Fraternities and sororities in Canada
The expansion of Greek letter organizations into Canada was an important stage of the North American fraternity movement. In the nineteenth century, apart from the University of Toronto, very few Canadian universities had the same repute and secularity as their American counterparts.[1] Consequently, most fraternities opened their first Canadian chapters at the University of Toronto and their second chapters at McGill University, beginning in 1879 with the establishment of a chapter of Zeta Psi at Toronto. In 1883 the same fraternity established a chapter at McGill University. Other early foundations were Kappa Alpha Society at Toronto in 1892 and at McGill in 1899, and Alpha Delta Phi at Toronto in 1893 and at McGill in 1897. The first sorority was, Kappa Alpha Theta, was established at Toronto in 1887. The development of the fraternity system in Canada has made great progress in these two universities. In 1927 Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities reported the existence of 42 chapters at the University of Toronto and of 23 chapters at McGill University. A few chapters were also reported from the University of British Columbia, Carleton University, Dalhousie University, University of Manitoba, Queen's University, University of Western Ontario, McMaster University, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, Brock University and University of Alberta.[2]
Fraternities in Canada
North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC)
Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding date | Founding university | Type | Canadian chapters |
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Ακακία | Acacia | "AKAK" | 1904-05-12 | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Social | 1 active |
FH | FarmHouse | "FarmHouse" or "FH" | 1905-04-15 | University of Missouri | Social | 1 active, 1 inactive[3] |
AΔΦ | Alpha Delta Phi | "Alpha Delts" or "ADPhi" | 1832-10-29 | Hamilton College | Social literary society | 3 active |
ΑEΠ | Alpha Epsilon Pi | "AEPi | 1913-11-07 | New York University | Jewish | 11 active[4] |
AΣΦ | Alpha Sigma Phi | "ASP","Alpha Sigs" | 1845-12-06 | Yale University | Social | 1 active[5] |
ΑΤΩ | Alpha Tau Omega | "ATO", "Alpha Taus", or "Taus" | 1865-09-11 | Virginia Military Institute | Social | 1 inactive |
ΑΦΑ | Alpha Phi Alpha 1 | "APhiA" | 1906-12-04 | Cornell University | African-American | 1 inactive |
ΒΘΠ | Beta Theta Pi | "Betas" | 1839-08-08 | Miami University | Social | 3 active, 4 inactive |
ΔΚΕ | Delta Kappa Epsilon | "DKE" or "Dekes" | 1844-06-22 | Yale University | Social | 6 active, 1 inactive |
ΔΛΦ | Delta Lambda Phi | "Lambda Men" | 1986-10-15 | Washington, D.C. | Social (gay/bisexual/progressive) | 1 active |
ΔΣΦ | Delta Sigma Phi | "DSP","Delta Sigs", "Delt Sigs", "D-Sigs", or "Digs" | 1899-12-10 | City College of New York | Social | 2 inactive |
ΔΤΔ | Delta Tau Delta | "DTD" or "Delts" | 1858-00-00 | Bethany College | Social | 3 inactive |
ΔΥ | Delta Upsilon | "DU" or "Ducks" | 1834-11-04 | Williams College | Social | 5 active, 5 inactive |
ΔX | Delta Chi | "D.Chi" | 1890-10-13 | Cornell University | Social | 2 active, 2 inactive |
ZBT | Zeta Beta Tau | "ZBT" or "Zebe" | 1898-12-29 | City College of New York | Jewish | 1 active, 4 inactive[6] |
ZΨ | Zeta Psi | "Zetes" | 1847-06-01 | New York University | Social | 12 active, 1 inactive[7] |
ΘΔΧ | Theta Delta Chi | "Theta Delt", "TDX", or "TDC" | 1847-10-31 | Union College | Social | 1 active, 2 inactive |
ΘΧ | Theta Chi | "T-Chi- or "Ox" | 1856-04-10 | Norwich University | Social | 1 active |
KA | Kappa Alpha Society | "KA" | 1825-11-26 | Union College | Literary and social | 4 active, 2 inactive |
ΛΦΕ | Lambda Phi Epsilon | "LPhiE" or "LFE" | 1981-02-25 | University of California, Los Angeles | Asian-interest | 2 active[8] |
