List of LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly fraternities and sororities


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.
In addition to groups established for LBGTQ members, in the 21st century, many Greek letter organizations have become LGBTQ-friendly by adopting diversity and inclusivity statements. In addition, some single-sex or co-educational fraternities and sororities have become gender-inclusive.

LGBTQ sororities and women's fraternities

Following are LGBTQ-specific sororities and women's fraternities.
NameSymbolsCharteredFounding locationTypeScopeEmphasisStatusReference
Alpha Lambda ZetaΑΛΖ2006Houston, Texas and Atlanta, GeorgiaWomen's service fraternity; non-collegiateNationalmasculine-identifying lesbiansActive
Alpha Pi DeltaΑΠΔDallas, TexasServiceNationallesbians of colorActive
Beta Phi OmegaΒΦΩ2000Tallahassee FloridaSororityNationalfeminine lesbian or bi-sexual of colorActive
Eta Epsilon GammaΗΕΓ2009Jackson, MississippiSocial sororityLocalFemales at birth who identifies as cis-gender bisexual or lesbiansActive
Eta Iota MuΗΙΜ2008Jackson, MississippiSocial women's fraternityLocalMasculine identified cis-gender women and openly transgender malesActive
Kappa Alpha LambdaΚΑΛ2003Clark Atlanta UniversityService sorority, non-collegiateNationalfeminine lesbianActive
Kappa Omega OmicronΚΏΟ2009Southern CaliforniaWomen's professional fraternity, non-collegiateNationalmasculine identified women and trans menActive
Kappa Theta EpsilonΚΘΕ2009Houston, TexasProfessional and entrepreneur sororityNationalLesbianActive
Kappa Xi OmegaΚΞΩ2004FloridaService sorority; non-colliegiateNationalprofessional lesbiansActive
Lambda Delta LambdaΛΔΛ1988University of California, DavisLGBTQIA SororityNationalqueer, gay, lesbians, bisexuals, and all genders and sexualitiesActive
Omicron Epsilon PiΟΕΠ2000Tallahassee, FloridaSorority, non-collegiateNationallesbians, particularly those of colorActive
Sigma Omega PhiΣΩΦ2008Atlanta, GeorgiaWomen's service fraternityNationalmasculine-identified lesbianActive
ΖΘΨ2013Heidelberg UniversitySororityLocalfemale identifying students with non-gendered corollary Active

LGBTQ fraternities

Following are LGBTQ-specific fraternities.
NameSymbolsCharteredFormation locationTypeScopeEmphasisStatusReferences
Beta Gamma ChiΒΓΠ2009Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)LGBTQ fraternity, non-collegiateNationalqueer-affirming siblinghoodActive
Delta Lambda PhiΔΛΦ1986Washington, D.C;Social fraternity, collegiate and non-collegiateInternationalgay, bisexual, transgender, and progressive menActive
Delta Phi UpsilonΔΦΥ1995Houston, TexasSocial fraternity, non-colligiateNationalgay men of colorActive
Kappa Psi KappaΚΨΚ2001Tallahassee, FloridaFraternity; non collegiateNationalprogressive men of all sexual orientationsActive
Sigma Epsilon OmegaΣΕΩ2007University of California, BerkeleyGay and queer fraternityLocalall gendersActive
Sigma Phi BetaΣΦΒ2003Arizona State UniversitySociety fraternityNationalAll who identify as male, gay, straight, bisexual, and transgender menActive

Organizations for all genders

The following Greek letter organizations are gender-inclusive, meaning they accept male, female, trans, non-binary, etc. people into their membership. This list does not include organizations that self-define as co-educational; although such groups may well be gender-inclusive in practice, they have yet to modify their policies and language to be inclusive at the institutional level.
NameSymbolsCharteredFounding locationTypeScopeGenderStatusReference
Alpha Delta Phi SocietyΑΔΦ1992VariousLiterary societyNationalgender-inclusiveActive
Euglossian SocietyΕΥΓ1913Heidelberg UniversityGreek societyLocalqueer, trans and gender inclusiveActive
Gamma Rho LambdaΓΡΛ2003Tempe, ArizonaSocial sororityNationalLGBT-founded originally for "women and transgender individuals"; changed in 2019 to be inclusive of any gender identityActive
Lambda Alpha LambdaΛΑΛ2018Florida Atlantic Universityservice LGBTQ+ diaternityLocalgender inclusiveActive
Lambda Delta XiΛΔΞ2014Kutztown University of Pennsylvaniaservice LGBTQ diaternityLocalgender inclusiveActive
Nu DeltaΝΔ1977Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFraternityLocalall gender identitiesActive
Phi Sigma PiΦΣΠ1916University of Central MissouriHonor FraternityNationalgender-inclusiveActive
Th Delta SigmaΘΔΣ2001University at BuffaloMulticultural fraternityNationalgender-inclusiveActive
Theta Pi SigmaΘΠΣ2005University of California, Santa Cruz"Frarority"Nationalqueer, gender-neutralActive
Sigma Omicron RhoΣΟΡ2009University of VirginiaDiaternityLocalLGBTQ+ and allied gender-inclusiveActive
Zeta Delta XiΖΔΞ1987Brown UniversityFraternityLocalall-genderActive

