Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general, social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in a culture or cultural identity.

Although racial and religious restrictions have long since been abolished in all North American Interfraternity Conference and National Panhellenic Conference organizations, their memberships nationally remain predominantly Caucasian, and National Pan-Hellenic Council memberships largely African American. The new generation of cultural interest organizations has arisen to serve the interests of communities whose numbers in the traditional Greek system are historically small and dispersed.

Following is a list of national cultural interest fraternities and sororities.

African American

Armenian

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Epsilon Omega	ΑΕΩ	AEO	December 20, 2000	California State University, Northridge	Fraternity		9	Active	[1] [2]
Alpha Gamma Alpha	ΑΓΑ	AGA	October 25, 2002	University of California, Los Angeles	Sorority		1	Active	[3] [4]

Asian American

Asian American interest in Greek-lettered organizations began in the early 20th century. After World War II, there was a surge in participation to join these organizations, as college campuses were seeing a rise in multiculturalism. ^[5] Rho Psi was the first Asian American interest Greek-lettered organization and was created on the campus of Cornell University in 1916. Since then, there has been growth in these Asian American interest Greek lettered organizations across North America. There are over sixty Asian American interest Greek-lettered organizations, many of which are overseen by the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

Active organizations are in bold, and inactive organizations are in italics.

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Delta Kappa	ΑΔΚ	ADKs	1977	University of Southern California	Sorority		1	Active	[6]
alpha Kappa Delta Phi	αΚΔΦ	KDPhi, aKDPhi	February 7, 1990	University of California, Berkeley	Sorority	NAPA	59	Active	[7]
Alpha Kappa Omega	ΑΚΩ	ΑΚΩ	October 16, 1996	California State University, East Bay	Fraternity		3	Active	[8]
Alpha Kappa Omicron [9]	ΑΚO	AKO, Omicrons	December 3, 1997	San Francisco State University	Sorority		3	Active	[9]
Alpha Phi Gamma	ΑΦΓ	APhiG	February 1, 1994	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Sorority	NAPA	18	Active	[7]
Alpha Psi Rho	ΑΨΡ	APsiRho, Rho Doggs	March 1, 2000	San Diego State University	Fraternity		4	Active
Alpha Sigma Lambda (local)	ΑΣΛ	Alpha Sigs	October 15, 1993 – 2011	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Fraternity		1	Active	[10]
Alpha Sigma Rho	ΑΣΡ	Alphas, ASR, Alpha Sigs, Lovely Ladies in Red	April 2, 1998	University of Georgia	Sorority	NAPA	10	Active	[7]
Beta Pi Phi	ΒΠΦ	Betas	December 5, 2005 – 2018	Temple University	Fraternity		0	Inactive	[11]
Beta Tau Omega	ΒΤΩ	BTO	August 28, 1995	Texas A&M University	Fraternity		1	Active	[12] [13]
Beta Upsilon Delta	ΒΥΔ	Buds	August 21, 1998	University of California, Riverside	Fraternity		2	Active	[14] [15]
Chi Alpha Delta	ΧΑΔ	Chis	1928	University of California, Los Angeles	Sorority		1	Active
Chi Delta Sigma	ΧΔΣ	Chi D Sig, Cranes	February 8, 2007	Washington State University	Sorority		1	Active
Chi Delta Theta	ΧΔΘ	Chi Delts	October 13, 1989	University of California, Santa Barbara	Sorority		7	Active
Chi Rho Omicron	ΧΡΟ	XPOs	February 16, 1995	California State University, Fresno	Fraternity		10	Active
Chi Sigma Alpha	ΧΣΑ	Chi Sigs	September 2, 2002	University of Washington, Seattle	Sorority		2	Active
Chi Sigma Tau	ΧΣΤ	Chi Sigs, CST	September 9, 1999	University of Illinois at Chicago	Fraternity	NAPA	9	Active	[7]
Delta Chi Lambda	ΔΧΛ	DChiL	October 12, 2000	University of Arizona	Sorority		3	Active
Delta Chi Psi	ΔΧΨ	Deltas, DXPsi	December 18, 2004	Temple University	Fraternity		1	Active
Delta Lambda Chi	ΔΛΧ	DLC	February 9, 2002	University of California, Irvine	Sorority		2	Active
Delta Phi Gamma	ΔΦΓ	DPG	April 1, 1998	University of California, Irvine	Sorority		1	Active
