Service fraternity may refer to any fraternal public service organization, such as the

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Rotary International Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. Its stated mission is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through hefellowship of business, prof ...

. In

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and the

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, the term

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is more common as "fraternity" in everyday usage refers to fraternal student societies. In the context of the North American student fraternity and sorority system, service fraternities and service sororities comprise a type of organization whose ''primary'' purpose is

community service Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community without any form of compensation. Community service can be distinct from volunteering, since it is not always performe ...

. Members of these organizations are not restricted from joining other types of fraternities. This may be contrasted with professional fraternities, whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession, and general or social fraternities, whose primary purposes are generally aimed towards some other aspect, such as the development of character, friendship, leadership, or literary ability. Some general fraternities and their chapters, especially members of the

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, emphasize the service aspects of their activities; however classification as a strictly service organization has legal meaning in regard to

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. Service fraternities, like professional fraternities and

honor societies In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the National Honor Society of the Boy S ...

must be open to members of both genders since they do not have an exemption from Title IX similar to the one given in section (A)(6)(a) for social fraternities and sororities.

List of national college service fraternities and sororities

This list only includes groups within the United States; see below for groups of the Philippines.

List of local/regional college service fraternities and sororities

This list only includes groups within the United States; see below for groups of the Philippines.

List of primarily non-collegiate fraternities and sororities

List of national college service fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

References

{{Fraternities and Sororities , collapsed Fraternities and sororities Lists of student societies Service organizations based in the United States