Service fraternities and sororities

Service fraternity or service sorority may refer to any fraternal public service organization, whether college or community-based. However, in Canada and the United States, the term "fraternity" is typically used to refer 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titleixstat.htm|title=Title IX|publisher=www.usdoj.gov|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403084259/http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titleixstat.htm|archive-date=2007-04-03}}

Collegiate service fraternities and sororities

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! Organization

!Charter date and range

!Founding location

!Type

!Scope

!Affiliation

!Active chapters

!Status

!Reference

Alpha Phi Omega

|December 16, 1925

|Lafayette College

|Coed fraternity

|International

|PFA

|621

|Active

Alpha Mu Sigma

|University of Mary Washington

|Coed sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Alpha Mu Sigma |url=https://umw.presence.io/organization/alpha-mu-sigma |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=University of Mary Washington |language=en}}

Alpha Tau Mu

|September 2, 2009

|Tuskegee University

|African American coed fraternity

|Regional

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} United States {{!}} Alpha Tau Mu Fraternity Inc. |url=https://alphamuatm.wixsite.com/phoenix/about-us |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=phoenix |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chapters {{!}} Alpha Tau Mu Fraternity Inc. |url=https://alphamuatm.wixsite.com/phoenix/current-events |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=phoenix |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-11-25 |title=Service Sororities and Fraternities |url=http://blackorgs.net/service-sororities-and-fraternities/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=BlackOrgs.net |language=en-US}}

Beta Nu Theta

|2017

|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

|African American coed fraternity

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://psalmswhite97.wixsite.com/betanutheta |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Beta Nu Theta |language=en}}

Chi Alpha Phi

|1979

|Lincoln University

|African American coed fraternity

|National

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=CHI ALPHA PHI Service Fraternity Inc. |url=https://www.facebook.com/CHI-ALPHA-PHI-Service-Fraternity-Inc-177961715729538/about/?ref=page_internal |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Alpha Chi Phi Service Fraternity, Inc. |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/chi-alpha-phi-service-fraternity-inc/ |access-date=December 31, 2022 |website=Linkedin}}{{Efn|Accepts both college and community members.}}

Delta Chi Gamma

|May 2014

|Virginia Tech

|Sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{cite web |title=HOME |url=http://vtdeltachigamma.wixsite.com/vtdxg |access-date=2018-04-09}}{{Cite web |title=Delta Chi Gamma |url=https://gobblerconnect.vt.edu/organization/deltachigamma |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=gobblerconnect.vt.edu}}

Delta Gamma Chi

|2022

|Penn State World Campus

|Sorority

|National (virtual)

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Student Organizations |url=https://student.worldcampus.psu.edu/involvement-and-opportunities/student-organizations?utm_source=pr&utm_medium=cmpreferrer&utm_campaign=BRANDGEN+20-21&utm_term=cta&utm_content=psunews-studentclubs-120320&cid=CMPRF43001 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Penn State World Campus Student Center}}{{Cite web |title=Founders |url=https://sites.psu.edu/deltagammachi/founders/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Delta Gamma Chi |publisher=Penn State University}}

Delta Nu Zeta

|December 12, 2003

|Florida State University

|Sorority

|Regional

|Independent

|Active

|{{citation |title=Delta Nu Zetta: University of Florida |url=http://www.deltanuzetauf.com/ |website=deltanuzetauf.com |access-date=19 October 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Delta Nu Zeta {{!}} Nole Central |url=https://nolecentral.dsa.fsu.edu/organization/deltanuzeta |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=nolecentral.dsa.fsu.edu}}

Epsilon Sigma Alpha

|1929

|Jacksonville, Florida

|Coed sorority

|International

|Independent

|23

|Active

|{{Efn|Also has a larger non-collegiate division.}}

Epsilon Tau Pi

|April 28, 1999

|University of Dayton

|Coed fraternity for Eagle Scouts

|National

|Independent

|Active

Gamma Beta Chi

|November 15, 2002

|Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

|African American fraternity

|National

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.gammabetachi.org/about-us-1 |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Gamma Beta Chi NSFI |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Registered Chapters |url=https://www.gammabetachi.org/registered-chapters |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Gamma Beta Chi NSFI |language=en}}

Gamma Pi Alpha

|November 12, 1994

|Tuskegee University

|African American sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Gamma Pi Alpha Sorority, Inc. |url=https://tuskegee.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/gammapialpha |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=tuskegee.campuslabs.com}}

Gamma Sigma Sigma

|October 12, 1952

|New York City, New York

|Coed sorority

|National

|Independent

|53

|Active

Kappa Delta Tau

|March 11, 1963

|Eastern Kentucky University

|Sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{cite web |title=KDT Active Chapter |url=http://kdtalumni.weebly.com/kdt-active-chapter.html}}{{Cite web |title=Kappa Delta Tau - Eastern Kentucky University, Student Life & First-Year Experience |url=https://eku.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/kappa-delta-tau |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=eku.campuslabs.com}}

