List of African-American fraternities and sororities

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists African-American fraternities and sororities are social organizations that predominantly recruit black college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty, and leaders at various institutions in the United States.

Fraternities

Following is a list of active and inactive African American fraternities, in charter date order.

Name Charter date and range Founding location Type Affiliation Status References
Prince Hall Freemasonry Template:Dts Boston, Massachusetts Freemasonry, community-based Active
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America 1843 New York City, New York General, community-based Independent Active
International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor 1872 Independence, Missouri General coed, community-based Independent Active
Grand United Order of True Reformers 1873 General and benevolence, community-based Independent Inactive
Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa 1880 Vicksburg, Mississippi Benevolence society, community-based Independent Active
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania General, community-based Independent Active
Alpha Kappa Nu Template:Dts |1903–1911 Indiana University Social, collegiate Independent Inactive
Sigma Pi Phi 1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Professional, community-based Independent Active
Pi Gamma Omicron Template:Dts |1905–c.Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ohio State University Social, collegiate Independent Inactive
Gamma Phi Template:Dts |1905–before 1950 Wilberforce University Social, collegiate Independent Inactive [1]
Alpha Phi Alpha Template:Dts Cornell University Social collegiate NPHC Active
Kappa Alpha Psi Template:Dts Indiana University Bloomington Social, collegiate NPHC Active
Omega Psi Phi Template:Dts Howard University Social, collegiate NPHC Active
Phi Beta Sigma Template:Dts Howard University Social, collegiate NPHC, NIC (former) Active
Gamma Tau 1934–c. 1950s Howard University Social, collegiate Independent Inactive [2][3]
Wine Psi Phi Template:Dts Howard University Social, collegiate and graduate Independent Active [4]Template:Efn
Groove Phi Groove Template:Dts Morgan State University Social, collegiate Independent Active
Nu Gamma Alpha 1962 Howard University Social, collegiate and graduate Independent Active [5][6]
Iota Phi Theta Template:Dts Morgan State University Social, collegiate NPHC, NIC Active
Phi Eta Psi April 5, 1965 Mott Community College Social, collegiate Independent Inactive [7][8]Template:Efn
Phi Delta Psi Template:Dts Western Michigan University Social, collegiate Independent Active
Chi Alpha Phi 1979 Lincoln University Coed service, collegiate and community Independent Active [9][10][11]
Sigma Phi Rho Template:Dts Wagner College Social, collegiate Independent Active
Delta Psi Chi 1985 University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee Social, collegiate Independent Active [12]
Phi Omicron Psi February 16, 1986 Virginia Commonwealth University Social, collegiate Independent Inactive [13]
Beta Phi Pi 1986 Western Illinois University Social and Service, collegiate Independent Active [14][15][16]
Megisté Areté 1989 Eastern Illinois University Christian, collegiate Independent Active [17]
Upsilon Phi Upsilon March 31, 1990 Southern University Service, collegiate Independent Active [9][18][19]
Nu Gamma Psi 1994 Plymouth, North Carolina Social, community-based Independent Active [20]
Phi Rho Eta Template:Dts Southern Illinois University Social, collegiate Independent Active [21]
Men of God 1999 Texas Tech University Christian, collegiate Independent Active [22][23]Template:Efn
Gamma Beta Chi November 15, 2002 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Service, collegiate Independent Active [9][24][25]
Nu Alpha Nu 2006 Alabama State University Service, collegiate Independent Active [9][26]
Alpha Tau Mu September 2, 2009 Tuskegee University Coed service, collegiate Independent Active [27][28][9]
Beta Nu Theta 2017 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Coed service, collegiate Independent Active [9][29]
Chi Gamma Kappa January 22, 2017 Georgia Service, communiy-based Independent Active [9][30][31]Template:Efn
Psi Delta Tau February 13, 2017 Alabama Military, community-based Independent Active [32][33]

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Sororities

Following is a list of active and inactive African American sororities and women's fraternities, in charter date order.

Name Charter date and range Founding location Type Affiliation Status References
Alpha Kappa Alpha Template:Dts Howard University Social, collegiate NPHC Active
Delta Sigma Theta Template:Dts Howard University Social, collegiate NPHC Active
Zeta Phi Beta Template:Dts Howard University Social, collegiate NPHC Active
Sigma Gamma Rho Template:Dts Butler University Social, collegiate NPHC Active
Phi Delta Kappa Template:Dts Jersey City, New Jersey. Professional, education Independent Active [34]
Iota Phi Lambda Template:Dts Chicago, Illinois Professional, collegiate Coalition of Black Business Sororities Active [35]
Lambda Kappa Mu Template:DTS Manhattan, New York Professional, non-collegiate Coalition of Black Business Sororities Active [35][36]
Eta Phi Beta Template:Dts Lewis Business College Professional, collegiate Coalition of Black Business Sororities Active [35][37]
Tau Gamma Delta 1942 Lewis Business College Social, community-based Independent Active [38][39]Template:Efn
Gamma Phi Delta Template:Dts Lewis Business College Service, collegiate and graduate Coalition of Black Business Sororities Active [35]
The Links Template:Dts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Social and service, non-collegiate Independent Active
Zeta Delta Phi 1962 Bronx Community College Service, collegiate Independent Active [40]Template:Efn[41]Template:Rp
Alpha Pi Chi January 7, 1963 Chicago, Illinois Service, community-based Independent Active [9][42]Template:Efn
Swing Phi Swing Template:Dts Winston-Salem State University Social, collegiate Independent Active
Kappa Psi Epsilon Template:DTS Rutgers University–Newark Social, collegiate Independent Active [6]
Phi Alpha Psi Template:DtsSpring 1992 Virginia Commonwealth University Social, collegiate Independent Inactive [43]Template:Efn
Psi Delta Chi Template:Dts University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Social, collegiate Independent Active [44][34]Template:Efn
Gamma Pi Alpha November 12, 1994 Tuskegee University Service, collegiate Independent Active [45][9]
Delta Rho July 1, 2004 Orlando, Florida Service, community-based Independent Active [9][46]Template:Efn
Kappa Theta Epsilon Template:Dts Houston, Texas LGBTQ professional, community-based Independent Active
Alpha Pi Delta June 28, 2010 Dallas, Texas Service, lesbians, community-based Independent Active [47][48]
Nu Alpha Omicron 2012 Alabama State University Service, collegiate Independent Active [9]
Gamma Pi Chi July 16, 2016 Georgia Professional service, community-based Independent Active [9][49]Template:Efn
Zeta Sigma Psi Template:Dts Hampton, Virginia Military, community-based Independent Active [50][51]
Psi Delta Chi MSI November 8, 2019 Jacksonville, Florida Military, community-based Independent Active [52]
Gamma Theta Xi 2024 Texas Service, collegiate NAAGLA Active [53][54]

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See also

References

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