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List of Jewish fraternities and sororities

This is a list of historically Jewish fraternities and sororities in the United States and Canada.[1][2] These organizations exemplify (or exemplified) a range of "Jewishness"; some are historically Jewish in origin but later became strictly secular. Some remain more celebratory of their Jewish roots from a historic perspective only, and some actively promote Jewish culture and religious traditions within their current program.[3]

1949 Jewish fraternity and sorority gathering in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, U.S.

The terms "fraternity" and "sorority" are used somewhat interchangeably, with men's and co-ed groups always using "fraternity", and women's groups using either "fraternity" or "sorority". For convenience, the term "Greek letter society" is a generic substitute. The word "Greek" in this case refers to the use of Greek letters for each society's name, and not to Greek ethnicity.

Collegiate

The following list include the larger groups. There were many Jewish local chapters formed at universities around the United States, most of which eventually became a chapter of these larger entities. Bold indicates active groups. Italic indicates dormant groups, or those which merged into another, larger society.

Social fraternities

NameSymbolsChartered/RangeFounding locationAffiliationScopeActive chaptersStatusReference
Alpha Epsilon PiΑΕΠNovember 7, 1913New York UniversityFFCInternational146Active[1]
Alpha Eta PhiΑΗΦFebruary 22, 1922–19xx ?0Inactive[4]
Alpha Mu SigmaΑΜΣMarch 1914–1963Cooper UnionIndependentNational0Inactive, Merged[4]
Beta Sigma RhoΒΣΡOctober 12, 1910–1920Cornell UniversityNICNational0Merged[5][a][b]
Hai ReshNovember 8, 1908–19xx ?0Merged[4][c]
Kappa NuΚΝNovember 12, 1911–1961University of RochesterNICNational0Merged[d]
Mu Alpha DeltaΜΑΔ1923–19xx ?City University of New YorkNational0Inactive[6]
Mu SigmaΜΣ1906–19xx ?0Inactive[4]
Omicron Alpha TauΟΑΤMay 1912–1934Cornell UniversityNICNational0Merged[e]
Phi AlphaΦΑOctober 14, 1914–1959George Washington UniversityNICNational0Merged[f]
Phi Beta DeltaΦΒΔ1912–1941Columbia UniversityNICNational0Merged[g]
Phi Delta MuΦΔΜ1920–c. 1935–1940City University of New YorkNational0Inactive[7][4][8][h]
Phi Delta PiΦΔΠ1899–c. 1955New York City, New YorkNational0Merged[6][9][i]
Phi Epsilon PiΦΕΠNovember 13, 1904–1970New York City, New YorkNICInternational0Merged[j]
Phi Lambda DeltaΦΛΔ1920–19xx ?Columbia UniversityRegional0Inactive[6][k]
Phi Sigma DeltaΦΣΔNovember 10, 1909–1970Columbia UniversityNICNational0Merged[l]
Pi Lambda PhiΠΛΦMarch 21, 1895Yale UniversityNICInternational44Active[1][m]
Pi Tau PiΠΤΠNovember 9, 1909–19xx ?National0Inactive[4]
Sigma Alpha MuΣΑΜNovember 26, 1909City College of New YorkNICInternational50Active[1][n]
Sigma Lambda PiΣΛΠ1915–1932New York UniversityIndependentNational0Merged[4][o]
Sigma Omega PsiΣΩΨ1914–1940College of the City of New YorkNational0Merged[1]: VIII-22 [p]
Sigma Tau EpsilonΣΤΕ1923–19xx ?National0Inactive[4]
Sigma Tau PhiΣΤΦ1918–1947University of PennsylvaniaNational0Merged[q][r]
Tau Delta MuΤΔΜ1920–19xx ?City University of New YorkNational0Inactive[6][s]
Tau Delta PhiΤΔΦJune 10, 1910New York City, New YorkNICNational5Active[1][t]
Tau Epsilon PhiΤΕΦOctober 10, 1910Columbia UniversityNICInternational25Active
Tau Sigma OmicronΤΣΟ1917–19xx ?National0Merged[6][u]
Zeta Beta TauΖΒΤDecember 29, 1898Jewish Theological SeminaryNICInternational82Active[v]

