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In North America, fraternities and sororities (Latin: fraternitas and sororitas, 'brotherhood' and 'sisterhood') are social clubs at colleges and universities.They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sororities to differentiate them from traditional not (exclusively) university-based fraternal ...
Phi Delta Gamma originated from a high school fraternity, Alpha Iota Omega, which was founded in 1939. [1] When the brothers of Alpha Iota Omega enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecánicas) of Mayagüez, some were offered the opportunity to pledge one of the original Puerto Rican fraternities.
Brotherhood, Love, & Loyalty Active Phi Alpha: ΦΑ: 1914 – 1959: National NIC: Jewish Inactive [aj] Phi Alpha Chi: 1883–1895 Local Independent Traditional Inactive [18] [ak] Phi Alpha Pi: ΦΑΠ: 1861 Local Independent Traditional Active Phi Beta Delta: ΦΒΔ: 1912 – 1941: National NIC: Traditional Inactive [al] Phi Beta Epsilon: ΦΒΕ ...
The new organization took the name Beggars in order not to be classified as a Greek letter fraternity. Beggers is "dedicated to promoting brotherhood among its members as well as their spiritual, academic, and social betterment, and also that of the entire Loyola community."
As with men's fraternities, women's fraternities would largely be inspired or preceded by student societies with Greek-inspired names but without Greek letters. The Adelphean Society was established in 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, making it the first secret society for collegiate women.
Zeta Beta Tau (ΖΒΤ) is a Greek-letter social fraternity based in North America. It was founded on December 29, 1898. Originally a Zionist youth society, its purpose changed from the Zionism of the fraternity's early years when, in 1954, the fraternity became non-sectarian and open to non-Jewish members, changing its membership policy to include "All Men of Good Character" regardless of ...
The Greek letters Sigma Pi Phi represent the Greek words Sophia (wisdom), Pistis (faith), and Philea (brotherhood or friendship). [12] The fraternity is known as "the Boulé," which means, in ancient Greek "the Council". [13] The fraternity's badge depicts a Sphinx, symbolizing wisdom and inner spirit, sitting above the Greek letters ΣΠΦ. [14]
The coat of arms displays a lion bearing a shield, under which runs a ribbon with the Greek letters of the fraternity's name. Its colors are Princeton orange, black, and white. Its flower is the jonquil. [4] The fraternity's new member manual is titled, The Oracle, and was first published in 1998. Its current edition was published in 2018.