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The first fraternity house in the South was likely one rented by members of Beta Theta Pi at Hampden–Sydney College from at least 1856. Alpha Tau Omega was then the first fraternity to own a house in the South when, in 1880, its chapter at The University of the South acquired one. [5]
Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ), commonly referred to as Lambda Chi, is a collegiate fraternity in North America.With over 300,000 initiates as of 2024, it is the third-largest social fraternity in the world by number of initiates.
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.
Boston College was founded through the efforts of the first Jesuit community in New England, which was established at St. Mary's Church in Boston in 1849. [16] Jesuit priest John McElroy maintained the vision for what became BC, recognizing the need for an educational institution for the Irish Catholic immigrant population. [17]
In 2023, enrollment at these colleges and universities ranged from 33 students at Boston Baptist College to 36,624 students at Boston University. The first to be founded was Harvard University , also the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, while the most recently established institution is Sattler College .
A fraternity is usually understood to mean a social organization composed only of men while a sorority is composed of women. However, many women's organizations and co-ed organizations refer to themselves as women's fraternities. This list of collegiate North American fraternities is not exhaustive.
Washington College: Washington, Pennsylvania: Reissued [11] Xi: June 1, 1859: DePauw University: Greencastle, Indiana: Active Omicron: December 12, 1859 – 2004 Dickinson College: Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Inactive Pi (Original) January 31, 1860 – 1861 Erskine College: Due West, South Carolina: Inactive Sigma (Original) September 27, 1860 ...
The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The first fraternity in North America to incorporate most of the elements of modern fraternities was Phi Beta Kappa, founded at the College of William and Mary in 1775. The founding of Phi Beta Kappa followed the earlier establishment of two other secret student ...