Lambda Delta Sigma

|1919

|Concordia College

|Sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{Efn|Originally formed as a social sorority.}}

Nu Alpha Nu

|2006

|Alabama State University

|African American fraternity

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=About Us :: Nu Alpha Nu |url=https://nualphanu.webnode.page/about-us/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=nualphanu.webnode.page}}

Nu Alpha Omicron

|2012

|Alabama State University

|African American sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

Omega Delta Sigma

|1999

|University of Florida

|Veterans fraternity

|National

|Independent

|15

|Active

Omega Phi Alpha

|June 15, 1967

|Bowling Green State University

|Coed sorority

|National

|Independent

|29

|Active

|{{Efn|Formed in 1953 with the assistance of brothers of the Zeta Kappa chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, but did not register as a national group until 1967 when three independent chapters merged. Member was limited to former Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls until 1958.}}

Phi Delta

|2006

|Truman University

|Sorority

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{cite web |date=2006 |title=Phi Delta |url=http://phidelta.truman.edu/more-about-us/ |access-date=2015-12-07 |website=truman.edu}}

Rho Pi Alpha

|1993

|Tuskegee University

|Fraternity

|Local

|Independent

|Active

|{{cite web |last=Antwi Jr. |first=Kofi |title=Rho Pi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Beta Chapter |url=http://www.msu.edu/~rhopialp/rho6.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302065437/https://www.msu.edu/~rhopialp/rho6.html |archive-date=2016-03-02 |work=Michigan State University |access-date=2021-06-21}}

Upsilon Phi Upsilon

|March 31, 1990

|Southern University

|African American fraternity

|National

|Independent

|17

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=The U. |url=https://upsilonphiupsilon.yolasite.com/history.php |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Upsilon Phi Upsilon}}{{Cite web |title=Chapters of P.H.I. |url=https://upsilonphiupsilon.yolasite.com/chapters-of-upsilon-phi-upsilon.php |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Upsilon Phi Upsilon}}

Zeta Mu Phi

|Penn State World Campus

|Sorority

|National (virtual)

|Independent

|Inactive

|{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2020 |title=Penn State World Campus students start six new clubs and organizations |url=https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/penn-state-world-campus-students-start-six-new-clubs-and-organizations |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Penn State University}}

Zeta Theta Pi

|2007

|Centra Michigan University

|Sorority

|Regional

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Zeta Theta Pi Local Service Sorority |url=https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/organization/zetathetapi |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu}}{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://zetathetapiilstu.com/about |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Zeta Theta Pi At Illinois State University |language=en-US}}

Non-collegiate service fraternities and sororities

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! width="25%" |Organization

!Charter date and range

!Founding location

!Type

!Scope

!Affiliation

!Active chapters

!Status

!Reference

Alpha Pi Chi

|January 7, 1963

|Chicago, Illinois

|African American sorority

|National

|Independent

|40+

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Alpha Pi Chi |url=https://alphapichi.org/history/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=alphapichi.org}}{{Efn|Its founders were all associated with Alpha Gamma Chi. Members are mostly African American professionals.}}

Chi Alpha Phi

|1979

|Lincoln University

|Coed African American fraternity

|National

|Independent

|Active

|{{Efn|Accepts both college and community members.}}

Chi Gamma Kappa

|January 22, 2017

|Georgia

|African American fraternity

|Regional

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://chigammakappabrotherhood.yolasite.com/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Chi Gamma Kappa Social Service Fraternity}}{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://chigammakappabrotherhood.yolasite.com/rise-of-the-knights.php |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Chi Gamma Kappa Social Service Fraternity}}{{Efn|Members must be enrolled in college, have a college degree, or professional certification in her chosen career and live in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina or South Carolina}}

Delta Rho

|July 1, 2004

|Orlando, Florida

|African American sorority

|National

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://reneepgoldsby.wixsite.com/deltarho/history |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=deltarho |language=en}}{{Efn|Members must be at least 25 years old. Most members are professional women.}}

Delta Theta Tau

|October 16, 1903

|Muncie, Indiana

|Sorority

|National

|Independent

|72

|Active

Epsilon Sigma Alpha

|1929

|Jacksonville, Florida

|Coed sorority

|International

|Independent

|800+

|Active

|{{Efn|Also has a collegiate division.}}

Gamma Pi Chi

|July 16, 2016

|Georgia

|African American professional sorority

|Regional

|Independent

|Active

|{{Cite web |title=Gamma Pi Chi Social Service Sorority |url=https://gammapichisisterhood.yolasite.com/membership.php |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=gammapichisisterhood.yolasite.com}}{{Efn|Members must be enrolled in college, have a college degree, or professional certification in her chosen career and live in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina or South Carolina}}

Psi Psi Psi

|{{DTS|October 2, 1919}}

|Indianapolis, Indiana

|Sorority for Delta Delta Delta mothers

|International

|Independent

|Active

Tau Gamma Delta

|1942

|Lewis Business College

|Sorority

|National