Cultural interest fraternities and sororities

Template:Short description Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general, 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 largely 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.

Following is a list of national cultural interest fraternities and sororities.

African American

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.

Armenian

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Epsilon Omega		Template:Dts	California State University, Northridge	Fraternity		9	Active
Alpha Gamma Alpha		Template:Dts	University of California, Los Angeles	Sorority		1	Active

Asian American

There are over sixty Asian American interest Greek-lettered organizations, many of which are overseen by the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

Buddhist

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Delta Beta Tau		Template:Dts	San Diego State University (SDSU)	Co-ed Fraternity	Independent	1	Active

Christian

While most of the traditional women's fraternities or sororities were founded decades before the start of the 20th century, the first ever specifically Christian-themed Greek letter organization formed was the Kappa Phi Club, founded in Kansas in 1916. The three largest Christian fraternities established in the early part of the 20th century are Beta Sigma Psi, Alpha Gamma Omega, and Sigma Theta Epsilon; all are still active.

Italian-American

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Phi Delta *		Template:Dts	Syracuse University	Fraternity	NIC	48	Active

Feminism

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Zeta Omega Eta		2003	Trinity College	Sorority, coed	Independent	2	Active

Latino

Latino Greek-letter organizations, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in Latino culture and identity. The first known Latino fraternal organization was Alpha Zeta fraternity, established in 1889 at Cornell University.

LGBTQ

LGBTQ fraternities and sororities have existed since the 1980s, with Delta Phi Upsilon being established in 1985 and Delta Lambda Phi in 1986. These groups are intended to provide members with access to Greek life without fear of homophobic reprisal or behavior by fellow members, resulting from a history of homophobia within longer-established organizations.

Multicultural

These organizations do not identify with a specific cultural identity. Some may fall under associations that cater to specific cultural backgrounds, however, the organization itself refers to itself as Multicultural.

