Service fraternities and sororities

For other uses, see Fraternity (disambiguation).

Service fraternity may refer to any fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. In Canada and the United States, the term fraternal organization is more common as "fraternity" in everyday usage refers to fraternal student societies.

In the context of the North American student fraternity and sorority system, service fraternities and service sororities comprise a type of organization whose primary purpose is community service. Members of these organizations are not restricted from joining other types of fraternities. This may be contrasted with professional fraternities, whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession, and general or social fraternities, whose primary purposes are generally aimed towards some other aspect, such as the development of character, friendship, leadership, or literary ability.

Some general fraternities and their chapters, especially members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, emphasize the service aspects of their activities; however classification as a strictly service organization has legal meaning in regard to Title IX. Service fraternities, like professional fraternities and honor societies must be open to members of both genders since they do not have an exemption from Title IX similar to the one given in section (A)(6)(a) for social fraternities and sororities.

List of national college service fraternities and sororities

This list only includes groups within the United States; see below for groups of the Philippines.

Organization	Symbol	Description
Alpha Phi Omega	ΑΦΩ	coed national fraternity (with independent organizations in United States and the Philippines)
Epsilon Sigma Alpha	ΕΣΑ	coed national
Gamma Sigma Sigma	ΓΣΣ	national sorority, males admitted, primarily female
Omega Phi Alpha	ΩΦΑ	national sorority, males admitted
SPURS National Honor Society		defunct (October 2005) coed national, primarily female
Tau Beta Sigma	ΤΒΣ	coed national honorary band sorority;founded March 26, 1946
Upsilon Phi Upsilon fraternity	ΥΦΥ	founded March 21, 1990 at Southern University and A&M College
Alpha Kappa Sigma	ΑΚΣ	national sorority, only females

List of local/regional college service fraternities and sororities

This list only includes groups within the United States; see below for groups of the Philippines.

Organization	Symbol	Description
Alpha Delta	ΑΔ	local, strictly male, founded at University of Maine (formerly the Sigma Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega)
Gamma Pi Alpha sorority	ΓΠΑ	local, strictly female, founded at Tuskegee University in 1994
Rho Pi Alpha fraternity	ΡΠΑ	local, strictly male, founded at Tuskegee University in 1993 (defunct), Beta chapter at Michigan State University (defunct), Gamma chapter at Savannah State University {active}
Alpha Tau Mu fraternity	ATM	coed regional, founded at Tuskegee University on September 2, 2009, Beta chapter at Auburn University on April 21, 2014
Phi Delta	ΦΔ	local, strictly female, founded at Truman University in 2006

List of primarily non-collegiate fraternities and sororities

Organization	Symbol	Description
Epsilon Sigma Alpha	ΕΣΑ	international service organization (coed collegiate division also exists)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows	IOOF	non-collegiate international service fraternity for men and women whether professional or college students

List of national college service fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

Organization	Symbol	Description
Alpha Phi Omega	ΑΦΩ	co-ed national (with independent organizations in United States and the Philippines)
Gamma Omicron Delta Sigma	ΓΟΔΣ	inter-society and national service fraternity/sorority
Epsilon Sigma Alpha	ΕΣΑ	international service organization