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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List of national cultural interest fraternities and sororities
African American
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- For a list of African American Greek and fraternal organizations, click here.
Armenian
| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΑΕΩ | Alpha Epsilon Omega http://www.alphaepsilonomega.org/ | "AEO" | 2000-12-20 | California State University, Northridge | Fraternity |
Asian American
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- 1 Member of the National APIA Panhellenic Association.
- 2 Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
Christian
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- 1 Member of the United Council of Christian Fraternities & Sororities.
- 2 Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
Italian-American
| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΑΦΔ | Alpha Phi Delta * | "APD" | 1914-11-05 | Syracuse University | Fraternity |
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- * Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
Jewish
| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΑΕΠ | Alpha Epsilon Pi 1 | "AEPi" | 1913-11-07 | New York University | Fraternity |
| ΑΕΦ | Alpha Epsilon Phi 2 | "AEPhi" | 1909-10-24 | Barnard College | Sorority |
| ΣΑΕΠ | Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi 3 | "Sigma" | 1998-10-01 | University of California, Davis | Sorority |
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- 1 Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
- 2 Member of the National Panhellenic Conference.
- 3 Not a member of any national Greek umbrella organization.
Latino
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There are 43 Latino oriented fraternities and sororities.
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- 1 Member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.
- 2 Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
- 3 Not a member of any national Greek umbrella organization.
LGBT
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| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΔΛΦ | Delta Lambda Phi | "DLP", "Deltas'", or "Lambda Men" | 1986-10-15 | Washington, D.C. | Fraternity |
| ΚΨΚ | Kappa Psi Kappa | "Canes", "K-PSIs", "Diamonds", or "Angels" | 2001-08-17 | Tallahassee, Florida | Fraternity |
| ΟΕΠ | Omicron Epsilon Pi | "The Epps" | 2000-12-07 | Tallahassee, Florida | Sorority |
| ΓΡΛ | Gamma Rho Lambda1 | "GRL" | 2003-08-25 | Tempe, Arizona | Sorority |
| ΑΛΖ | Alpha Lambda Zeta | "The Regal Alphas" | 2006-01-09 | Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia | Fraternity |
| ΚΑΛ | Kappa Alpha Lambda | "The Kappas" | 2003-10-19 | Clark Atlanta University | Sorority |
| ΘΩΦ | Theta Omega Phi | "Prometheus" | 1956-09-07 | State University of new York at Geneseo | Fraternity |
| ΦΑΝ | Phi Alpha Nu | "PHI-nomenal Gentlewomen" | 2006-07-30 | Charlotte, NC | Fraternity |
| ΣΦΒ | Sigma Phi Beta | "SPB" | 2003-09-28 | Arizona State University | Fraternity |
| rzp | Gamma Zeta Rho | "Gamma Boiz" | 2012-08-11 | Los Angeles, California | Fraternity |
1 Member of the Multicultural Greek Council
Multicultural
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| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΑΘΓ | Alpha Theta Gamma | "ATG", "Lavender Ladies" | 2003-04-10 | University of Maryland College Park | Sorority |
| ΒΞΧ | Beta Xi Chi | "Wolfpack" | 1998-11-11 | Texas A&M University | Fraternity |
| ΓΒΛ | Gamma Beta Lambda | "Gammahouse" | 1963-10-02 | Northern Ontario | Fraternity |