Delta Phi Kappa	ΔΦΚ	Deltas	May 6, 1960	University of Southern California	Sorority		1	Active
Delta Phi Lambda	ΔΦΛ	DPhiL	December 5, 1998	University of Georgia	Sorority	NAPA	24	Active	[7]
Eta Mu Theta	ΗΜΘ	Etas, Tigers	February 25, 2015	California State University, Chico	Fraternity		1	Active
Gamma Beta	ΓΒ	GBs	May 1, 2000	University of Texas at Austin	Fraternity		6	Active
Gamma Epsilon Omega	ΓΕΩ	Gammas	1963	University of Southern California	Fraternity		1	Active
Kappa Beta Zeta	ΚΒΖ	KBZ	November 20, 2011	University of California, Irvine	Fraternity		1	Active
Kappa Gamma Delta	ΚΓΔ	KGD	April 17, 1997	Indiana University Bloomington	Sorority		1	Active
Kappa Lambda Delta	ΚΛΔ	Kappa Ds	September 19, 2005	Texas Christian University	Sorority		1	Active
Kappa Phi Lambda	ΚΦΛ	Kappas, KPL	March 9, 1995	Binghamton University	Sorority	NAPA	39	Active	[7]
Kappa Pi Beta	ΚΠΒ	KPiB	March 16, 2000	Northern Illinois University	Fraternity		5	Active
Kappa Psi Epsilon	ΚΨΕ	Kappas	March 28, 1996	CSULB	Sorority		2	Active
Kappa Zeta Phi	ΚΖΦ	Kappas	December 1960	California State University, Los Angeles	Sorority		3	Active
Lambda Alpha Phi	ΛΑΦ	Lambdas, LAP	January 1, 1997	Indiana University Bloomington	Fraternity		1	Active
Lambda Delta Psi	ΛΔΨ	LDPsi, LDY, Ladybugs	May 1, 2009	University of Oklahoma	Sorority		5	Active
Lambda Phi Epsilon	ΛΦΕ	Lambdas, LPhiE, LFE	February 25, 1981	University of California, Los Angeles	Fraternity	NAPA. NIC	70	Active	[7]
Lambda Psi Rho	ΛΨΡ	Rhos	February 11, 2006	University of Nevada, Reno	Fraternity		1	Active
Lambda Theta Delta	ΛΘΔ	LTD	March 2, 1983	University of California, Irvine	Fraternity		1	Active
Nu Alpha Phi	ΝΑΦ	Naphi, Nappys, Naps	March 18, 1994	State University of New York at Albany	Fraternity		9	Active
Omega Phi Gamma	ΩΦΓ	Omegas, OPhiG	May 21, 1995	University of Texas at Austin	Fraternity		7	Active
Omega Sigma Tau	ΩΣΤ	Omegas, OST	March 9, 1996	University of California, Los Angeles	Fraternity		1	Active
Omega Xi Delta	ΩΞΔ	Omegas, Dub Xi Dee	1994	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Fraternity		1	Active
Phi Alpha Omicron	ΦΑΟ	PhiAO	February 9, 2011	California State University, Fresno	Sorority		1	Active
Phi Delta Alpha	ΦΔΑ	Phi Dee	April 2, 2002	University of Oklahoma	Sorority		2	Active
Phi Delta Sigma	ΦΔΣ	FDS	August 7, 2007	University of Maryland, College Park	Fraternity		1	Active
Phi Zeta Tau	ΦΖΤ	Phis, PZT	February 10, 1983	University of California, Irvine	Sorority		1	Active
Pi Alpha Phi	ΠΑΦ	P.A.Phi's, Pineapples	February 1, 1929	University of California, Berkeley	Fraternity	NAPA	28	Inactive	[7]
Pi Delta Psi	ΠΔΨ	PDPsi, Pi's	February 20, 1994	Binghamton University	Fraternity	NAPA	31	Active	[7]
Psi Chi Omega	ΨΧΩ	Psi Chi's	January 24, 1992	University of California, San Diego	Fraternity		6	Active
Rho Delta Chi	ΡΔΧ	Rhos	January 17, 1991	University of California, Riverside	Sorority		6	Active
Rho Psi	ΡΨ	Su Yu She	1916	Cornell University	Fraternity
Sigma Omicron Pi	ΣΟΠ	S.O.Pi	1930	San Francisco State University	Sorority	NAPA	13	Active
Sigma Phi Omega	ΣΦΩ	Sigmas	1949	University of Southern California	Sorority		10	Active
Sigma Psi Zeta	ΣΨΖ	SYZ, Sigmas	March 23, 1994	University at Albany	Sorority	NAPA	39	Active	[7]
Sigma Sigma Rho	ΣΣΡ	Sigma Rhos	December 10, 1998	St. John’s University	Sorority	NAPA	28	Active	[7]
Tau Theta Pi	ΤΘΠ	Taus, Ladybugs	November 24, 1998	University of Southern California	Sorority		4	Active
Tau Kappa Omega	ΤΚΩ	Taikos	March 9, 2002	University of Oklahoma	Fraternity		2	Active
Theta Delta Beta	ΘΔΒ	The Dark Boyz, Thetas	May 25, 1990	University of California, Irvine	Fraternity		5	Active
Theta Kappa Phi	ΘΚΦ	Thetas	1959	University of California, Los Angeles	Sorority		1	Active
Theta Lambda Beta	ΘΛΒ	The Lost Boys, Thetas	September 20, 2010	University of Illinois, Chicago	Fraternity		1	Active
Xi Kappa	ΞΚ	XK	February 28, 1998	University of Georgia	Fraternity		3	Active
Zeta Epsilon Tau	ΖΕΤ	ZET	1971	Originally University of Southern California moved to California State University, Long Beach	Fraternity		1	Active	[16]
Zeta Phi Rho	ΖΦΡ	Zetas	August 20, 1995	California State University, Long Beach	Fraternity		10	Active

