Social, collegiate, or general fraternities in the North American fraternity system are those that do not promote a particular profession, as professional fraternities do, or discipline, such as service fraternities. Instead, their primary purposes are often stated as the development of character, literary or leadership ability, or to serve a simpler social purpose.
A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men, while a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations refer to themselves as women's fraternities.
This list of collegiate North American fraternities is not exhaustive. It consists only of social collegiate fraternities; other types of social fraternal organizations can be found under the list of general fraternities. Cultural interest groups can be found under cultural interest fraternities and sororities. Women's organizations are listed in List of social sororities and women's fraternities.
Some organizations in this list have a specific major listed as a traditional emphasis. These organizations are social organizations that cater to students in those majors. Other listed fraternities have a traditional emphasis on a specific religion or ethnic background but are primarily social in function.
Fraternities
Active fraternities are indicated in bold. Inactive fraternities are indicated in italics.
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! Organization
! Symbol
! Charter date and range
!Scope
! Affiliation
! Type
! Crest motto
!Status
!
|-
| Acacia
|
| 1904
|International
| NIC
| Masonic
|
|Active
|
|-
|Adelphic Alpha Pi
|
|1862
|Local
|University of Olivet
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Chi Alpha
|
| 1919
|Local
| Dartmouth College
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Chi Rho
|
| 1895
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Delta
|
|1912
|Local
|Washburn University
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Delta Alpha
|
|–1934
|National
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Alpha Delta Gamma
|
| 1924
|National
| NIC
| Jesuit
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Delta Phi
|
| 1832
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Digamma
|
|1859–1920
|Regional
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Alpha Epsilon Pi
|
| 1913
|International
| FFC
| Jewish
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Gamma
|
|–
|National
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Alpha Gamma Omega
|
| 1927
|National
| Independent
| Christian
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Gamma Upsilon
|
|–
|National
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Alpha Kappa
|
|1878–1884
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional, Sophomore
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Alpha Kappa Lambda
|
| 1914
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Kappa Phi
|
|1858–1878
|National
|Independent
|Traditional, literary
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Alpha Kappa Pi
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Alpha Lambda Mu
|
| 2013
|National
| Independent
| Muslim
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Lambda Tau
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Alpha Phi Alpha
|
| 1906
|International
| NIC, NPHC
| African-American
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Phi Delta
|
| 1914
|National
| NIC
| Italian heritage
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Pi Lambda
|
|1935
|Local
|Drexel University
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Psi Rho
|
| 2000
|National
| Independent
| Asian–Pacific Islander
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Sigma Phi
|
| 1845
|International
| FFC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Tau Omega
|
| 1865
|National
| NIC, FFC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Achania (Alpha Kappa Phi)
|
|1854–c. 2021
|Local
|University of the Pacific
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Beta Chi Theta
|
| 1999
|National
| NIC, NAPA
| South Asian
|
|Active
|
|-
| Beta Epsilon Gamma Gamma Alpha Rho Sigma
|
| 1923
|Local
| Loyola University New Orleans
| Jesuit
|
|Active
|
|-
|Beta Kappa
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Beta Phi Omega
|
|1967
|Local
|Wright State University
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Beta Sigma Psi
|
| 1925
|National
| NIC
| Lutheran
|
|Active
|
|-
|Beta Sigma Rho
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Beta Theta Pi
|
| 1839
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Beta Upsilon Chi
|
| 1985
|National
| NIC
| Christian
| Brothers Under Christ
|Active
|
|-
| Bones Gate
|
| 1901
|Local
| Dartmouth College
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Book and Bond (Phi Kappa Epsilon)
|
|1899–1935
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Delphic Fraternity
|
| 1871
|National
| Independent
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Delta Alpha Pi
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Delta Beta Xi
|
|1864–1875
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Delta Psi Delta
|
|1929
|Local
|California State University, Chico
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Delta Rho Upsilon
|
| 1929
|Local
| Carroll University
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Delta Sigma
|
|1897
|Local
|Northwestern Universtiy
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Delta Sigma Chi
|
|1963
|Local
|University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Delta Sigma Lambda
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Delta Sigma Phi
|
| 1899
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Delta Tau Delta
|
| 1858
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Delta Upsilon
|
| 1834
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Eta Phi
|
|1879–1902
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional, Sophomore
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Kappa Sigma Epsilon
|
|1840–1880
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional, Freshmen
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Lambda Phi Epsilon
|
| 1981
|International
| NIC, NAPA
| Asian-American
|
|Active
|
|-
|Lambda Pi
|
|1944–2004
|Local
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Lambda Sigma Upsilon
|
| 1979
|National
| NALFO, NIC
| Latinos
|
|Active
|
|-
| Lambda Theta Phi
|
| 1975
|National
| NALFO, NIC
| Latino
|
|Active
|
|-
| Lambda Upsilon Lambda
|
| 1982
|National
| NALFO
| Latino
|
|Active
|
|-
| Nu Alpha Kappa
|
| 1988
|National
| NIC
| Latino
|
|Active
|
|-
| Nu Sigma Beta
|
| 1937
|International
| CIPFI
| Puerto Rican
|
|Active
|
|-
|Nu Sigma Gamma
|
|1875–1876
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional, Sophomore
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Omicron Alpha Tau
