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Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (ΙΦΘ) is a historically African American fraternity. It was founded on September 19, 1963, at Morgan State University (then Morgan State College) in Baltimore , Maryland , and is the fifth largest Black Greek Lettered Fraternity. [ 1 ]
A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men, and a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations also refer to themselves as women's fraternities. This list of North American collegiate sororities and women's fraternities is not exhaustive.
With 43% of women and 40% of men of the student body participating in "greek life," fraternities and sororities play a significant role in student life at W&J. [2] The Princeton Review named Washington & Jefferson College 12th on their 2010 list of "Major Frat and Sorority Scene" in the United States.
Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ), also known as Alpha Gam, is an international women's fraternity and social organization. [1] It was founded on May 30, 1904, by eleven female students at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, [2] and thus it is the youngest member of the Syracuse Triad of North American social sororities that also includes Gamma Phi Beta (1874) and Alpha Phi (1872). [3]
Chapter Charter date and range Institution City State/ Status Reference Alpha: May 1, 1848 – 1879; 1881–2019, 2024 : Jefferson College (now Washington & Jefferson College)
The most important policy to be implemented by the fraternity during the decade was the decision made in 1997 to have all chapter facilities alcohol free by 2000. [38] It was an initiative that was strongly pursued by the 1996–1998 General Council.
National and local chapters watched by the Fraternity & Sorority Project are listed below. For convenience, the terms "Fraternity" or Greek Letter Organization (GLO) are used to refer to men's, women's, and co-ed groups. Organizations listed here include both national groups and local organizations of notability:
Phi Chi Theta was founded as a women's business fraternity [2] on June 16, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. Today, Phi Chi Theta comprises 41 collegiate and alumni chapters across the United States. While most chapters are now co-ed, there are some which have only women as members.