Fraternities and sororities
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While the terms fraternity and sorority may be used to describe any number of social and charitable organizations, including the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States and Canada, though there are fraternities throughout the rest of the world as well (for example, the German Student Corps). Fraternities are all-male or mixed-gender; the female-only equivalent is called a sorority, a word coined by Gamma Phi Beta in 1874. Consequently, there exists some all-female fraternities which were named before this, such as Alpha Phi, founded in 1872. Fraternities and sororities are also referred to as student corporations or academic corporations, or simply corporations.
With few exceptions (notably "Acacia", "FarmHouse" and "Triangle"), the names of fraternities and sororities consist of two or (usually) three Greek letters. For this reason, fraternities and sororities are known collectively as the Greek System, and its members are known as Greeks. The use of Greek letters started with the first such organization, Phi Beta Kappa, which used Greek letters to hide their secret name.
The purposes and types of fraternities
There are various types of fraternities: social, service, professional, and honorary fraternities. The most recognizable (and cliched) form of fraternity is the college social fraternity, as lampooned by John Belushi in the film Animal House (co-written by Chris Miller, an Alpha Delta Phi alumnus from the Dartmouth Chapter). Most of these fraternities were originally founded on dedication to principles such as community service, sound learning, and leadership qualities, though some have become purely "social". In response to the developing stereotype of excessive alcohol use in fraternity life, some fraternities today are alcohol-free (referred to as "dry"). Apart from the use of Greek letters, the common theme among all such organizations is the building of friendships and "brotherly" or "sisterly" bonds through shared experiences and efforts.
Structure and organization
Ritual and secrecy
Most fraternities maintain a ritual system that is highly symbolic in nature and kept a closely guarded secret. Some signs point to common ancestry in both sorority and fraternity ritual, but most are likely derived from Masonic order ritual. Other "fraternity secrets" may include passwords, songs, handshakes, journals and initiation rites. The notable exception is Delta Upsilon, founded originally as anti-secret in 1834, and is the only international non-secret men's fraternity.
Meetings of the active members are generally secret, and not to be discussed without the formal approval of the chapter as a whole.
The fraternity house
Uniquely among most campus organizations, members of social fraternities and sororities often live together in a large house or apartment complex. This serves two purposes. First, it emphasizes the bonds the members share as "brothers" or "sisters". Second, the house serves as a central location for the events and administration of the fraternity. Because of the unique nature of this setup, the individual organizations themselves at their respective schools are known as "houses". Professional, academic or honorary societies rarely maintain a permanent housing location, and some may be barred from doing so by their national organization.
A fraternity house can usually be identified by large Greek letters on the front of the house, advertising the name of the group. Depending on the size of the house, there may be anywhere from three to twenty bedrooms or more. The larger houses generally have a large meeting room and/or dining room, commercial kitchen and study room. There is usually a lounge of some sort, access to which is often restricted to fully initiated members. Fraternities will also often maintain a chapter room, to which only initiates may ever be admitted and even whose existence may be kept secret. The walls of the house may be decorated with pictures of past house events, awards and trophies, decorative (or historic) paddles, or composites of members from past years.
It should be noted, at many large universities, it is traditional for many fraternities to enjoy the use of large, Victorian style mansions on campus. Penn State is an example of a school with many large fraternity houses which are architecturally impressive and notable. In more modern times, some university administrations have sought to seize or buy out fraternity houses and convert them into academic use. This ends the use of the house for social purposes and helps curb overall binge drinking on campus.
For reasons of cost, liability and stability, housing is usually overseen by an alumni corporation or its respective national fraternity organization. As a result, some houses prohibit members of the opposite sex from going "upstairs" or into the individual bedrooms. Other houses may impose a curfew or "open door" policy. Furthermore, some national organizations restrict or prohibit alcohol in the house at any time.
Joining a fraternity or sorority
During a period known as "Rush" or "Rush Week", fraternities and sororities invite fellow students to attend events at the house (or on-campus) and meet the current members of the organization. At the end of this period, the house invites the visitors of their choice to "pledge" the fraternity. If the invitation, or "bid", is accepted, the student will enter a period of pledgeship. A student may pledge only one fraternity at a time, and may never pledge a second fraternity if they have already been initiated into another one. In general, this restriction only applies to social fraternities/sororities, and does not bar a member from being a member or later joining professional, service, or honorary fraternities/sororities.