ΠΚΑ | Pi Kappa Alpha | "Pi-K-A" or "Pikes" | 1868-03-01 | University of Virginia | Social | 3 active, 1 inactive |
ΠΛΦ | Pi Lambda Phi | "Pi Lam" | 1895-00-00 | Yale University | Social | 1 active, 3 inactive[9] |
ΣAM | Sigma Alpha Mu | "Sammies" | 1909-11-26 | College of the City of New York | Social | 1 active |
ΣN | Sigma Nu | "Knights", "SigNu", "SNu", "Snakes", or "Snukes" | 1869-01-01 | Virginia Military Institute | Social | 2 inactive |
ΣΠ | Sigma Pi | "Sig Pi" | 1897-02-26 | Vincennes University | Social | 2 active, 2 inactive |
ΣΧ | Sigma Chi | "Sigs" | 1855-06-28 | Miami University | Social | 10 active |
ΦΓΔ | Phi Gamma Delta | "Phi Gam" or "FIJI" | 1848-05-01 | Jefferson College | Social | 5 active, 1 inactive |
ΦΔΘ | Phi Delta Theta | "Phi Delt" or "Phis" | 1848-12-26 | Miami University | Social | 8 active, 4 inactive[10] |
ΦΚΣ | Phi Kappa Sigma | "Skulls" or "Phi Kaps" | 1850-08-16 | University of Pennsylvania | Social | 1 active |
ΦΣΚ | Phi Sigma Kappa | "Phi Sig" | 1873-03-15 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Social | 2 inactive |
ΨΥ | Psi Upsilon | "Psi U" | 1833-11-24 | Union College | Social | 1 active, 2 inactive |
- 1 Dual membership with National Pan-Hellenic Council
Other National and International Fraternities
Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding date | Founding university | Type | Canadian chapters |
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AKΨ | Alpha Kappa Psi 1[11] | "A K Psi" | 1904-10-05 | New York University | Professional (business) | 2 active[12] |
ΑΩ | Alpha Omega 1 | "AO" | 1907-00-00 | Baltimore, Maryland | Professional (dentistry) and Jewish | 3 active |
ΘΓ | Theta Gamma[13] | "TG" | 1912-00-00 | St. Lawrence University | Social | 1 inactive |
KΣ | Kappa Sigma | "Kappa Sig" or "K-Sig" | 1869-12-10 | University of Virginia | Social | 7 active, 5 inactive |
ΛΧΑ | Lambda Chi Alpha | "Lambda Chi", "Chops", "Lambo", or "L Chi A" | 1909-11-02 | Boston University | Social | 3 active, 3 inactive[14] |
ΣΘΠ | Sigma Thêta Pi | "EON or "STPi" | 2003-00-00 | Université Joseph Fourier and Université Pierre Mendès-France[15] | Social | 6 active |
ΣΦΔ | Sigma Phi Delta 1 | "SigPhi" | 1924-04-11 | University of Southern California | Professional (engineering) | 2 active, 1 Inactive |
TKE | Tau Kappa Epsilon | "TKE" or "Teke" | 1899-01-10 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Social | 4 Active, 3 inactive |
ΦKΠ | Phi Kappa Pi 2[16] | "Phi Kapps", "Raiders" or "PKP" | 1913-03-22 | McGill University and University of Toronto | Social | 4 active, 6 inactive |
ΩΨΦ | Omega Psi Phi | "Ques" "Bruhz" "Omegamen" | 1911-11-17 | Howard University | Social |
- 1 Member of Professional Fraternity Association
- 2 Canadian national fraternity
Local Organizations
Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding date | Founding university | Type | Canadian chapters |
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Επισκοπῶν | Episkopon | 1858-00-00 | University of Toronto | Secret society | ||
Ο | The Brotherhood of Omicron | 1964-01-00 | Concordia University | Secret society | 1 active | |
ΑKΩ | Alpha Kai Omega | "AKO" | 1929-00-00 | W. D. Lowe High School | Sports | 1 active |
ΑΜΞΝ | Alpha Mu Xi Nu | "Alphas" | 2015-00-00 | Sheridan College | Social | 1 active |
ΓΒΛ | Gamma Beta Lambda | "Gammahouse" | 1963-10-02 | Vancouver, British Colombia | Social | 1 active |
ZΞN | Zeta Xi Nu | "Zetas" | 2008-00-00 | University of Guelph-Humber | Social | 1 active |
ΘTN | Theta Tau Nu | 2013 | University of New Brunswick, Fredericton | Social | 1 active | |
ΘΣ | Theta Sigma | 1974-00-00 | Concordia University | Social | 1 inactive | |
MOZ | Mu Omicron Zeta[17] | "MOZ" | 1991-10-01 | McGill University & Concordia University | Social | 2 active |
ΞΑΠ | Xi Alpha Pi[18] | "XAP" or "Xi's" | 2008-09-28 | University of Toronto Scarborough | Multicultural-interest | 1 active |
