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Social or general fraternities and sororities, in the North American fraternity system, are those that do not promote a particular profession (as professional fraternities are) or discipline (such as service fraternities and sororities). Instead, their primary purposes are often stated as the development of character, literary or leadership ability, or a more simple social purpose.
Fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men, and sorority one of women; co-ed groups are usually called "co-ed fraternities." Traditionally these organizations have names consisting of three or occasionally two letters of the Greek alphabet, leading to their being referred to informally in various contexts as being "Greek". For the purposes of this article, national also includes international organizations, and local refers to organizations that are either composed of only one chapter, or are extremely limited in geographic and chapter roll size.
Nicknames
Due to the large number of Greek organizations, and the confusion that derives from the use of combined Greek letters in predominantly English-speaking nations, many organizations are often informally better-known by their nicknames, than by their Greek letters. These nicknames usually follow certain patterns:
- An initialism based on the letters, either in Greek form or their Anglicized equivalent. Examples include Alpha Epsilon Pi as "A-E-Pi," Delta Upsilon as "D-U,", Kappa Alpha Order as "KA", or Kappa Delta Rho as "KDR".
- An invented word based on the letters, such as "Teke" from Tau Kappa Epsilon, "Pike" from Pi Kappa Alpha, "Fiji" from Phi Gamma Delta, or "Sammy" from Sigma Alpha Mu.
- To shorten the names of the letters themselves, for example Psi Upsilon as "Psi U", Pi Kappa Phi as "Pi Kapp", Phi Kappa Theta as "Phi Kap", Sigma Phi Epsilon as "SigEp", or Phi Delta Theta as "Phi Delt".
- To eliminate letters: Pi Beta Phi as "Pi Phi" or Phi Kappa Tau as "Phi Tau".
- To use the dominant letter in the organization name, for example "Betas" for Beta Theta Pi, "Kappas" for Kappa Kappa Gamma, "Delts" for Delta Tau Delta, or "Thetas" for Kappa Alpha Theta.
- For non-Greek lettered organizations, the use of an abbreviated word or phrase. For example, members of the "Franklin Society" can be nicknamed "Franklins."
Fraternities
National organizations
North-American Interfraternity ConferenceCite error: The <ref>
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Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Acacia | AKAKIA | "A-kack", "AKAK" or "Acacian's" |
Alpha Gamma Rho | AΓΡ | "AGR" or "Agger" |
Alpha Gamma Sigma | ΑΓΣ | "AG Sig" |
Alpha Delta Gamma | ΑΔΓ | "ADG" or "Delts" |
Alpha Delta Phi | ΑΔΦ | "Alpha Del", "A.D.'s", "A D Phi", or "A.D.P." |
Alpha Epsilon Pi | ΑEΠ | "AEPi" |