Pledge requirements for each house vary, and some houses have eliminated pledgeship entirely. However, common requirements usually include wearing a pledge or new member pin, learning about the history and structure of the fraternity and the local chapter, performing a service of some kind, and maintaining a deferential attitude toward current members. Upon completion of the pledgeship and all its requirements, the active members will invite the pledges to be initiated and become active members.
The pledgeship serves as a probationary period in the fraternity membership process where both the fraternity and the pledge make sure that they have made the right choice. Almost always, after a pledge has been initiated they have a membership in the organization for life. Those pledges who demonstrate their commitment to the organization and its members are initiated, while those who demonstrate little-to-no effort and/or cause divisions and conflict are dismissed. Occasionally, however, houses will invite anyone who completes the program to become active members, in order to maintain their numbers (and survival).
Starting in the mid to late 1990s, the terms "Rush" and "Pledge" were generally replaced with "Recruitment" and "New Member" respectively. Change is slow in the Greek world, and the use of older terms is still fairly common among the chapters. Some schools and National Offices use the newer terms.
Hazing issues
Hazing is the organized, ritual mistreatment of new members of a group. It can be physical, psychological or both.
Historically, hazing as we know it now did not come into widespread existence until after World War I. Soldiers returning from the war re-entered colleges, and brought with them the discipline and techniques learned in boot camp. However, roughness toward young recruits has a long history. One fraternity, Sigma Nu, was founded in opposition to the excessive hazing taking place at Virginia Military Institute after the Civil War.
The activities which devolved into modern hazing originated as legitimate team-building techniques; some are still used today in the US military. In their essence, they are meant to make the individual fail as an individual, but succeed as part of a team. Thus the individual learns to become a valuable asset to the team and be loyal to its success. This philosophy of team development continued to be used in fraternal organizations as each subsequent war refreshed the pool of ex-military students.
Eventually, however, with fewer military students entering college/fraternities, these techniques were passed on to others who did not understand their purpose or usage, and hazing became a brutal and hazardous exercise as each new class tried to create new challenges simply for their own sake. Many fraternities and sororities hazed their pledges, especially during certain initiation rites. In extreme cases, some pledges even died as a result. Though now created for decoration, the iconic "pledge paddle" is a tradition and reminder of this history.
During the 1960s-1980s, however, most organizations (especially those governed by alumni at the National level) implemented clear no-hazing policies. The North-American Interfraternity Conference (formerly National Interfraternity Conference) also requires anti-hazing education for members, as do most universities. Since at least the 1990s, if hazing was conducted at a local chapter, it was without the knowledge or consent of the national organization and outside the guidelines for their initiation rituals. If discovered, it usually results in the revocation of the local chapter's charter and probably expulsion of members from the organization.
Many chapters today still struggle with the legacy of hazing. It is seen as tradition, and many find that the best indicator of a pledge's worth to the group is their willingness to endure the challenges set out before them. While hazing rarely exists in its most brutal forms, many chapters still incorporate behavior such as yelling or demanding menial tasks be performed that are deemed by their universities and national headquarters to be hazing.
History of the Greek system as a whole
The Phi Beta Kappa Society was founded on December 5, 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA. It is the oldest college fraternity and the first organization to have a Greek letter name. It was started as a forum for students to discuss current issues, instead of school-related topics like other groups on campus had been pressured into doing from faculty and staff. It has since evolved into a national honor society with chapters at 270 institutions of higher learning in the United States.
