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Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student
fraternity and sorority Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept gradua ...
system, refer to general or 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 The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...
and
National Panhellenic Conference The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is an umbrella organization for 26 (inter)national women's Fraternities and sororities, sororities throughout the United States and Canada. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek alphabet#Use ...
organizations, their memberships nationally remain predominantly
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, and
National Pan-Hellenic Council The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs). The NPHC was formed as a permanent ...
memberships predominantly
African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
. 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


Armenian


Asian American

Asian American interest Greek lettered organizations first came to be in the early 20th century. After
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, there was a surge in participation to join these organizations, as college campuses were seeing a rise in multiculturalism.
Rho Psi The Rho Psi Society () is an honorary Greek letter fraternity. Although founded as a student society, it is no longer active at the collegiate level. The objectives of the Society are to promote and perpetuate friendship among members; to develop ...
was the first Asian American interest Greek lettered organization and was created on the campus of Cornell University in 1916. Since then, there has been growth in these Asian American interest Greek lettered organizations across North America. There are currently over 60 Asian American interest Greek lettered organizations, 11 of which are overseen by the
National APIDA Panhellenic Association The National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA) is an umbrella council for twenty Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American fraternities and sororities (Greek Letter organizations) in universities in the United States. History In the summ ...
. Active organizations in bold, inactive organizations in ''italics''.


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National APIDA Panhellenic Association
:: 2 Member of the
North American Interfraternity Conference The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...


Christian


Italian-American


Notes

:: * Member of the
North American Interfraternity Conference The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...


Jewish


Latino

The first known Latino fraternal organization was established in 1889 at Cornell University and was named Alpha Zeta Fraternity. The current rise in Latino Greek organizations began in 1975, and is known as the
Latino Greek Movement 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 frater ...
. This called for the equality of Latino people in America, and many of these existing organizations were developed to create solidarity and political empowerment for the Latino community. There are currently 45 Latin oriented fraternities and sororities, 16 of which are under the NALFO (
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 16 Latino Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) established in 1998. The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, commu ...
).


Notes

:: 1 Member of the
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for 16 Latino Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) established in 1998. The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, commu ...
:: 2 Member of the
North American Interfraternity Conference The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...
:: 3 Not a member of any national Greek umbrella organization


LGBT


Multicultural

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


Notes

:: 1 Member of the
National Multicultural Greek Council The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) is an umbrella council for eleven multicultural fraternities and sororities (Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs)) in the United States. It was established in 1998. Affiliate organizations Organizati ...
:: 2 Member of the
North American Interfraternity Conference The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...
:: 3 Member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association


Muslim


Native American


Persian


South Asian


Notes

::1 Member of th
National APIDA Panhellenic Association
:: 2 Member of the
North American Interfraternity Conference The North American Interfraternity Conference (or NIC; formerly known as the National Interfraternity Conference) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began at a meeting a ...


See also

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Fraternities and sororities in Canada The expansion of Greek letter organizations into Canada was an important stage of the North American fraternity movement, beginning in 1879 with the establishment of a chapter of Zeta Psi at the University of Toronto. In 1883 the same fraternity es ...
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Fraternities and sororities in North America Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a ...
* List of fraternities and sororities in France *
List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines The following is an incomplete list of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines. Explanation of columns * Name – the Greek letters spelled out in English or other long form name for the organization (ordered on this column) * Symbols – ...
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List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico This is a list of social fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico. There are a number of service, professional, and honorary fraternities and sororities from the United States which have chapters in Puerto Rico. The following list is composed o ...
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List of social fraternities and sororities Social or general fraternities and sororities, in the North American fraternity system, are those that do not promote a particular profession (as professional fraternities are) or discipline (such as service fraternities and sororities). Instea ...
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Professional fraternities and sororities Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession and whose membership is restricted to students in that particular field of profess ...
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Racism in United States college fraternities and sororities Racism in United States college fraternities and sororities ("Greek life") has been linked to the experience of microaggressions, fewer opportunities to use the networking system built into Greek life, and harmful stereotypes. This fuels the ex ...
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Service fraternities and sororities Service fraternity may refer to any Fraternal and Service Organizations, fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. In Canada and the United States, the term fraternal organization is more common as "frate ...


References

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