Alpha Kappa Lambda | ΑΚΛ | "AKL" |
Alpha Sigma Phi | ΑΣΦ | "Alpha Sig" |
Alpha Tau Omega | ΑΤΩ | "ATO" or "Taus" |
Alpha Phi Alpha | AΦA | "Alphas" or "A-Phi-A" |
Alpha Chi Rho | ΑΧΡ | "Crow" |
Beta Sigma Psi | BΣΨ | "Beta Sig" |
Beta Theta Pi | ΒΘΠ | "Beta" |
Beta Chi Theta | ΒΧΘ | "Beta Chi" |
Delta Chi | ΔΧ | "D. Chi" |
Delta Kappa Epsilon | ΔΚΕ | "DKE" or "Deke" |
Delta Phi | ΔΦ | "D.Phi's" or "St. Elmo's" |
Delta Psi | ΔΨ | |
Delta Sigma Phi | ΔΣΦ | "Delta Sig" |
Delta Tau Delta | ΔΤΔ | "Delts", "DTD" |
Delta Upsilon | ΔΥ | "DU" or "Ducks" |
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Zeta Beta Tau | ΖΒΤ | "ZBT" or "Zebe" |
Zeta Psi | ΖΨ | "Zetes" (pronounced Zates) |
Theta Xi | ΘΞ | "The Taxi", "T X" |
Theta Chi | ΘΧ | "T-Chi" or "Ox" |
Theta Delta Chi | ΘΔΧ | "Theta Delt", "TDX" or "TDC" |
Iota Phi Theta | IΦΘ | "Iotas" or "I-Phi-Theta" |
Iota Nu Delta | INΔ | "IND" |
Kappa Alpha Order | ΚΑ | "KA" or "The Order" |
Kappa Alpha Psi | KAΨ | "Kappas" or "Nupes" |
Kappa Alpha Society | ΚΑ | "KA" |
Kappa Delta Phi | ΚΔΦ | |
Kappa Delta Rho | ΚΔΡ | "KDR" |
Lambda Theta Phi | ΛΘΦ | "Lambdas" |
Lambda Sigma Upsilon | ΛΣΥ | "LSU" |
Lambda Phi Epsilon | ΛΦΕ | "Lambdas", "LFE", "LiFE", or "LPhiE" |
Lambda Chi Alpha | ΛΧΑ | "Lambda Chi" "Chops" |
Pi Kappa Alpha | ΠΚΑ | "Pi-K-A", "Pika", or "Pike" (traditional) |
Pi Kappa Phi | ΠΚΦ | "Pi Kapp", "PKP" |
Pi Lambda Phi | ΠΛΦ | "Pi Lam" |
Psi Upsilon | ΨΥ | "Psi U" |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon | ΣΑΕ | "SAE", "Sig Alps", "E's" |
Sigma Alpha Mu | ΣΑΜ | "Sammy" or "SAM" |
Sigma Beta Rho | ΣBP | "SigRho" |
Sigma Nu | ΣN | "Knights", "SigNu", "SNu", "Snakes", "Snukes" |
Sigma Lambda Beta | ΣΛB | |
Sigma Pi | ΣΠ | "Sig Pi" |
Sigma Phi | ΣΦ | |
Sigma Phi Delta | ΣΦΔ | "SigPhi" |
Sigma Phi Epsilon | ΣΦΕ | "SigEp" or "SPE" |
Sigma Chi | ΣΧ | "Sigs" or "Sig Chi" |
Sigma Tau Gamma | ΣΤΓ | "SigTau" |
Tau Delta Phi | TΔΦ | "TauDelt" |
Tau Epsilon Phi | ΤΕΦ | "Tep" |
Tau Kappa Epsilon | ΤΚΕ | "TKE" or "Teke" |
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Phi Beta Sigma | ΦBΣ | |
Phi Gamma Delta | ΦΔΓ | "FIJI" or "Phi Gam" |
Phi Iota Alpha | ΦΙΑ | "Phiotas" |
Phi Kappa Theta | ΦΚΘ | "Phi Kap" |
Phi Kappa Sigma | ΦΚΣ | "Skulls" and "Phi Kaps" |
Phi Kappa Tau | ΦΚΤ | "Phi Tau", "PKT" |
Phi Kappa Psi | ΦΚΨ | "Phi Psi" "Psis" |
Phi Lambda Chi | ΦΛΧ | "Phi Lambs" |
Phi Mu Delta | ΦΜΔ | "Phi Mud" |
Phi Sigma Kappa | ΦΣΚ | "Phi Sig" |
Phi Sigma Phi | ΦΣΦ | |
Chi Phi | ΧΦ | |
Chi Psi | ΧΨ | "Lodgers" |
Omega Delta Phi | ΩΔΦ |
Fraternity Leadership Association
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Delta Kappa Epsilon | ΔΚΕ | "DKE" or "Deke" |
Phi Sigma Kappa | ΦΣΚ | "Phi Sigs" |
Kappa Sigma | KΣ | "Kappa Sig" |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon | ΣΑΕ | "SAE" "E-Dogs" |
Sigma Lambda Beta | ΣΛΒ | "Betas" or "Lambda Betas" |