| ΓΣΤ | Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau | "Delphics" or "GST" | 1871-10-13 | SUNY Geneseo | Fraternity |
| ΓΦΕ | Gamma Phi Epsilon | "GPhiE" | 1994-03-00 | San Diego State University | Fraternity |
| ΓΩΔ | Gamma Omega Delta | "GQD" | 1992-11-21 | SUNY New Paltz/SUNY Binghamton | Fraternity |
| ΔΑΩ | Delta Alpha Omega | "Dayo" or "Omega" | 2001-08-22 | University of Texas at Arlington | Fraternity |
| ΔΞΝ | Delta Xi Nu | "Xi Honeys" | 1997-10-07 | Texas A&M University | Sorority |
| ΔΞΦ | Delta Xi Phi 1 | "D-Xi", "Xi-Phi", "DXP" | 1994-04-20 | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Sorority |
| ΔΓΠ | Delta Gamma Pi | "D G Pies" or "Roses" | 1998-11-11 | Towson University | Sorority |
| ΔΣΧ | Delta Sigma Chi 1 | "DSC" or "Divine Sisters of Chi" | 1996-11-27 | New York City College of Technology | Sorority |
| ΔΨA | Delta Psi Alpha | "DPA" or "Delta Psi" | 1998-01-24 | Northern Illinois University | Fraternity |
| ΔΨΣ | Delta Psi Sigma | "DYS" or "Deltas | 2001-01-14 | 4 different colleges in New York | Sorority |
| ΕΣΡ | Epsilon Sigma Rho | "Sigma Rho's", "Rho Dawgz" or "Rho's" | 1986-03-02 | California State University, Sacramento | Fraternity |
| ΣAZ | Sigma Alpha Zeta | "Sigma's" | 1992-10-17 | California State University, Fresno | Sorority |
| ΖΦΡ | Zeta Phi Rho | "ZOP", "ZFR", or "Zetas" | 1995-08-10 | California State University, Long Beach | Fraternity |
| ΖΣΧ | Zeta Sigma Chi | "Z-Chi" | 1991-03-03 | Northern Illinois University | Sorority |
| ΖΧΦ | Zeta Chi Phi | "Zee-Chi, Zetas, ZCP" | 2003-01-30 | University of Texas at San Antonio | Sorority |
| ΘΔΣ | Theta Delta Sigma | "Thetas", "TDS", "Transcendent Siblings" | 2001-04-15 | University at Buffalo, SUNY | Co-ed |
| ΘΝΞ | Theta Nu Xi 1 | "TNX", "Butterflies", or "Theta Women" | 1997-04-11 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Sorority |
| ΛΦΞ | Lambda Phi Xi | "Lady Xi" | 2004-01-27 | Michigan State University & Purdue University Calumet | Sorority |
| ΛΞB | Lambda Xi Beta | "Lambda Xis" "LXBs" | 2012-12-01 | New York City Chapter | Sorority |
| ΛΨΔ | Lambda Psi Delta 1 | "Diamonds" or "Diamond girls" | 1997-03-09 | Yale University | Sorority |
| ΛΣΓ | Lambda Sigma Gamma 1 | "LSG" | 1986-10-24 | Sacramento State University | Sorority |
| ΛΤΩ | Lambda Tau Omega 1 | "Enchanting Mermaids" | 1988-10-09 | Montclair State College | Sorority |
| ΜΣΥ | Mu Sigma Upsilon 1 | "Mu's" | 1981-11-21 | Rutgers University | Sorority |
| ΣΒΡ | Sigma Beta Rho 2 3 | "SigRho" | 1996-08-16 | University of Pennsylvania | Fraternity |
| ΣΘΨ | Sigma Theta Psi | "Sigmas", "STP" | 1991-11-13 | San Jose State University | Sorority |
| ΣΩΦ | Sigma Omega Phi | "SOPhi's" | 1990-26-4 | California State University, Chico | Sorority |
| ΤΦΣ | Tau Phi Sigma 2 | 1992-11-11 | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Fraternity | |
| ΥΚΔ | Upsilon Kappa Delta | "UKD" | 1993-12-10 | California State University, Chico | Sorority |
| ΨΣΦ | Psi Sigma Phi 1 | "PSP" or "Phimen" | 1990-12-12 | Montclair State University and New Jersey City University | Fraternity |
| ΦΧΕ | Phi Chi Epsilon | "PCE" or "Royal Ladies" | 1990-11-12 | New Jersey City University | Sorority |
| ΩΔ | Omega Delta | "Oh Deez" | 1997-01-19 | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Fraternity |
| ΩΔΦ | Omega Delta Phi | "O D Phi" | 1987-11-25 | Texas Tech University | Fraternity |
| ΩΦΚ | Omega Phi Kappa | "O-Phi" | 1995-02-01 | Sacred Heart University | Fraternity |
| ΩΦΧ | Omega Phi Chi | "O P C" | 1988-11-09 | Rutgers University | Sorority |
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- 1 Member of the National Multicultural Greek Council.
