List of Jewish fraternities and sororities


This is a list of historically Jewish fraternities and sororities in the United States and Canada. These organizations exemplify a range of "Jewishness"; some are historically Jewish in origin but later became strictly secular. Some remain more celebratory of their Jewish roots from a historical perspective only, and some actively promote Jewish culture and religious traditions within their current program.
The terms "fraternity" and "sorority" are used somewhat interchangeably, with men's and co-ed groups always using "fraternity", and women's groups using either "fraternity" or "sorority". For convenience, the term "Greek letter society" is a generic substitute. The word "Greek" in this case refers to the use of Greek letters for each society's name, and not to Greek ethnicity.

Collegiate

The following list include the larger groups. There were many Jewish local chapters formed at universities around the United States, most of which eventually became a chapter of these larger entities. Bold indicates active groups. Italic indicates dormant groups, or those which merged into another, larger society.

Social fraternities

NameSymbolsCharter date and rangeFounding locationAffiliationScopeActive chaptersStatus
Alpha Epsilon PiΑΕΠNew York UniversityFFCInternational176Active
Alpha Eta PhiΑΗΦ–19xx ?0Inactive
Alpha Mu SigmaΑΜΣCooper UnionIndependentNational0Inactive, Merged
Beta Sigma RhoΒΣΡCornell UniversityNICNational0Merged
Hai Resh–19xx ?0Merged
Kappa NuΚΝUniversity of RochesterNICNational0Merged
Mu Alpha DeltaΜΑΔ–19xx ?City University of New YorkNational0Inactive
Mu SigmaΜΣ–19xx ?0Inactive
Omicron Alpha TauΟΑΤCornell UniversityNICNational0Merged
Phi AlphaΦΑGeorge Washington UniversityNICNational0Merged
Phi Beta DeltaΦΒΔColumbia UniversityNICNational0Merged
Phi Delta MuΦΔΜ––1940City University of New YorkNational0Inactive
Phi Delta PiΦΔΠNew York City, New YorkNational0Merged
Phi Epsilon PiΦΕΠNew York City, New YorkNICInternational0Merged
Phi Lambda DeltaΦΛΔ–19xx ?Columbia UniversityRegional0Inactive
Phi Sigma DeltaΦΣΔColumbia UniversityNICNational0Merged
Pi Lambda PhiΠΛΦYale UniversityNICInternational44Active
Pi Tau PiΠΤΠ–19xx ?National0Inactive
Sigma Alpha MuΣΑΜCity College of New YorkNICInternational50Active
Sigma Lambda PiΣΛΠNew York UniversityIndependentNational0Merged
Sigma Omega PsiΣΩΨCollege of the City of New YorkNational0Merged
Sigma Tau EpsilonΣΤΕ–19xx ?National0Inactive
Sigma Tau PhiΣΤΦUniversity of PennsylvaniaNational0Merged
Tau Delta MuΤΔΜ–19xx ?City University of New YorkNational0Inactive
Tau Delta PhiΤΔΦNew York City, New YorkNICNational5Active
Tau Epsilon PhiΤΕΦColumbia UniversityNICInternational144Active
Tau Sigma OmicronΤΣΟ–19xx ?National0Merged
Zeta Beta TauΖΒΤJewish Theological SeminaryNICInternational82Active

Social sororities

NameSymbolsCharter date and rangeFounding locationLocationAffiliationScopeActive chaptersStatus
Alpha Epsilon PhiΑΕΦBarnard CollegeNew York, New YorkNPCNational50Active
Delta Phi EpsilonΔΦΕNew York University Law SchoolNew York, New YorkNPCInternational110Active
Delta PiΔΠYork UniversityYork, CanadaIndependentRegional4Active
Iota Alpha PiΙΑΠNew York City Normal College New York, New YorkNPCInternational0Inactive
Pi Alpha TauΠΑΤHunter CollegeNew York, New YorkIndependentNational0Inactive
Phi Sigma SigmaΦΣΣHunter CollegeNew York, New YorkNPCNational115Active
Sigma Alpha Epsilon PiΣΑΕΠUniversity of California, DavisDavis, CaliforniaIndependentNational12Active
Sigma Delta TauΣΔΤCornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkNPCNational64Active
Zeta Beta OmegaΖΒΩUniversity of Toronto, St. George CampusToronto, CanadaIndependentLocal1Active

Professional

Information on the continuing activity of some of these societies may be missing. Active groups are listed in bold. Inactive groups are listed in italic.
NameSymbolsCharter date and rangeFounding locationFocusAffiliationScopeActive chaptersStatusNotes
Alelph Yodh HeאיהChicago College of Medicine and SurgeryMedicalNational0Merged
Alpha OmegaΑΩBaltimore, MarylandDentalIndependentInternational125Active
Alpha Zeta GammaΑΖΓChicago College of Dental SurgeryDentalIndependentNational0Merged
Alpha Zeta OmegaΑΖΩPhiladelphia College of Pharmacy and SciencePharmacyIndependentNational42Activecoed
Iota ThetaΙΘ–19xx ?Law0Inactive
Kappa Epsilon PhiΚΕΦ–19xx ?Alfred UniversityEngineeringNational0Inactive
Lambda Alpha PhiΛΑΦ–19xx ?Law0Inactive
Lambda Gamma PhiΛΓΦ–19xx ?Law0Inactive
Lambda Epsilon XiΛΕΞ or earlier–19xx ?Law0Inactive
Lambda Omicron GammaΛΟΓOsteopathsActive
Mu Beta ChiΜΒΧ–19xx ?Business0Inactive
Mu Sigma PiΜΣΠ–19xx ?Optometrists0Inactive
Nu Beta EpsilonΝΒΕColumbus, OhioLawNational15Activecoed
Phi Delta EpsilonΦΔΕCornell University Medical CollegeMedicalPFAInternational182Activecoed
Phi Lambda KappaΦΛΚUniversity of PennsylvaniaMedicalInternational41Activecoed
Phi Sigma MuΦΣΜ–19xx ?Omaha University Night Law SchoolLawLocal0Inactive
Rho Pi PhiΡΠΦMassachusetts College of PharmacyPharmacyPFANationalActivecoed
Sigma Epsilon DeltaΣΕΔ–19xx ?University of PennsylvaniaDentalLocal0Inactive
Sigma Iota ZetaΣΙΖ–19xx ?Veterinarians0Inactive
Tau Epsilon Rho Law SocietyΤΕΡWestern Reserve University SchoolLawNationalActive