Sigma Pi | ΣΠ |
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Phi Alpha | "Alphas" | |
Iota Phi Theta | ΙΦΘ | "Iotas" |
Kappa Alpha Psi | ΚΑΨ | "Kappas", "Nupes" |
Omega Psi Phi | ΩΨΦ | "Ques", "Omegas", "Que Dogs" |
Phi Beta Sigma | ΦBΣ | "Sigmas" |
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Psi Lambda | ΑΨΛ | "A Psi" |
Gamma Zeta Alpha | ΓZA | "The Gammas" |
Lambda Alpha Upsilon | ΛAΥ | "LAU" or "Lethal Lambdas" or "Crazy Condors" |
Lambda Pi Upsilon | ΛΠΥ | "Lambda Divas" or "LPiU" or "Devastating Divas" |
Lambda Sigma Upsilon | ΛΣΥ | "Upsilons,LSU" |
Lambda Theta Phi | ΛΘΦ | "Lambdas" "Conquistadores" |
Lambda Upsilon Lambda | ΛΥΛ | "LUL" |
Nu Alpha Kappa | NΑK | "Naks" or "Nakos" |
Omega Delta Phi | ΩΔΦ | |
Phi Iota Alpha | ΦΙΑ | "Phiotas" |
Sigma Lambda Beta | ΣΛΒ | "Betas" |
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Delphic Fraternity | ΓΣΤ | |
Phi Sigma Chi | ΦΣΧ | |
Psi Sigma Phi | ΨΣΦ | |
Lambda Psi Delta | ΛΨΔ |
Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Beta Chi | ABX | "Alpha Betas", "Alpha Bestias" |
Nu Sigma Beta | NΣB | "Nu Sigmas" |
Phi Delta Gamma | ΦΔΓ | "Phi Deltas" |
Phi Eta Mu | ΦHM | "Phi Eta" |
Phi Sigma Alpha | ΦΣΑ | "La Sigma", "Sigmas" |
Other National Fraternities
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Omega Theta | ΑΩΘ | "AOT" |
Alpha Epsilon Omega | ΑΕΩ | "AEO" |
Alpha Sigma Omega | ΑΣΩ | "SIOUX" |
Alpha Gamma Omega | AΓΩ | "AGO" |
Alpha Iota Omicron | AIO | "AIO" |
Alpha Phi Beta | AΦB | "APB" |
Beta Gamma Nu | BΓN | |
Beta Kappa Gamma | BKΓ | "BKG" |
Beta Phi Pi | ΒΦΠ | "Betas" |
Beta Upsilon Chi | BYX | "BYX" or "Bucks" |
Chi Rho Omicron | XPO | "XPO" |
Gamma Phi Epsilon | ΓΦΕ | "G Phi E" |
Gamma Delta Mu | ΓΔM | |
Gamma Delta Tau | ΓΔΤ | "The Big Ones" |
Delta Epsilon Psi | ΔΕΨ | "DEPsi" |
Delta Gamma Iota | ΔΓI | "DGI" or "Delts" |
Delta Lambda Phi | ΔΛΦ | "DLP" or "Del Phi" |
Delta Sigma Iota | ΔΣI | "DSI" |
Epsilon Sigma Rho | EΣP | "Rho Dawgz" or "Rho's" |
Iota Nu Delta | IΝΔ | "IND" |
Kappa Upsilon Chi | ΚYX | "Kappa Chi" |
Lambda Omega Alpha | ΛΩΑ | |
Phi Alpha Nu | ΦΑΝ | |
Phi Delta Theta | ΦΔΘ | "Phi Delt" or "Phis" |
Phi Delta Psi | ΦΔΨ | "P. D. Psi" |
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia | ΦΜΑ | "Sinfonians", "PMA" |
Phi Rho Eta | ΦΡΗ | "Etas" or "Eta Man" |
Phi Sigma Nu | ΦΣΝ | "Nu Tribe," "Nu warriors", "Phi Nu's", "Nu's" |
Pi Alpha Phi | ΠΑΦ | "PAPhi's", "Pineapples" |
Pi Rho Gamma | ΠΡΓ | "Pi Ro" |
Saint Anthony Hall | formerly Delta Psi | |
Sigma Lambda Phi | ΣΛΦ | "Lambdans" |
Sigma Delta Alpha | ΣΔΑ | "Sigmas", "SDA" |
Sigma Rho | ΣP | "SigRho", "Chassell Bandits" |
Sigma Tau Omega | ΣΤΩ | "Rangers" |
Tau Rho Lambda | ΤΡΛ | "Nobles or Taurholians" |
Theta Delta Beta | ΘΔB | "TDB", "Thetas", "The Dark Boyz" |
Zeta Phi Rho | ΖΦΡ | "Zetas" |
Local organizations