The first female Greek organization established was the Adelphean Society (later renamed Alpha Delta Pi). Next came Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternities. The term sorority did not originate until later. Template:Sect-num-stub
Lists of fraternities and sororities
Cultural fraternities
- ΑΖΝ - Alpha Zeta Nu
- ΓΖΑ - Gamma Zeta Alpha Latino Interest Fraternity
- ΝΑΚ - Nu Alpha Kappa Latino Interest Fraternity
- ΠΑΦ - Pi Alpha Phi - Asian American Interest Fraternity
- ΠΔΨ - Pi Delta Psi Asian-interest cultural fraternity
Social fraternities
- Acacia
- ΑΧΡ - Alpha Chi Rho
- ΑΔΓ - Alpha Delta Gamma
- ΑΔΦ - Alpha Delta Phi
- ΑΕΠ - Alpha Epsilon Pi - National Jewish fraternity
- ΑΓΩ - Alpha Gamma Omega - National Christian fraternity
- ΑΓΡ - Alpha Gamma Rho - Agricultural fraternity
- ΑΓΣ - Alpha Gamma Sigma
- ΑΚΛ - Alpha Kappa Lambda
- ΑΦΑ - Alpha Phi Alpha - The first intercollegiate fraternity founded for African-American men
- ΑΦΔ - Alpha Phi Delta, APD
- ΑΣΦ - Alpha Sigma Phi
- ΑΤΩ - Alpha Tau Omega, "A-T-O"
- ΒΧΘ - Beta Chi Theta - South Asian fraternity
- ΒΩΦ - Beta Omega Phi - Asian-American brotherhood founded in 1965
- ΒΣΨ - Beta Sigma Psi
- ΒΤ - Beta Tau
- ΒΘΠ - Beta Theta Pi, "Beta"
- ΧΦ - Chi Phi
- ΧΨ - Chi Psi - Initiates are typically referred to as "Lodgers"
- ΧΣΨ - Chi Sigma Psi - Founded at Digos City, Philippines.
- ΔΧ - Delta Chi
- ΔΚΕ - Delta Kappa Epsilon - DKE or "Deke"
- ΔΛΦ - Delta Lambda Phi - for gay, bisexual, and progressive gentlemen
- ΔΦ - Delta Phi
- ΔΟΣ - Delta Omicron Sigma - military veterans fraternity
- ΔΣΦ - Delta Sigma Phi
- ΔΤΔ - Delta Tau Delta
- ΔΥ - Delta Upsilon - Non-secret International Men's Fraternity, "D-U" or "Ducks"
- ΔΨΕ - Delta Psi Epsilon
- FarmHouse
- ΓΣΤ - Gamma Sigma Tau - A Historic Regional Multicultural Fraternity called the Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau
- ΙΝΔ - Iota Nu Delta - The first South Asian fraternity in the nation (IND), established 1994
- ΚΑ Order Kappa Alpha Order - Traditional southern fraternity
- ΚΑΨ - Kappa Alpha Psi aka Kappas* - Historically African-American
- ΚΑ Society Kappa Alpha Society
- ΚΔΦ - Kappa Delta Phi
- ΚΔΡ - Kappa Delta Rho
- ΚΣ - Kappa Sigma. "Kappa Sig"
- ΛΧΑ - Lambda Chi Alpha - Founded in 1909 at Boston University
- ΛΦΕ - Lambda Phi Epsilon - First and only International Asian-interest fraternity. Founded in 1981
- ΛΣΥ - Lambda Sigma Upsilon- Latino fraternity
- ΛΘΠ - Lambda Theta Phi - Latino fraternity first recognized by the NIC
- ΛΥΛ - Lambda Upsilon Lambda - Latino fraternity
- ΝΑΦ - Nu Alpha Phi - National Asian-interest fraternity. Founded in 1994 at SUNY Albany.
- ΩΔΦ - Omega Delta Phi
- ΩΔΠ - Omega Delta Pi
- ΩΦΡ - Omega Phi Rho
- ΩΨΦ - Omega Psi Phi - aka Que's* - Historically African-American
- ΩΣΤ - Omega Sigma Tau - aka Omegas - First and largest Asian-Interest Fraternity established at UCLA in 1966
- ΦΒΣ - Phi Beta Sigma - Historically African-American fraternity
- ΦΔΑ - Phi Delta Alpha - Dartmouth College
- ΦΔΘ - Phi Delta Theta "Phi Delt" "Phis"
- Phi Gamma Delta commonly known as "FIJI"
- ΦΙΑ - Phi Iota Alpha - the oldest Latino fraternity in existence
- ΦΚΝ - Phi Kappa Nu
- ΦΚΨ - Phi Kappa Psi
- ΦΚΣ - Phi Kappa Sigma
- ΦΚΤ - Phi Kappa Tau
- ΦΚΘ - Phi Kappa Theta - Phi Thets, Phi Kaps
- ΦΛΧ - Phi Lamdba Chi
- ΦΜΑ Sinfonia - Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Social Music Fraternity for men
- ΦΜΔ - Phi Mu Delta
- ΦΣΚ - Phi Sigma Kappa
- ΦΣΦ-Phi Sigma Phi
- ΦΣΠ - Phi Sigma Pi
- ΠΑΠ - Pi Alpha Phi - the first Asian American interest fraternity established at the University of California, Berkeley.