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Jewish
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Omicron Kappa Epsilon
|
|1834
|Local
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Pan Sophic
|
|1911
|Local
|Grove City College
|Traditional
|Brotherhood, Love, & Loyalty
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Alpha
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Jewish
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Phi Alpha Chi
|
|1883–1895
|Local
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Phi Alpha Pi
|
|1861
|Local
|Independent
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Beta Delta
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Phi Beta Epsilon
|
| 1890
|Local
| Independent
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Beta Sigma
|
| 1914
|International
| NPHC
| African-American
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Delta Alpha
|
| 1884
|Local
| Dartmouth College
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Gamma Delta (Vernon Hall)
|
|1875
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Phi Kappa Pi
|
| 1913
|National (Canada)
| Independent
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Kappa Psi
|
| 1852
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Kappa Sigma
|
| 1850
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Kappa Tau
|
| 1906
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Kappa Theta
|
| 1889
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
| Give, expecting nothing thereof
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Lambda Alpha
|
|–
|National
|Independent
|Latino
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Phi Lambda Chi
|
| 1925
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Lambda Theta
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Odd Fellows
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
|
| 1898
|National
| NIMC
| Music
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Mu Delta
|
| 1918
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Pi Phi
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Phi Rho Eta
|
| 1994
|National
| Independent
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Sigma Alpha
|
| 1928
|International
| CIPFI
| Puerto Rican
|
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Sigma Delta
|
|–
|National
|NIC
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Phi Sigma Epsilon
|
|–
|National
|NIC, Association of Teachers College Fraternities
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Phi Sigma Kappa
|
| 1873
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Sigma Nu
|
| 1996
|National
| Independent
| Native American
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Sigma Phi
|
| 1988
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Phi Theta Psi (Yale)
|
|1864–1875
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional, Sophomore
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Pi Alpha Phi
|
| 1929
|National
| NAPA
| Asian American
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Pi Delta Psi
|
| 1994
|National
| NAPA
| Asian
|
|Active
|
|-
| Pi Kappa Alpha
|
| 1868
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Pi Kappa Phi
|
| 1904
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Pi Lambda Phi
|
| 1895
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Psi Sigma Phi
|
| 1990
|National
| NMGC
| Multicultural
|
|Active
|
|-
| Psi Upsilon
|
| 1833
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Seal and Serpent
|
| 1905
|Local
| Cornell University
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Sigma Alpha
|
|1859–1882
|Local
| Roanoke College
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon
|
| 1856
|National
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Sigma Alpha Kappa
|
|1923–2016
|Local
|Loyola University New Orleans
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Sigma Alpha Kappa
|
|19xx ?–2016
|Local
|Ferrum College
|Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
|Sigma Alpha Kappa
|
|1970
|Local
|Emory and Henry College
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Sigma Alpha Mu
|
| 1909
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Sigma Beta
|
|
|Local
|University of New Hampshire
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Sigma Beta Rho
|
| 1996
|National
| NIC, NAPA
| Multicultural
|
|Active
|
|-
| Sigma Chi
|
| 1855
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Sigma Delta
|
|1845–1880
|Local
|Yale University
|Traditional, Freshmen
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Zeta Psi
|
| 1847
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|}
Coeducational fraternities
Coeducational fraternities permit both male and female members. Active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are indicated in italics.
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! Organization
! Symbols
! Charter date and range
!Scope
! Affiliation
! Type
! Crest motto
!Status
!
|-
| Alpha Theta
|
| 1920
|Local
| Dartmouth College
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Delta Phi Society
|
| 1832
|National
| Independent
| Literary and traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Alpha Lambda Epsilon
|
|1922
|Local
|University of Olivet
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Alpha Psi Lambda
|
| 1985
|National
| NALFO
| Latino
|
|Active
|
|-
|Gamma Sigma, the Georgian Society
|
|1947
|Local
|Rutgers University–New Brunswick
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Lambda Lambda Lambda
|
| 2006
|National
| Independent
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|Nu Alpha Phi
|
|1922
|Local
|Pomona College
|Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Nu Delta
|
| 1922
|Local
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Phi Tau
|
| 1905–2020
|Local
| Dartmouth College
| Traditional
|
|Inactive
|
|-
| Psi Upsilon
|
| 1833
|International
| NIC
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
|St. Anthony Hall (Delta Psi)
|
|1847
|National
|Independent
|Literary
|
|Active
|'
|-
| Sigma Mu Sigma
|
| 1921
|Regional
| Independent
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| The Tabard (Sigma Epsilon Chi)
|
| 1857
|Local
| Dartmouth College
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|-
| Theta Delta Sigma
|
| 2001
|National
| Independent
| Multicultural
|
|Active
|
|-
| Theta Pi Sigma
|
| 2005
|Local
| University of California at Santa Cruz
| LGBTQ
|
|Active
|
|-
| Zeta Delta Xi
|
| 1852
|Local
| Brown University
| Traditional
|
|Active
|
|}
See also
- College fraternities and sororities
- List of social sororities and women's fraternities
- Cultural interest 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
- Professional fraternities and sororities
- Service fraternities and sororities