ΨΛΦ | Psi Lambda Phi | 2014-03-27 | St. Thomas University / University of New Brunswick, Fredericton | Social/charitable | 1 active | |
ΩΘA | Omega Theta Alpha[19] | "Omegas" or "O-T-A" | 2002-00-00 | University of Ottawa | Social | 1 active |
ΩΞ | Omega Xi | "Omegas" | 2011-00-00 | University of Saskatchewan | Social | 1 active |
Sororities in Canada
National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)
Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding date | Founding university | Type | Canadian chapters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΑΓΔ | Alpha Gamma Delta | "A G D" or "Alpha Gam" or "Gams" | 1904-05-30 | Syracuse University | Social | 8 active, 2 inactive |
ΑΔΠ | Alpha Delta Pi | "A D Pi" | 1851-05-15 | Wesleyan College | Social | 3 active, 1 inactive |
AΕΦ | Alpha Epsilon Phi | "A E Phi" or "Phisters" | 1909-10-24 | Barnard College | Jewish | 1 active, 2 inactive |
ΑΟΠ | Alpha Omicron Pi | "AOPi" "Alphas" "Alpha O's" | 1897-01-02 | Barnard College | Social | 8 active |
AΦ | Alpha Phi | "A-Phi" | 1872-10-10 | Syracuse University | Social | 7 active, 1 inactive |
ΓΦΒ | Gamma Phi Beta | "Gamma Phi", "G-Phi-B" or "G-Phi" | 1874-11-11 | Syracuse University | Social | 3 active, 2 inactive |
ΔΓ | Delta Gamma | "DG" or "DeeGee" | 1873-12-25 | Lewis School for Girls | Social | 3 active, 2 inactive |
ΔΔΔ | Delta Delta Delta | "Tri Delta" | 1888-11-27 | Boston University | Social | 2 active, 2 inactive |
ΔΖ | Delta Zeta | "DZ" | 1902-10-24 | Miami University | Social | 1 active, 1 inactive |
ΔΦΕ | Delta Phi Epsilon | "DPhiE" | 1917-03-17 | New York University Law School | Social | 2 active, 5 inactive |
ΚΑΘ | Kappa Alpha Theta | "Theta" or "KAT" | 1870-01-27 | DePauw University | Social | 4 active, 2 inactive |
ΚΚΓ | Kappa Kappa Gamma | "Kappa" | 1870-10-13 | Monmouth College | Social | 4 active, 1 inactive |
ΠΒΦ | Pi Beta Phi | "Pi Phi" | 1867-04-28 | Monmouth College | Social | 4 active, 2 inactive |
ΦΣΣ | Phi Sigma Sigma | "Phi sigs" | 1913-11-26 | Hunter College | Social | 2 active, 1 inactive |
Other National and International Organizations
Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding date | Founding university | Type | Canadian chapters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ceres | Ceres[20] | 1985-10-12 | Colorado State University | Social and agriculture | 1 active | |
AKA | Alpha Kappa Alpha 1 | "AKAs" | 1908-01-15 | Howard University | African-American | 1 active[21] |
AΠΦ | Alpha Pi Phi 2 | "App's" or "Apple Pi's" | 2009-02-26 | Carleton University | Social | 9 active |
ΑΩΕ | Alpha Omega Epsilon | 1983-11-13 | Marquette University | Professional (engineering) | 2 active | |
ΔAΘ | Delta Alpha Theta 2 | "DATs" | 2005-10-05 | University of Windsor | Social | 2 active, 1 colony |
ΔΠ | Delta Pi[22]3 | 1989-11-02 | York University | Jewish and social | 3 active | |
ΔΦN | Delta Phi Nu[23] 3 | "DFN" | 2008-05-14 | Fleming College | Social | 2 active, 1 colony |
ΔΨΔ | Delta Psi Delta 2 | "DPsiD" "DPD" | 1991-09-15 | Carleton University | Social | 7 active, 1 inactive |
ZΛZ | Zeta Lambda Zeta[24] | "Zetas" "ZLZs" | 2010-02-17 | Université de Montréal | Social | 2 active |
IBX | Iota Beta Chi 2,[25] | "IBX" or "IBChi" | 1997-01-06 | Dalhousie University | Social | 2 active |
KBГ | Kappa Beta Gamma | "Kappas" or "KBG" | 1917-01-22 | Marquette University | Social | 4 active |
NΔM | Nu Delta Mu | "NDM" | 2011-04-27 | Université de Montréal | Social | 3 active |
ΠNE | Pi Nu Epsilon[26] | 1914-11-00 | State University of New York at Canton | Social | 1 inactive | |
ΣΓΡ | Sigma Gamma Rho 1 | "Sigmas" or "SGRhos" | 1922-11-12 | Butler University | African-American | 2 active[27] |
ΣΦΑ | Sigma Phi Alpha3 | "Spas" | 2004-09-11 | University of Ottawa | Social | 2 active |
TΣΦ | Tau Sigma Phi 3 | "Tau Sig" | 2007-09-09 | Carleton University | Social | 4 active |