- ΠΚΑ - Pi Kappa Alpha, "Pike"
- ΠΚΦ - Pi Kappa Phi, "Pi Kapp"
- ΠΛΦ - Pi Lambda Phi
- ΨΥ - Psi Upsilon - "Psi U"
- Saint Anthony Hall - Formerly known as "Delta Psi"
- ΣΑΕ - Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- ΣΑΜ - Sigma Alpha Mu - "Sammy"
- ΣΒΡ - Sigma Beta Rho - The largest historically South Asian multicultural fraternity, aka SigRho
- ΣΧ - Sigma Chi, "Sig"
- ΣΛΒ - Sigma Lambda Beta
- ΣΝ - Sigma Nu
- ΣΦΔ - Sigma Phi Delta
- ΣΦΕ - Sigma Phi Epsilon, "Sig Ep"
- ΣΦ Society - Sigma Phi Society
- ΣΠ - Sigma Pi
- ΣΤΓ - Sigma Tau Gamma
- ΤΕΦ - Tau Epsilon Phi
- ΤΚΕ - Tau Kappa Epsilon - TKE or "Teke"
- ΘΧ - Theta Chi
- ΘΔΧ - Theta Delta Chi
- ΘΞ - Theta Xi
- ΘΤ - Theta Tau
- Triangle - social fraternity of Engineers, Architects & Scientists
- ΖΒΤ - Zeta Beta Tau
- ΖΨ - Zeta Psi - members are commonly known as Zetes
Social sororities and female fraternities
- ΑΧΩ - Alpha Chi Omega
- ΑΔΧ - Alpha Delta Chi - National Christian Sorority
- ΑΔΠ - Alpha Delta Pi, originally the "Adelphean Society." Oldest secret society for women.
- ΑΕΦ - Alpha Epsilon Phi
- ΑΓΔ - Alpha Gamma Delta
- ΑΚΑ - Alpha Kappa Alpha - Historically African-American
- αΚΔΦ - alpha Kappa Delta Phi - Asian-American
- ΑΟΠ - Alpha Omicron Pi
- ΑΦ International - Alpha Phi
- ΑΣΑ - Alpha Sigma Alpha
- ΑΣΤ - Alpha Sigma Tau
- ΑΞΔ - Alpha Xi Delta
- ΧΩ - Chi Omega
- ΔΔΔ - Delta Delta Delta
- ΔΓ - Delta Gamma - Founded in 1873 at Lewis School for Girls in Oxford, MS
- ΔΦΕ - Delta Phi Epsilon
- ΔΞΦ - Delta Xi Phi [1] (http://www.deltaxiphi.com) National, non-hazing multicultural sorority founded at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1994.
- ΔΖ - Delta Zeta
- ΔΦΛ-Delta Phi Lambda - Asian Interest Sorority
- ΔΣΘ - Delta Sigma Theta - Historically African-American
- ΔΨΕ-Delta Psi Epsilon - Christian Sorority
- ΓΦΒ - Gamma Phi Beta - an international sorority; invented term sorority
- ΚΑΘ - Kappa Alpha Theta - first all-female fraternity; also referred to as "Theta."