Christian

Italian-American

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Phi Delta *	ΑΦΔ	APD	November 5, 1914	Syracuse University	Fraternity	NIC	48	Active

Jewish

Latino

Sigma Lambda Beta

LGBT

Multicultural

These organizations do not identify with a specific cultural identity. Some may fall under associations that cater to specific cultural backgrounds, however, the organization itself refers to itself as Multicultural.

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Theta Gamma	ΑΘΓ	Lavender Ladies, ATG	April 10, 2003	University of Maryland College Park	Sorority		1	Active
Beta Xi Chi	ΒΞΧ	Wolfpack	November 11, 1998	Texas A&M University	Fraternity		1	Active
Chi Sigma Xi	ΧΣΞ	CSX	April 1, 2010	University of Toronto Scarborough	Sorority		1	Active
Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau	ΓΣΤ	Delphics, GST	October 13, 1871	State University of New York at Geneseo	Fraternity		2	Active
Delta Alpha Omega	ΔΑΩ	Dayo, Omega	August 22, 2001	University of Texas at Arlington	Fraternity		1	Active
Delta Alpha Sigma	ΔΑΣ	P.I.N.K. Ladies, Pinkies	March 10, 2004	University of Texas at Arlington	Sorority		5	Active
Delta Gamma Pi	ΔΓΠ	D G Pies, Roses	November 11, 1998	Towson University	Sorority		1	Active
Delta Psi Alpha	ΔΨΑ	DPsi, Delta Psi	November 24, 1998	Northern Illinois University	Fraternity		1	Active
Delta Psi Sigma	ΔΨΣ	DYS, Deltas	January 14, 2001	4	Sorority		3	Active
Delta Sigma Chi	ΔΣΧ	DSC, Divine Sisters of Chi	November 27, 1996	New York City College of Technology	Sorority	NMGC	11	Active
Delta Xi Nu	ΔΞΝ	Xi Honeys	October 7, 1997	Texas A&M University	Sorority	NMGC	20	Active
Delta Xi Phi	ΔΞΦ	D-Xi, Xi-Phi, DXP	April 20, 1994	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Sorority	NMGC	23	Active
Epsilon Sigma Rho	ΕΣΡ	Sigma Rho's, Rho Dawgz, Rho's	March 2, 1986	California State University, Sacramento	Fraternity		8	Active
Gamma Beta Lambda	ΓΒΛ	Gammahouse	October 2, 1963	Northern Ontario	Fraternity
Gamma Omega Delta	ΓΩΔ	GQD	November 21, 1992	SUNY New Paltz/ Binghamton University	Fraternity
Gamma Phi Epsilon	ΓΦΕ	GPhiE	March 1994	San Diego State University	Fraternity		1	Active
Iota Nu Kappa	ΙΝΚ	Nu-Kapps	September 13, 2010	University of Maine [17]	Fraternity		1	Active
Kappa Lambda Xi	ΚΛΞ	KLXi	October 3, 2000	University of Maryland, College Park	Sorority		1	Active
Kappa Sigma Psi	ΚΣΨ	Kappas KSP, K-Psi	January 30, 2016	University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Sorority		2	Active