- 1 Member of National Pan-Hellenic Council
- 2 Canadian national sorority
- 3 Does not have any colonies/chapters outside the residing province
Local Organizations
Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding date | Founding university | Type | Canadian chapters | Website |
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ΑΓΦ |
Alpha Gamma Phi | "AGP" | 2015-07-27 | Nipissing University | Social | 1 active | alphagammaphinu.wix.com/home |
AΠB | Alpha Pi Beta[28] | "APiB" | 1994-00-00 | University of Northern British Columbia | Social | 1 active | alphapibeta.weebly.com/index.html |
AΣX | Alpha Sigma Chi | "ASX" "Sigs" | 2008-12-09[29] | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Social | 1 active | alphasigmachi.net |
AXθ | Alpha Chi Theta | "A-Chi-T" | 2013-04-20 | University of Victoria | Social | 1 active | alphachitheta.com |
AΨ | Alpha Psi | "A-Psis" | 2004-06-24 | University of Alberta | Social | 1 active | alphapsi.ca |
AΩ | Alpha Omega | "A-Oh's" | 1993-10-27 | Wilfrid Laurier University | Social | 1 active | wlualphaomega.com |
ΔHI | Delta Eta Iota | 2008-01-10 | University of Lethbridge | Social | 1 active | deltaetaiota.org | |
ΖΒΨ | Zeta Beta Psi[30] | 2009-04-15 | Thompson Rivers University | Social | 1 active | zetabetapsi.com | |
ZΘΞ | Zeta Theta Xi | "ZOEs" | 2010-09-14 | University of Ottawa | Social | 1 active | zetathetaxi.org |
ΖΤΩ | Zeta Tau Omega[31] | "ZETs" | 1967-11-28 | Concordia University | Social | 1 active | |
ΘΣΨ | Theta Sigma Psi | Theta's, TSP | 2011-11-06 | University of Ottawa | Social | 1 active | thetasigmapsi.com |
ΘΦ | Theta Phi[32] | 2008-03-12 | University of British Columbia Okanagan | Social | 1 active | thetaphisorority.com | |
KHX | Kappa Eta Chi | Kappas | 2016 | University of Ontario, Institute of Technology, Durham College and Trent University, Oshawa Campus | Social | Colony | www.facebook.com/kappaetachi |
KXΔ | Kappa Chi Delta | "KXD" "Chi Deltas" | 2016-01-30 | University of Ontario, Institute of Technology | Social | 1 active, 1 colony | kxdalpha.wix.com/alphachapter |
NΣΠ | Nu Sigma Pi[33] | "Nu Sigs" | 1997-09-14 | University of Ottawa | Social | 1 active | nusigmapi.org |
NΩΖ | Nu Omega Zeta | "Nu Girls" | 2011-09-07 | McMaster University | Black-focused and social | 1 active | nuomegazeta.com |
ΞΔΘ | Xi Delta Theta[34] | "Xi Delt" | 1993-01-22 | Carleton University | Social | 1 active | xideltatheta.com |
OIΨ | Omicron Iota Psi [35] | 2015-03-23 | University of Ottawa | Social | 1 active | ||
ΠAΓ | Pi Alpha Gamma | 2011-10-18 | St Thomas University | Social | 1 active | pialphagamma.wix.com/alpha | |
ΣBΦ | Sigma Beta Phi | 2008-02-29[36] | University of Ottawa | Social | 2 active | sigmabetaphi.wix.com/sigmabetphi | |
ΣΛΓ | Sigma Lambda Gamma | 2004-03-15 | University of Waterloo | Social | 1 active | sigma-lambda-gamma.ca | |
ΧΣΞ | Chi Sigma Xi | "CSX" | 2010-04-01 | University of Toronto Scarborough | Multicultural | 1 active | chisigmaxi.com |
ΩΠ | Omega Pi | 1985-04-20 | Dalhousie University | Social | 1 active | omegapisorority.com | |
ΩΣX | Omega Sigma Chi | "O-Sigs" | 2010-04-12 | Brock University | Social | 1 active | omegasigmachi.com |
ΩΦΣ | Omega Phi Sigma | "OPS" | 2010-11-18 | University of Ottawa | Social | 1 active | omegaphisigma.ca |
See also
- Fraternities and sororities
- List of social fraternities and sororities
- Professional fraternity
- Service fraternities and sororities
- Fraternities and sororities at Dalhousie University
- Fraternities and sororities at Concordia University
- Greek organizations at University of British Columbia
- Fraternities in France
- List of fictional fraternities and sororities
- Fraternities and sororities at University of Ottawa
- Fraternities and sororities at York University
- Greek life at University of Toronto
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