LBGTQ-inclusive Greek letter organizations

The following fraternities and sororities have adopted LGBTQ-inclusive policies at the national or institutional level. These policies are openly shared and are specific, rather than general non-discrimination statements.
NameSymbolCharteredFounding locationTypeScopePolicyReference
Alpha Chi OmegaΑΧΩ1885DePauw UniversityWomen's fraternity, socialInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman and trans woman, any sexual preference
Alpha Delta PiΑΔΠ1851Wesleyan CollegeSorority, socialInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman, including trans women
Alpha Epsilon PhiΑΕΦ1909Barnard CollegeSorority, Jewish socialNationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman, regardless of the gender assigned at birth
Alpha Gamma DeltaΑΓΔ1904Syracuse UniversitySorority, socialInternationalopen to women of any sexual orientation and any individual who identifies as a woman
Alpha Omicron PiΑΟΠ1897Barnard CollegeSorority, socialInternationalopen to any individual who identifies and lives as a woman with any sexual orientation
Alpha Sigma TauΑΣΤ1899Eastern Michigan UniversitySorority, socialNationalopen to women and transgender persons who identify as women with any sexual orientation
Alpha Xi DeltaΑΞΔ1893Lombard CollegeSorority, socialNationalopen to any individual who identifies and lives as a woman with any sexual orientation
Acacia1904University of MichiganFraternity, socialInternationalinclusive of gender identity or expression or sexual orientation
Delta Delta DeltaΔΔΔ1888Boston UniversitySororityInternationalopen to any individual who identifies and lives as a woman or any sexual orientation
Delta GammaΔΓ1873Lewis School for GirlsWomen's fraternity, socialInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman and any sexual orientation
Delta Phi EpsilonΔΦΕ1917New York University Law SchoolSororityInternationalexplicitly open to trans and non-binary individuals
Delta Tau DeltaΔΤΔ1858Bethany CollegeFraternity, socialInternationalexplicitly inclusive of individuals who identify as "gay, bisexual-transgender and any other non-heteronormative sexual orientations, gender expression, or genre identities"
Delta UpsilonΔΥ1834Williams CollegeFraternityInternationalexplicitly welcomes any individuals who identify as male, transgender men, and men of any sexual orientation
Gamma Phi BetaΓΦΒ1874Syracuse UniversitySororityInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman
Kappa Alpha ThetaΚΑΘ1870DePauw UniversitySororityInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman
Kappa DeltaΚΔ1897Longwood UniversitySororityNationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman and women of any sexual orientation
Kappa Kappa GammaΚΚΓ1870Monmouth CollegeSororityInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman and women of any sexual orientation
Omega Delta PhiΩΔΦ1987Texas Tech UniversityFraternity, multiculturalNationalinclusive of all men, regardless of assigned sex at birth
Phi OmegaΦΩ1962Cornell UniversitySorority, socialNationalfemale-identifying and non-binary
Phi Sigma SigmaΦΣΣ1913Hunter CollegeSororityInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman with any sexual orientation
Pi Lambda PhiΠΛΦ1895Yale UniversityFraternityInternationalexplicitly inclusive of gay and transgender men
Sigma ChiΣΧ1855Miami UniversityFraternity, literary and socialInternationalopen to men of any sexual orientation
Sigma Delta TauΣΔΤ1917Miami UniversitySorority, socialInternationalopen to any who identify and live as a woman of any sexual orientation
Sigma Phi ChiΣΦΧ2001Austin CollegeSorority, Christian and socialLocalinclusive and LGBTQ+ friendly
Sigma Sigma SigmaΣΣΣ1898Longwood UniversitySorority, socialInternationalopen to any individual who identifies as a woman
Tau Kappa EpsilonΤΚΕ1899Illinois Wesleyan UniversityFraternity, socialInternationalexplicitly inclusive of gay and transgender men
Theta Phi AlphaΘΦΑ1912University of MichiganSorority, socialNationalexplicitly open to trans women and any individual who identifies as a woman
Zeta Alpha DeltaΖΑΔ2007Oxford, MississippiFraternity, non-collegiateNationalinclusive men of all sexual orientations, male-identified individuals
Zeta Omega EtaΖΩΗ2003Trinity CollegeSorority, coed feministRegionalinclusive and LGBTQ+ friendly
Zeta Tau AlphaΖΤΑ1898Longwood UniversitySororityInternationalopen to individuals who consistently identify and live as a woman of any sexual orientation