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This is a list of historically
Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
fraternities and sororities 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 gradu ...
in the United States and Canada. Baird's Manual is also available online here
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 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.An example of the former is
Tau Delta Phi Tau Delta Phi (), whose members are commonly known as Tau Delts, is a national Fraternities and sororities in North America, social fraternity founded on , in New York City. Since its inception, dozens of chapters have been founded and thousands o ...
, a Jewish heritage fraternity that became non-sectarian in 1932. Tau Delta Phi was ethnically Jewish, but not religiously Jewish when it was founded in 1910. Its earliest members were ethnically Jewish but were from all different religious backgrounds. That Fraternity is therefore often grouped with other Jewish fraternities but has long shifted toward a primary identification as "secular". 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
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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


Notes


Social sororities


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''.


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''.


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See also

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List of Jewish universities and colleges in the United States {{Dynamic list Jewish universities and colleges in the U.S. include: * American Jewish University, formerly University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute (merged), Los Angeles, California. * Baltimore Hebrew University, now Baltimore Hebrew ...
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Defunct North American collegiate sororities This article describes smaller collegiate sororities created in nineteenth century and early to middle twentieth century on campuses in the United States and Canada. These sororities are defunct. Individual chapters may have affiliated with National ...
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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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Cultural interest fraternities and sororities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in a culture or cultural identity. Although racial ...


References

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Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...