- 2 Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
- 3 Member of the National APIA Panhellenic Association.
Muslim
| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΑΥΝ | Alpha Upsilon Nu | "AUN" | 2007-00-00 | Toronto, Canada | Fraternity |
| ΓΓΧ | Gamma Gamma Chi | 2005-04-03 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Sorority | |
| ΞΔΠ | Xi Delta Pi | "XDP" | 2009-10-20 | George Washington University | Sorority |
Native American
| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΑΠΩ | Alpha Pi Omega | "APiO" or "Queen Bees" | 1994-09-01 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Sorority |
| ΒΣΕ | Beta Sigma Epsilon | "Beta Sig" or "Horned Toads" | 2000-01-01 | University of Arizona | Fraternity |
| EXN | Epsilon Chi Nu | "E Chi Nu" | 1996-01-01 | East Carolina University | Fraternity |
| ΦΣΝ | Phi Sigma Nu | "Nu Tribe", "Nu warriors", "Phi Nu's", or "Nu's" | 1996-02-13 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Fraternity |
| ΣOE | Sigma Omicron Epsilon | "SOE" | 1997-03-30 | East Carolina University | Sorority |
| ΓΔΠ | Gamma Delta Pi | "GDP" or "Butterflies" | 2001-08-27 | University of Oklahoma | Sorority |
Persian
| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΣΠΣ | Sigma Pi Sigma | 2009-05-18 | University of California, Los Angeles | Sorority | |
| ΚΩΣ | Kappa Omega Sigma | "KOS" | 2012-08-17 | University of Maryland | Fraternity |
South Asian
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| Letters | Organization | Nickname | Founding Date | Founding University | Type |
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| ΑΙΟ | Alpha Iota Omicron | "AIO" | 1998-10-16 | University of Michigan | Fraternity |
| ΒΧΘ | Beta Chi Theta 1 2 | "Beta Chi/BCT" | 1999-06-02 | University of California, Los Angeles | Fraternity |
| ΒΚΓ | Beta Kappa Gamma | "BKG" | 1999-05-06 | University of Texas at Austin | Fraternity |
| ΔΣΙ | Delta Sigma Iota | "DSI" | 2000-08-15 | Pennsylvania State University | Fraternity |
| ΔΕΨ | Delta Epsilon Psi 2 | "DEPsi/D.E.Psi" | 1998-10-01 | University of Texas at Austin | Fraternity |
| ΔΘΨ | Delta Theta Psi | "DTPsi" | 2002-01-14 | University of Michigan | Sorority |
| ΔΚΔ | Delta Kappa Delta 1 | "DKD" | 1999-10-01 | Texas A&M University | Sorority |
| ΔEΣΙ | Delta Epsilon Sigma Iota | "Desi" | 1997-12-12 | University at Buffalo, SUNY | Fraternity |
| ΔΦΩ | Delta Phi Omega | "DPO" | 1998-12-06 | University of Houston | Sorority |
| ΙΝΔ | Iota Nu Delta 2 | "IND" | 1994-02-07 | Binghamton University | Fraternity |
| ΚΦΓ | Kappa Phi Gamma1 | "KPhiG" | 1998-11-08 | University of Texas at Austin | Sorority |
| ΣΣΡ | Sigma Sigma Rho1 | "SigSigRho" | 1998-12-10 | St. Johns University | Sorority |
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- 1 Member of the National APIA Panhellenic Association.
- 2 Member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.
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