Sororities and Women's Fraternities
National organizations
National Panhellenic ConferenceCite error: The <ref>
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Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Chi Omega | ΑΧΩ | "A Chi O" or "Alpha Chi" |
Alpha Delta Pi | ΑΔΠ | "A D Pi" |
Alpha Gamma Delta | ΑΓΔ | "A G D" or "Alpha Gam" |
Alpha Epsilon Phi | ΑΕΦ | "A E Phi" or "Phisters" |
Alpha Omicron Pi | ΑΟΠ | "AOPi" |
Alpha Phi | ΑΦ | "A-Phi" |
Alpha Sigma Alpha | ΑΣΑ | "A S A" or "Alpha Sig" |
Alpha Sigma Tau | ΑΣΤ | "A S T" or "Alpha Tau" or "Taus" |
Alpha Xi Delta | ΑΞΔ | "A Xi D" "Alpha Xi" or "Fuzzies" |
Chi Omega | ΧΩ | "Chi O" |
Delta Delta Delta | ΔΔΔ | "Tri-Delts" |
Delta Gamma | ΔΓ | "DG" or "DeeGee" |
Delta Zeta, | ΔΖ | "DZ" |
Delta Phi Epsilon | ΔΦΕ | "D Phi E" or "Deephers" |
Gamma Phi Beta | ΓΦΒ | "Gamma Phi", "G-Phi-B" or "G-Phi" |
Kappa Alpha Theta | ΚΑΘ | "Theta" |
Kappa Delta | ΚΔ | "KD" |
Kappa Kappa Gamma | ΚΚΓ | "Kappa" |
Phi Mu | ΦΜ | |
Phi Sigma Sigma | ΦΣΣ | "Phi Sig" |
Pi Beta Phi | ΠΒΦ | "Pi Phi" |
Sigma Delta Tau | ΣΔΤ | "S D T" or "Sig Delt" |
Sigma Kappa | ΣΚ | "Sig Kaps" or "Snakey K's" |
Sigma Sigma Sigma | ΣΣΣ | "Tri-Sigma" or "Sigma" |
Theta Phi Alpha | ΘΦΑ | "Theta Phi" |
Zeta Tau Alpha | ΖΤΑ | "Zetas" |
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha | AKA | "AKAs" |
Delta Sigma Theta | ΔΣΘ | "Deltas, "DST" |
Zeta Phi Beta | ZΦB | "Zetas" |
Sigma Gamma Rho | ΣΓΡ | "SG-Rhos" |
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Pi Sigma | ΑΠΣ | |
Chi Upsilon Sigma | ΧΥΣ | "Cussies, Women of Wisdom, Captivating Women" |
Gamma Alpha Omega | ΓĄΩ | |
Gamma Phi Omega | ΓΦΩ | "GPhiO" |
Kappa Delta Chi | ΚΔΧ | "K-D Chi" |
Lambda Pi Chi | ΛΠΧ | |
Lambda Theta Alpha | ΛΘA | "Lambda Ladies" |
Lambda Theta Nu | ΛΘΝ | "Lambdas" |
Omega Phi Beta | ΩΦΒ | "Betas, Radiant Sisters, O.P.B" |
Sigma Iota Alpha | ΣΙΑ | "SIAs" |
Sigma Lambda Gamma | ΣΛΓ | "Gammas" |
Sigma Lambda Upsilon | ΣΛΥ |
Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Eta Gamma Delta | HΓΔ | "La Eta" |
Mu Alpha Phi | MAΦ | "La Mu" |
Other National Sororities
Organization | Symbol | Nickname |
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Alpha Delta Chi | AΔΧ | "A D Chi" |
alpha Kappa Delta Phi | αΚΔΦ | "aKDPhi" |
Alpha Phi Gamma | ΑΦΓ | "APhiG" |
Alpha Pi Omega | ΑΠΩ | |
Alpha Sigma Kappa | ΑΣK | "ASK" |
Alpha Sigma Rho | ΑΣΡ | "ASR" or "Alphasigs" |
Alpha Sigma Theta | AΣΘ | "Dolphinettes" |
Alpha Sigma Omega | ΑΣΩ | Latina Sorority, Inc. |
Beta Sigma Phi | ΒΣΦ | |
Delta Gamma Pi | ΔΓΠ | "D G Pies" or "Roses" |
Delta Theta Tau | ΔΘT | "Deltas" or "Delta Theta" |
Delta Phi Mu | ΔΦΜ | |
Delta Psi Epsilon | ΔΨΕ | |
Delta Phi Omega | ΔΦΩ | "D Phi O" or "DPO" |
Delta Xi Nu | ΔΞΝ | "Xi Honeys" |
Epsilon Sigma Alpha | ΕΣΑ | |
Epsilon Tau Rho | ETR | |
Gamma Delta Pi | ΓΔΠ | "GDP" |