Notes

Social sororities

NameSymbolsChartered/RangeFounding institutionLocationAffiliationScopeActive chaptersStatusReference
Alpha Epsilon PhiΑΕΦOctober 24, 1909Barnard CollegeNew York, New YorkNPCNational50Active[1]
Delta Phi EpsilonΔΦΕMarch 17, 1917New York University Law SchoolNew York, New YorkNPCInternational110Active[a]
Delta PiΔΠNovember 2, 1989York UniversityYork, CanadaIndependentRegional4Active[10]
Iota Alpha PiΙΑΠMarch 3, 1903–July 1971New York City Normal College (now Hunter College)New York, New YorkNPCInternational0Inactive[4]
Pi Alpha TauΠΑΤMay 1917–c. 1950Hunter CollegeNew York, New YorkIndependentNational0Inactive
Phi Sigma SigmaΦΣΣNovember 26, 1913Hunter CollegeNew York, New YorkNPCNational115Active[a]
Sigma Alpha Epsilon PiΣΑΕΠOctober 1, 1998University of California, DavisDavis, CaliforniaIndependentNational12Active
Sigma Delta TauΣΔΤMarch 25, 1917Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkNPCNational64Active[1]
Zeta Beta OmegaΖΒΩDecember 3, 2018University of Toronto, St. George CampusToronto, CanadaIndependentLocal1Active[11]

Professional

Information on the continuing activity of some of these societies may be missing. Active groups are listed in bold. Inactive groups are listed in italic.

NameSymbolsChartered/RangeFounding LocationFocusAffiliationScopeActive chaptersStatusNotesReference
Alelph Yodh Heאיה1907–1921Chicago College of Medicine and SurgeryMedicalNational0Merged[b]
Alpha OmegaΑΩDecember 20, 1907Baltimore, MarylandDentalIndependentInternational125Active[1]
Alpha Zeta GammaΑΖΓ1910–September 17, 1932Chicago College of Dental SurgeryDentalIndependentNational0Merged[12][c]
Alpha Zeta OmegaΑΖΩDecember 19, 1919Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and SciencePharmacyIndependentNational42Activecoed[d]
Iota ThetaΙΘ1918–19xx ?Law0Inactive
Kappa Epsilon PhiΚΕΦ1930–19xx ?Alfred UniversityEngineeringNational0Inactive[e]
Lambda Alpha PhiΛΑΦ1919–19xx ?Law0Inactive[4]
Lambda Gamma PhiΛΓΦOctober 21, 1921–19xx ?Law0Inactive
Lambda Epsilon XiΛΕΞ1936 or earlier–19xx ?Law0Inactive[13]
Lambda Omicron GammaΛΟΓ1924OsteopathsActive
Mu Beta ChiΜΒΧ1933–19xx ?Business0Inactive[14]
Mu Sigma PiΜΣΠJanuary 18, 1932–19xx ?Optometrists0Inactive
Nu Beta EpsilonΝΒΕ1919Columbus, OhioLawNational15Activecoed
Phi Delta EpsilonΦΔΕ1903Cornell University Medical CollegeMedicalPFAInternational182Activecoed[4]
Phi Lambda KappaΦΛΚ1907University of PennsylvaniaMedicalInternational41Activecoed
Phi Sigma MuΦΣΜ1932–19xx ?Omaha University Night Law SchoolLawLocal0Inactive[15][f]
Rho Pi PhiΡΠΦJanuary 3, 1919Massachusetts College of PharmacyPharmacyPFANationalActivecoed
Sigma Epsilon DeltaΣΕΔ1901–19xx ?University of PennsylvaniaDentalLocal0Inactive[g]
Sigma Iota ZetaΣΙΖ1933–19xx ?Veterinarians0Inactive
Tau Epsilon Rho Law SocietyΤΕΡ1921Western Reserve University SchoolLawNationalActive[16][h]

Notes

High school

Information on the continuing activity of some of these societies may be missing. Known active groups are listed in bold; dormant groups are listed in italics.

NameSymbolsChartered/RangeFounding locationTypeScopeActive ChaptersStatusReference
Aleph Zadik Alephאצא1924Omaha, NebraskaFraternityInternationalActive
BBG (BBYO)1944SororityInternationalActive
Iota PhiΙΦSororityNational0Inactive[17]
Phi BetaΦΒ1920–19xx ?FaternityNational0Inactive[4][a]
Phi Sigma BetaΦΣΒJune 22, 1910Fraternity0Inactive[18][b]
Phi Sigma SigmaΦΣΣ
Pi Upsilon PhiΠΥΦFraternityNational0Inactive[19]
Sigma Alpha RhoΣΑΡNovember 18, 1917West Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFraternityInternationalActive
Sigma Theta PiΣΘΠ1909SororityNational0Inactive[20][21][22][c]
Upsilon Lambda PhiΥΛΦApril 5, 19160Inactive

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See also

References

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