List of African-American fraternities and sororities

are social organizations that predominantly recruit Black college students. These organizations provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These fraternities and sororities were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty, and leaders at various institutions in the United States.

Fraternities

Following is a list of active and inactive African American fraternities, in charter date order.

Name	Charter date and range	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Status
Prince Hall Freemasonry		Boston, Massachusetts	Freemasonry, community-based		Active
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America	1843	New York City, New York	General, community-based	Independent	Active
International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor	1872	Independence, Missouri	General coed, community-based	Independent	Active
Grand United Order of True Reformers	1873		General and benevolence, community-based	Independent	Inactive
Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa	1880	Vicksburg, Mississippi	Benevolence society, community-based	Independent	Active
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World	1897	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	General, community-based	Independent	Active
Alpha Kappa Nu	– 1911	Indiana University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Sigma Pi Phi	1904	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Professional, community-based	Independent	Active
Pi Gamma Omicron	–	Ohio State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Gamma Phi	– before 1950	Wilberforce University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Alpha Phi Alpha		Cornell University	Social collegiate	NPHC	Active
Kappa Alpha Psi		Indiana University Bloomington	Social, collegiate	NPHC, NIC	Active
Omega Psi Phi		Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Phi Beta Sigma		Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC, NIC	Active
Gamma Tau	1934–c. 1950s	Howard University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Wine Psi Phi		Howard University	Social, collegiate and graduate	Independent	Active
Groove Phi Groove		Morgan State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Nu Gamma Alpha	1962	Howard University	Social, collegiate and graduate	Independent	Active
Iota Phi Theta		Morgan State University	Social, collegiate	NPHC, NIC	Active
Phi Eta Psi		Mott Community College	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Phi Delta Psi		Western Michigan University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Chi Alpha Phi	1979	Lincoln University	Coed service, collegiate and community	Independent	Active
Sigma Phi Rho		Wagner College	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Delta Psi Chi		University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Phi Omicron Psi		Virginia Commonwealth University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Beta Phi Pi		Western Illinois University	Social and Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Megisté Areté	1989	Eastern Illinois University	Christian, collegiate	Independent	Active
Upsilon Phi Upsilon		Southern University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Pi Psi		Michigan State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Nu Gamma Psi	1994	Plymouth, North Carolina	Social, community-based	Independent	Active
Phi Rho Eta		Southern Illinois University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Phi Sigma Chi		City Tech College	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Gamma Phi Eta		Georgia Southern University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Men of God	1999	Texas Tech University	Christian, collegiate	Independent	Active
Gamma Beta Chi		Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Nu Alpha Nu	2006	Alabama State University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Alpha Tau Mu		Tuskegee University	Coed service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Beta Nu Theta	2017	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Coed service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Chi Gamma Kappa		Georgia	Service, community-based	Independent	Active
Psi Delta Tau		Alabama	Military, community-based	Independent	Active

Sororities

Following is a list of active and inactive African American sororities and women's fraternities, in charter date order.

Name	Charter date and range	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Status
Alpha Kappa Alpha		Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Delta Sigma Theta		Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Zeta Phi Beta		Howard University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Sigma Gamma Rho		Butler University	Social, collegiate	NPHC	Active
Phi Delta Kappa		Jersey City, New Jersey.	Professional, education	Independent	Active
Iota Phi Lambda		Chicago, Illinois	Professional, collegiate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active
Lambda Kappa Mu		Manhattan, New York	Professional, non-collegiate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active
Eta Phi Beta		Lewis Business College	Professional, collegiate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active
Tau Gamma Delta	1942	Lewis Business College	Social, community-based	Independent	Active
Gamma Phi Delta		Lewis Business College	Service, collegiate and graduate	Coalition of Black Business Sororities	Active
The Links		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Social and service, non-collegiate	Independent	Active
Zeta Delta Phi	1962	Bronx Community College	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Alpha Pi Chi		Chicago, Illinois	Service, community-based	Independent	Active
Swing Phi Swing		Winston-Salem State University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Kappa Psi Epsilon		Rutgers University–Newark	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Phi Alpha Psi		Virginia Commonwealth University	Social, collegiate	Independent	Inactive
Psi Delta Chi		University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Social, collegiate	Independent	Active
Gamma Pi Alpha		Tuskegee University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Delta Rho		Orlando, Florida	Service, community-based	Independent	Active
Kappa Theta Epsilon		Houston, Texas	LGBTQ professional, community-based	Independent	Active
Alpha Pi Delta		Dallas, Texas	Service, lesbians, community-based	Independent	Active
Nu Alpha Omicron	2012	Alabama State University	Service, collegiate	Independent	Active
Gamma Pi Chi		Georgia	Professional service, community-based	Independent	Active
Zeta Sigma Psi		Hampton, Virginia	Military, community-based	Independent	Active
Psi Delta Chi MSI		Jacksonville, Florida	Military, community-based	Independent	Active
Gamma Theta Xi	2024	Texas	Service, collegiate	NAAGLA	Active