Gamma Rho Lambda | ΓΡΛ | "GRLs" |
Kappa Beta Gamma | ΚBΓ | "Kappas" |
Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Inc. | ΚΔΦ | "Kappa" |
Kappa Phi Gamma | KΦΓ | "KPhiG" |
Kappa Phi Lambda | KΦΛ | "KPL" or "Kappas" |
Lambda Tau Omega | ΛΤΩ | "Enchanting Mermaids" |
Lambda Theta Nu | ΛΘΝ | "Lambdas" |
Phi Sigma Rho | ΦΣΡ | "Phi Rhos" |
Phi Beta Chi | ΦΒΧ | "Beta Chi" |
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi | ΣΑΕΠ | "Sigma" or "SigmaAEPi" |
Sigma Alpha Iota | ΣAI | "SAI" |
Sigma Lambda Gamma | ΣΛΓ | "Gammas" |
Sigma Omicron Pi | ΣΟΠ | "S.O.Pi" |
Sigma Phi Omega | ΣΦΩ | "Sigmas" |
Sigma Phi Kappa | ΣΦK | |
Sigma Psi Zeta | ΣΨZ | "Sigmas" |
Sigma Sigma Rho | ΣΣΡ | "SigSigRho" |
Sigma Omega Nu | ΣΩΝ | "Sunnies or SON or Sigmas" |
Tau Gamma Sigma | ΤΓΣ | "Triskelion" |
Tau Theta Pi | TΘΠ | "Taus" |
Theta Nu Xi | ΘΝΞ | "Theta Nus" or "ONE" |
Zeta Chi Phi | ZΧΦ | "Zetas" |
Local organizations
Coeducational Fraternities
Coeducational fraternities permit both male and female members.
National organizations
Organization | Symbol | Location |
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Alpha Delta Phi | ΑΔΦ | |
Alpha Delta Tau | ΑΔΤ | |
Alpha Mu Omega | ΑΜΩ | McMaster University, Redeemer University College, Mohawk College |
Alpha Psi Lambda | AΨΛ | |
Delta Psi Alpha | ΔΨA | |
Delta Sigma Chi, Co-Ed Fraternity, Inc. | ΔΣΧ | |
Sigma Alpha Chi | ΣAX | University of Delaware |
Kappa Kappa Psi | ΚΚΨ | |
Omega Lambda Tau | ΩΛΤ | Clarkson University |
Alpha Kappa Mu | AKM | Alabama State University |
Local organizations
Defunct National Organizations
Organization | Symbol | Notes |
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Alpha Delta Theta | ΑΔΘ | m. ΦΜ |
Alpha Kappa Psi | AKΨ | defunct circa 1910 |
Alpha Sigma Delta | AΣΔ | Iaqua; m. ΔΖ |
Beta Phi Alpha | BΦΑ | Bid-A-Wee, Aldebaran; m. ΔΖ |
Beta Sigma Omicron | BΣO | m.ZTA |
Delta Sigma | ΔΣ | m. AOΠ |
Delta Sigma Epsilon | ΔΣΕ | m. ΔΖ |
Iota Alpha Pi | ΙΑΠ | J.A.P., defunct 1971 |
Lambda Omega | ΛΩ | Norroena; m. ΔΖ |
Pi Delta Kappa | m. ΧΩ | |
Pi Delta Theta | ΠΔΘ | m. ΔΖ |
Pi Kappa Sigma | ΠΚΣ | m. ΣΚ |
Pi Lambda Sigma | ΠΛΣ | m. ΘΦΑ |
Phi Alpha Chi | ΦΑΧ | Tanewan; m. ΔΖ |
Phi Omega Pi | ΦΩΠ | Achoth; m. ΑΟΠ, ΑΓΔ, ΣΚ, ΚΑΘ, ΔΖ |
Phi Lambda Alpha | ΦΛA | |
Sigma Phi Beta | ΣΦΒ | ΣΣΟ; m. ΔΖ |
Sigma Iota | ΣI | |
Theta Sigma Upsilon | ΘΣΥ | m. ΑΓΔ |
Theta Upsilon | ΘΥ | Mekatina; m. ΔΖ |
See also
- Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
- Fraternities and sororities
- List of fictional fraternities and sororities
- List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
- List of LGBT and LGBT-friendly fraternities and sororities
- Professional fraternity
- Puerto Rican fraternities and sororities
- Service fraternities and sororities
References
External links
- Directory of fraternities and sororities — at GreekPages.com