- ΚΔ - Kappa Delta [2] (http://www.kappadelta.org/)- known as KD Ladies
- ΚΖΨ - Kappa Zeta Psi [3] (http://www.geocities.com/kappazetapsi)- local sorority, known as KZPsi
- ΚΚΓ - Kappa Kappa Gamma
- ΛΘΑ - Lambda Theta Alpha [4] (http://www.lambdalady.org) Historically Latina Sorority
- ΜΣΥ- Mu Sigma Upsilon[5] (http://www.musigmaupsilon.org) Multicultural Sorority
- ΩΦΧ - Omega Phi Chi [6] (http://www.omegaphichi.org) - Multicultural Sorority
- ΦΜ - Phi Mu
- ΦΣΣ - Phi Sigma Sigma
- ΦΣΡ - Phi Sigma Rho - Engineering Sorority
- ΠΒΦ - Pi Beta Phi
- ΣΓΡ - Sigma Gamma Rho - Historically African-American
- ΣΔΤ - Sigma Delta Tau
- ΣΚ - Sigma Kappa [7] (http://sigmakappa.org)
- ΣΣΡ - Sigma Sigma Rho [8] (http://sigmasigmarho.com) - The first South-Asian based sorority on the East Coast, aka SigSigRho
- ΣΨ - Sigma Psi
- ΣΣΣ - Sigma Sigma Sigma
- ΤΒΣ - Tau Beta Sigma
- ΘΦΑ - Theta Phi Alpha
- ΖΦΒ - Zeta Phi Beta - Historically African-American
- ΖΤΑ - Zeta Tau Alpha
Social coed fraternities
- ΔΦΒ - Delta Phi Beta - South Asian fraternity established in 1992
Fraternity and Sorority Governing Organizations
- North-American Interfraternity Conference NIC - association of 64 social fraternities
- National Panhellenic Conference NPC - association of 26 inter/national social women's fraternities and sororities
- National Pan-Hellenic Council NPHC - association of 9 historically African American fraternities and sororities
- Multicultural Greek Council MGC - local associations of Latino, Latina, and Asian-Interest fraternities and sororities
Service fraternities
- ΑΦΩ - Alpha Phi Omega [9] (http://www.apo.org)- - Coed National Service Fraternity
Service sororities
- ΓΣΣ - Gamma Sigma Sigma - National Service Sorority
- ΕΣΑ - Epsilon Sigma Alpha - International Service Sorority
- ΩΦΑ - Omega Phi Alpha - National Service Fraternity
Religious fraternities
- ΒΥΧ - Beta Upsilon Chi - National Christian Fraternity
- ΣΘΕ - Sigma Theta Epsilon - National Christian Service Fraternity
Academic or honorary fraternities and sororities
- Note: Most honorary fraternities are open to both sexes.
- ΑΨΩ - Alpha Psi Omega (http://www.alphapsiomega.org/) - Theatre
- ΑΛΔ - Alpha Lambda Delta
- ΒΒΒ - Beta Beta Beta- Biology
- ΒΓΣ - Beta Gamma Sigma - Business
- ΔΕΤ - Delta Epsilon Tau - Distance Education and Training Council
- ΔΦΑ - Delta Phi Alpha - German
- Iron Arrow Honor Society - Highest Honor at University of Miami
- ΚΚΨ - Kappa Kappa Psi - College Bandmembers (Coed Fraternity)
- ΛΑ - Lambda Alpha - Anthropology
- ΟΔΕ - Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics
- ΟΔΚ - Omicron Delta Kappa - Junior/Senior Leadership Honor Society
- ΟΚΕ - Omicron Kappa Epsilon - Dental Surgery
- The Order of Omega - Greek Honors Society
- Order of the Arrow - National Boy Scouts Honors Society
- ΦΒΚ - Phi Beta Kappa Society - Originally a secret society, but public since 1831
- ΦΗΣ - Phi Eta Sigma - Freshman Honor Society
- ΦΛΥ - Phi Lambda Upsilon - Chemistry
- ΦΣΠ - Phi Sigma Pi
- ΦΘΚ - Phi Theta Kappa - Community College
- ΡΧ - Rho Chi - Pharmacy
- ΣΓΤ - Sigma Gamma Tau - Aerospace Engineering
- ΣΠΣ - Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics
- ΣΞ - Sigma Xi - Honorary research society
- ΤΒΠ - Tau Beta Pi - Engineering
- ΤΒΣ - Tau Beta Sigma - College Bandmembers (Coed Sorority)
- ΥΠΕ - Upsilon Pi Epsilon - Computer Science/Computer Engineering
- ΧΕ - Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering
Professional fraternities and sororities
- ΑΖ - Alpha Zeta - Agriculture
- ΑΗΡ - Alpha Eta Rho - Aviation
- ΑΚΨ - Alpha Kappa Psi - Business
- ΑΡΧ - Alpha Rho Chi - Architecture
- ΑΤΔ - Alpha Tau Delta - Nursing
- ΑΧΣ - Alpha Chi Sigma - Chemistry