Lambda Phi Xi	ΛΦΞ	Lady Xi	January 27, 2004	Michigan State University & Purdue University Calumet	Sorority		5	Active
Lambda Psi Delta	ΛΨΔ	Diamonds, Diamond Girls	March 9, 1997	Yale University	Sorority		13	Active
Lambda Sigma Gamma	ΛΣΓ	LSG	October 24, 1986	Sacramento State University	Sorority	NMGC	26	Active
Lambda Tau Omega	ΛΤΩ	Enchanting Mermaids	October 9, 1988	Montclair State College	Sorority	NMGC	26	Active
Lambda Xi Beta	ΛΞΒ	Lambda Xis, LXBs	December 1, 2012	New York City Chapter	Sorority		1	Active
Mu Sigma Upsilon	ΜΣΥ	MUs	November 21, 1981	Rutgers University	Sorority	NMGC	64	Active
Omega Delta	ΩΔ	Oh Deez	January 19, 1997	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Fraternity		8	Active
Omega Delta Phi	ΩΔΦ	O D Phi	November 25, 1987	Texas Tech University	Fraternity		78	Active
Omega Phi Chi	ΩΦΧ	O P C	November 9, 1988	Rutgers University	Sorority	NMGC	26	Active
Omega Phi Kappa	ΩΦΚ	O-Phi	February 1, 1995	Sacred Heart University	Fraternity		1	Active
Phi Chi Epsilon	ΦΧΕ	PCE, Royal Ladies	November 12, 1990	New Jersey City University	Sorority		1	Active
Psi Sigma Phi	ΨΣΦ	PSP, Phimen	December 12, 1990	Montclair State University and New Jersey City University	Fraternity	NMGC	19	Active
Sigma Alpha Zeta	ΣΑΖ	Sigma's	October 17, 1992	California State University, Fresno	Sorority		8	Active
Sigma Beta Rho	ΣΒΡ	SigRho	August 16, 1996	University of Pennsylvania	Fraternity	NIC, NMGC	61	Active
Sigma Omega Phi	ΣΩΦ	SOPhi's	April 26, 1990	California State University, Chico	Sorority		1	Active
Sigma Theta Psi	ΣΘΨ	Sigmas, STP	November 13, 1991	San Jose State University	Sorority		13	Active
Tau Phi Sigma	ΤΦΣ		November 11, 1992	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Fraternity	NIC	9	Active
Theta Delta Sigma	ΘΔΣ	Thetas, TDS, Transcendent Siblings	April 15, 2001	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Gender Inclusive		12	Active
Theta Nu Kappa	ΘΝΚ	Nesskuhs	November 20, 2007	University of California, Santa Barbara	Fraternity		1	Active
Theta Nu Xi	ΘΝΞ	TNX, Butterflies, Theta Women	April 11, 1997	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Sorority	NMGC	58	Active
Upsilon Kappa Delta	ΥΚΔ	UKD	December 10, 1993	California State University, Chico	Sorority		5	Active
Zeta Chi Phi	ΖΧΦ	Zee-Chi, Zetas, ZCP	January 30, 2003	University of Texas at San Antonio	Sorority		3	Active
Zeta Phi Rho	ΖΦΡ	ZOP, ZFR, Zetas	August 10, 1995	California State University, Long Beach	Fraternity		10	Active
Zeta Sigma Chi	ΖΣΧ	Z-Chi	March 3, 1991	Northern Illinois University	Sorority		22	Active

