - Beta Chi Theta -"Beta Chi" First & Youngest National South Asian Fraternity to be a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference
- ΔΕΨ- Delta Epsilon Psi, "DEPsi" The Largest South Asian Fraternity in the Nation. First South-Asian Fraternity founded in the South at the University of Texas at Austin
- ΔΦΒ - Delta Phi Beta - Co-Ed South Asian fraternity
- ΔΦΩ - Delta Phi Omega - Largest, Strongest, Fastest-Growing South Asian Sorority in the Nation
- ΔΣΙ - Delta Sigma Iota - South Asian Interest Fraternity
- ΔΘΨ - Delta Theta Psi - South Asian Interest Sorority founded at the University of Michigan
- ΙΝΔ - Iota Nu Delta - First South Asian Fraternity in the Nation, Nationally Recognized by the North-American Interfraternity Conference
- ΣΣΡ - Sigma Sigma Rho - first South Asian based sorority on the East Coast, "SigSigRho"
