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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.
The South Shore Cultural Center, in Chicago, Illinois, is a cultural facility located at 71st Street and South Shore Drive, in the city's South Shore neighborhood. It encompasses the club facility, grounds, and beach of the former South Shore Country Club, which in the 1970s became part of the public Chicago Park District.
Zeta Sigma Chi (ΖΣΧ) (also known as Z-Chis, pronounced "Zeek eyes") is a multicultural American sorority founded in 1991 at the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the third national multicultural organization founded in the United States.
1 Rochester Alumnae New York: 1 Charlotte Alumnae North Carolina: 2 Triangle Area Alumnae North Carolina: 2 Central Ohio Alumnae Ohio: 4 Cincinnati Alumnae Ohio: 4 Cleveland West Shore Alumnae Ohio: 4 Dayton Alumnae Ohio: 4 [28] Toledo Alumnae Ohio: 4 Oklahoma City Alumnae Oklahoma: 6 Portland Alumnae Oregon: 7 Berks / Lancaster Alumnae ...
Sigma Gamma Rho is an international historically African American sorority that was founded in 1922 at Butler University. [1] In the following list of chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Delta Sigma Theta is an international organization of college-educated women. Delta Sigma Theta held its first national convention in 1919 in Washington, D.C. The national body of Delta Sigma Theta previously met annually, but due to several factors, the main of which is the establishment of regions and regional leadership, the National body currently meets at wikt:biennial conventions, and ...
The sorority was founded on June 1, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois by Lola Mercedes Parker. [1] [2] The founding of the sorority was important for African American women as after World War I there was the "Great Migration" of blacks from the South to the Northern cities, seeking greater opportunities and more tolerant society.
LGBTQ fraternities and sororities have existed since the 1980s, with Delta Phi Upsilon being established in 1985 and Delta Lambda Phi in 1986. These groups are intended to provide members with access to Greek life without fear of homophobic reprisal or behavior by fellow members, resulting from a history of homophobia within longer-established organizations.