Muslim

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Upsilon Nu	ΑΥΝ	AUN	2007	Toronto, Canada	Fraternity
Gamma Gamma Chi	ΓΓΧ	Gammas, Gamma Ladies, GGChi	April 3, 2005	Greensboro, North Carolina	Sorority		2	Active
Mu Delta Alpha	ΜΔΑ	Muslimahs for Change	2016	University of Texas at Dallas	Sorority		5	Active
Xi Delta Pi	ΞΔΠ	XDP	October 20, 2009	George Washington University	Sorority		1	Active
Alpha Lambda Mu	ΑΛΜ	Alif Laam Meem	February 12, 2013	University of Texas at Dallas	Fraternity		7	Active

Native American

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Pi Omega	ΑΠΩ	APiO, Queen Bees	September 1, 1994	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Sorority		21	Active
Beta Sigma Epsilon	ΒΣΕ	Beta Sig, Horned Toads, Beta	January 1, 2000	University of Arizona	Fraternity		1	Active
Epsilon Chi Nu	EXN	E Chi Nu	January 1, 1996	East Carolina University	Fraternity
Gamma Delta Pi	ΓΔΠ	GDP, Butterflies	August 27, 2000	University of Oklahoma	Sorority		1	Active
Iota Gamma	ΙΓ	Phoenixes, Indigenous Gentlemen	October 22, 2004	University of Oklahoma	Fraternity		4	Active	[18] [a]
Phi Sigma Nu	ΦΣΝ	Nu Tribe, Nu Warriors, Phi Nu's, Nu's	February 13, 1996	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Fraternity		5	Active
Sigma Omicron Epsilon	ΣΟΕ	SOE	March 30, 1997	East Carolina University	Sorority		3	Active

Persian

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Kappa Omega Sigma	ΚΩΣ	KOS	August 17, 2012	University of Maryland	Fraternity
Sigma Pi Sigma Psi	ΣΠΣ		May 18, 2009	University of California, Los Angeles	Sorority		1	Active

South Asian

Organization name	Symbols	Nickname	Chartered	Founding location	Type	Affiliation	Active chapters	Status	Reference
Alpha Iota Omicron	ΑΙΟ	AIO	October 16, 1998	University of Michigan	Fraternity		3	Active
Beta Chi Theta	ΒΧΘ	Beta Chi, BCT	June 2, 1999	University of California, Los Angeles	Fraternity	NIC, NAPA	29	Active	[7]
Beta Kappa Gamma	ΒΚΓ	BKG	May 6, 1999	University of Texas at Austin	Fraternity		1	Active
Chi Psi Beta	XΨB	Chi Psi	November 18, 1998	Texas A&M University	Fraternity		1	Active
Beta Kappa Gamma	ΒΚΓ	BKG	May 6, 1999	University of Texas at Austin	Fraternity		1	Active
Delta Epsilon Psi	ΔΕΨ	DEPsi, D E Psi	October 1, 1998	University of Texas at Austin	Fraternity	NIC, NAPA	35	Active	[7]
Delta Epsilon Sigma Iota	ΔΕΣΙ	Desi	December 12, 1997	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Fraternity		2	Active
Delta Kappa Delta	ΔΚΔ	B.E.T.I.S., DKD	October 1, 1999	Texas A&M University	Sorority	NAPA	15	Active	[7]
Delta Phi Omega	ΔΦΩ	DPO	December 6, 1998	University of Houston	Sorority	NAPA	49	Active	[7]
Delta Sigma Iota	ΔΣΙ	Delta Men, King Cobras, DSI	August 15, 2000	Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus	Fraternity	NAPA	8	Active	[7]
Delta Theta Psi	ΔΘΨ	DTPsi	January 14, 2002	University of Michigan	Sorority		1	Active
Iota Nu Delta	ΙΝΔ	IND	February 7, 1994	Binghamton University	Fraternity	NAPA, NIC	31	Active	[7]
Kappa Phi Gamma	ΚΦΓ	KPhiG	November 8, 1998	University of Texas at Austin	Sorority	NAPA	19	Active	[7]
Sigma Beta Rho	ΣΒΡ	SigRho	August 16, 1996	University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia	Fraternity	NAPA	57	Active	[7] [b]
Sigma Sigma Rho	ΣΣΡ	SigSig	December 10, 1998	St. Johns University	Sorority	NAPA	27	Active

Notes

See also

• Fraternities and sororities in Canada
• Fraternities and sororities in North America
• List of fraternities and sororities in France
• List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
• List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico
• List of social fraternities and sororities
• Professional fraternities and sororities
• Racism in United States college fraternities and sororities
• Service fraternities and sororities

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