- ΑΩ - Alpha Omega - Dentistry
- ΑΩΕ - Alpha Omega Epsilon - Engineering Sorority
- ΓΙΣ - Gamma Iota Sigma - Insurance, Risk Management, Actuary Science
- ΔΘΦ - Delta Theta Phi - Law
- ΔΟ - Delta Omicron - Music
- ΔΣΠ - Delta Sigma Pi - Business
- ΖΦΗ - Zeta Phi Eta - Communication arts & sciences
- ΘΤ - Theta Tau - Engineering
- ΚΕ - Kappa Epsilon - Pharmacology
- ΚΨ - Kappa Psi - Pharmacology
- ΛΚΣ - Lambda Kappa Sigma - Pharmacology for women
- ΛΑ - Lambda Alpha - Anthropology
- ΜΦΕ - Mu Phi Epsilon - Music
- ΠΣΕ - Pi Sigma Epsilon - Marketing
- ΡΠΦ - Rho Pi Phi - Agriculture for women
- ΣΑΙ - Sigma Alpha Iota - Music Fraternity for women
- ΦΑΔ - Phi Alpha Delta - Law
- ΦΒ - Phi Beta - Creative and Performing Arts
- ΦΔΕ - Phi Delta Epsilon - Medicine
- ΦΔΦ - Phi Delta Phi - Law
- ΦΔΧ - Phi Delta Chi - Pharmacology
- ΦΡΣ - Phi Rho Sigma - Medicine
- ΦΧΘ - Phi Chi Theta - Business
- ΨΧ - Psi Chi - Psychology
- ΧΕ - Chi Epsilon - Civil Engineering
- ΩΤΣ - Omega Tau Sigma - Veterinary Medicine
Professional fraternal associations
- College Fraternity Editors Association
- Fraternity Executives Association
- Professional Fraternity Association
- Association of Fraternity Advisors
Fictional fraternities and sororities
- ΓΔΙ - Gamma Delta Iota, GDI or "God Damn Independent", a term used to collectively describe non-Greeks
- ΚΕΓ - Kappa Epsilon Gamma, KEG, for those interested in kegs and what is in them.
- ΣΕΧ - Sigma Epsilon Chi, SEX, for those interested in expressing their sexuality. The name is actually pronounced "sech" - a more proper Greek name would be ΣΕΞ.
Revenge of the Nerds
- ΑΒ - Alpha Beta, athletes' fraternity
- ΛΛΛ - Lambda Lambda Lambda, a black fraternity that has nerd chapters
- ΩΜ - Omega-Mu, sorority
- ΠΔΠ - Pi-Delta-Pi, sorority affiliated with ΑΒ
National Lampoon's Animal House
- Delta Tau Chi, fraternity
- Omega Theta Pi, fraternity
- Sigma Sigma
- Omega Pi Pi Pi
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
- Delta Iota Kappa, fraternity (notice it is "DIK", as to imply its members are dicks)
PCU
- The Order of Balls and Shaft, (underground, outlawed) fraternity
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- ???, alien fraternity
Decoys (movie)
- Pi Beta Omega, sorority
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Alpha Beta Gamma, (African American) fraternity
Futurama
- Epsilon Rho Rho ("ERR"), Robot fraternity
- Snooty House, rich, snooty fraternity
Scream 2
- Omega Beta Zeta, sorority
Legally Blonde
- Delta Nu, Elle's sorority
- Lambda Kappa Pi, fraternity
Undergrads
- Alpha Alpha, fraternity
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
- Mu Pi, sorority
The Simpsons
- Alpha Tau, Waylon Smithers' fraternity
- Kappa Gamma Tau, "last in grades, first in pranks"
- Sigma Chi Sigma, fraternity that rented Ned Flanders' house
Road Trip
- Xi Chi, national African-American fraternity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Old School
- ΛΕΩ - Lambda Epsilon Omega
Other university societies
- Bishop James Madison Society
- Secret societies at Yale University
- Eating clubs at Princeton University
- Final clubs at Harvard University
- Flat Hat Club
- House System at Caltech
Fraternities and sororities outside of North America
- Studentenverbindung
- Korp! Revelia
- Korp! Sakala (http://korpsakala.ee)
- Alpha Phi Omega of the Philipines
External links
- Academic corporations worldwide (http://www.academic-corporations.org/)
- International academic dictionary (http://www.academic-corporations.org/dictionary/)
- English and Latin commercium songs (http://www.academic-corporations.org/songs/)
- Penn State Fraternity Houses (http://photos.cyrek.net/2002%20Photos/2002-11-26%20PSU%20Fraternity%20Houses/)