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Beta Xi Chi		Template:Dts	Texas A&M University	Fraternity	Independent	0	Inactive
Chi Sigma Upsilon		Template:DTS	Rutgers University	Sorority	NMGC (former)		Active
Chi Sigma Xi		Template:Dts	University of Toronto Scarborough	Sorority	Independent	1	Active
Delphic Fraternity		Template:Dts	State University of New York at Geneseo	Fraternity	NMGC (former)	4	Active
Delta Alpha Omega		Template:Dts	University of Texas at Arlington	Fraternity	Independent	1	Active
Delta Alpha Sigma		Template:Dts	University of Texas at Arlington	Sorority	Independent	5	Active
Delta Psi Alpha		Template:Dts	Northern Illinois University	Coed Fraternity	Independent	2	Active
Delta Psi Sigma		Template:Dts	New York City, New York	Sorority	Independent	5	Active
Delta Sigma Chi		Template:Dts	New York City College of Technology	Sorority	NMGC (former)	11	Active
Delta Xi Nu		Template:Dts	Texas A&M University	Sorority	NMGC	20	Active
Delta Xi Phi		Template:Dts	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Sorority	NMGC	23	Active
Epsilon Sigma Rho		Template:Dts	California State University, Sacramento	Fraternity	Independent	9	Active
Gamma Eta		Template:DTS	University of Florida	Sorority	NMGC	8	Active
Iota Nu Kappa		Template:Dts	University of Maine	Fraternity	Independent	1	Active
Kappa Lambda Xi		Template:Dts	University of Maryland, College Park and Long Island University	Sorority	Independent	1	Active
Lambda Phi Xi		Template:Dts	Michigan State University & Purdue University Calumet	Sorority	Independent	1	Active
Lambda Psi Delta		Template:Dts	Yale University	Sorority	NMGC (former)	0	Inactive
Lambda Sigma Gamma		Template:Dts	Sacramento State University	Sorority	NMGC	26	Active
Lambda Tau Omega		Template:Dts	Montclair State College	Sorority	NMGC	12	Active
MALIK		Template:Dts	Long Island University	Fraternity	Independent		Active
Mu Sigma Upsilon		Template:Dts	Rutgers University	Sorority	NMGC	66	Active
Omega Delta		Template:Dts	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Fraternity	Independent	8	Active
Omega Delta Phi		Template:Dts	Texas Tech University	Fraternity	NIC, NALFO (former)	70	Active
Omega Phi Chi		Template:Dts	Rutgers University	Sorority	NMGC	26	Active
Phi Sigma Chi		Template:DTS	New York City College of Technology	Fraternity	NMGC	13	Active
Psi Sigma Phi		Template:Dts	Montclair State University and New Jersey City University	Fraternity	NMGC	17	Active
Sigma Alpha Zeta		Template:Dts	California State University, Fresno	Sorority	Independent	8	Active
Sigma Beta Rho		Template:Dts	University of Pennsylvania	Fraternity	NIC, NMGC (former)	23	Active
Sigma Lambda Gamma	ΣΛΓ	April 9, 1990	University of Iowa	Sorority	NALFO (former)	235	Active
Sigma Omega Phi		Template:Dts	California State University, Chico	Sorority	Independent	5	Active
Sigma Theta Psi		Template:Dts	San Jose State University	Sorority	Independent	8	Active
Tau Phi Sigma		Template:Dts	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Fraternity	NIC (former)	6	Active
Theta Delta Sigma		Template:Dts	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Gender Inclusive	Independent	9	Active
Theta Nu Kappa		Template:Dts	University of California, Santa Barbara	Fraternity	Independent	1	Active
Theta Nu Xi		Template:Dts	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Sorority	NMGC	64	Active
Tau Theta Pi		Template:Dts	University of Southern California	Sorority	Independent	4	Active
Upsilon Kappa Delta		Template:Dts	California State University, Chico	Sorority	Independent	6	Active
Xi Alpha Pi		2008	University of Toronto	Fraternity	Independent	2	Active
Zeta Chi Phi		Template:Dts	University of Texas at San Antonio	Sorority	Independent	1	Active
Zeta Sigma Chi		Template:Dts	Northern Illinois University	Sorority	Independent	22	Active

Muslim

Organization name	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Gamma Gamma Chi		Template:Dts	Greensboro, North Carolina	Sorority, community-based	Independent	1	Active
Alpha Lambda Mu		Template:Dts	University of Texas at Dallas	Fraternity	Independent	6	Active
Mu Delta Alpha		February 17, 2014	University of Texas at Dallas	Sorority	Independent	5	Active
Xi Delta Pi		2009	George Washington University	Sorority	Independent	0	Inactive

Native American

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Pi Omega		Template:Dts	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Sorority	Independent	20	Active
Beta Sigma Epsilon		Template:Dts	University of Arizona	Fraternity	Independent	4	Active
Epsilon Chi Nu		Template:Dts	East Carolina University	Fraternity	Independent	2	Active
Gamma Beta Lambda		October 2, 1963	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Fraternity, non-collegiate	Independent	1	Active
Gamma Delta Pi		Template:Dts	University of Oklahoma	Sorority	Independent	1	Active
Iota Gamma		Template:Dts	University of Oklahoma	Fraternity	Independent	4	Active	Template:Efn
Phi Sigma Nu		Template:Dts	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Fraternity	Independent	5	Active
Sigma Omicron Epsilon		Template:Dts	East Carolina University	Sorority	Independent	3	Active

Persian

Organization	Symbols	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Sigma Pi Sigma Psi		Template:Dts	University of California, Los Angeles	Sorority	Independent	1	Active

See also

• College fraternities and sororities
• Fraternities and sororities in Canada
• List of fraternities and sororities in France
• List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
• List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico
• List of social fraternities
• List of social sororities and women's fraternities
• Professional fraternities and sororities
• Racism in United States college fraternities and sororities
• Service fraternities and sororities