Service fraternities and sororities
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Service fraternity may refer to any fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. In Canada and the United States, the term fraternal organization is more common as "fraternity" in everyday usage refers to fraternal student societies.
In the context of the North American student fraternity and sorority system, service fraternities and service sororities comprise a type of organization whose primary purpose is community service. Members of these organizations are not restricted from joining other types of fraternities. This may be contrasted with professional fraternities, whose primary purpose is to promote the interests of a particular profession, and general or social fraternities, whose primary purposes are generally aimed towards some other aspect, such as the development of character, friendship, leadership, or literary ability.
Some general fraternities and their chapters, especially members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, emphasize the service aspects of their activities; however classification as a strictly service organization has legal meaning in regards to Title IX. Service fraternities, like professional fraternities and honor societies must be open to members of both genders since they do not have an exemption from Title IX similar to the one given in section (A)(6)(a) for Social Fraternities and Sororities. [1].
[edit] List of national college service fraternities and sororities
This list only includes groups within the United States; see below for groups of the Philippines.
| Organization | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Phi Omega | ΑΦΩ | coed national (with independent organizations in United States and the Philippines) |
| Gamma Sigma Sigma | ΓΣΣ | coed national, primarily female |
| Intercollegiate Knights | ||
| Omega Phi Alpha | ΩΦΑ | coed national, primarily female |
| SPURS National Honor Society | defunct (October 2005) coed national, primarily female [2] |
[edit] List of local/regional college service fraternities and sororities
This list only includes groups within the United States; see below for groups of the Philippines. (Note: These groups are presently all single-gender. See above for Issues with Title IX)
| Organization | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Delta | ΑΔ | local, strictly male, founded at University of Maine (formerly the Sigma Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega) [3] |
| Belles | local, strictly female, always 50 members at Loyola Marymount University | |
| Chi Delta Alpha | ΧΔΑ | local, strictly female at Virginia Tech |
| Gamma Beta Chi | ΓΒΧ | local, strictly male, founded in 1959 at Indiana University |
| Gamma Sigma Alpha | ΓΣΑ | local, strictly female |
| Kappa Delta Tau | ΚΔΤ | local, strictly female, founded in 1963 at Eastern Kentucky University |
| Omega Zeta Chi "OZChi" | ΩΖΧ | local, strictly female at University of California, Riverside |
| Sigma Kappa Sigma "EKE" | ΣΚΣ | local, strictly male catholic brotherhood service fraternity at King's College |
| Tau Phi | ΤΦ | local, strictly female at Immaculata University |
| Alpha Theta Sigma | AΘΣ | local, male and female founded at the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University |
[edit] List of primarily non-collegiate fraternities and sororities
| Organization | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Sigma Phi | ΒΣΦ | non-collegiate international service sorority |
| Delta Theta Tau | ΔΘΤ | non-collegiate national service organization for women |
| Epsilon Sigma Alpha | ΕΣΑ | non-student international service sorority |
| Phi Beta Psi | ΦΒΨ | non-collegiate national service organization for women |
| Phi Zeta Phi Foundation | ΦΖΦ | non-collegiate national service organization for career professionals |
[edit] List of national college service fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
| Organization | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adamas Nu Omega | ΑΝΩ | inter-collegiate fraternity and sorority |
| Alpha Kappa Rho | AKP | international humanitarian service fraternity/sorority |
| Alpha Phi Omega | ΑΦΩ | co-ed national (with independent organizations in United States and the Philippines) |
| Alpha-Sigma Omega Phi | AΣΩΦ | (Int'l) Inter-Collegiate Service Fraternity & Sorority in the Philippines |
| Alpha Theta Sigma | AΘΣ | Inter-Collegiate Service Fraternity/Sorority in the Philippines |
| Gamma Beta Sigma Philippines | ΓΒΣ | National Service Fraternity & Sorority |
| Gamma Phi Omicron | ΓΦΟ | Fraternity and Sorority |
| Kappa Epsilon Fraternity | ΚΕ | |
| Omega Phi Delta | ΩΦΔ | Fraternity and Sorority (OmPhiDelts) |
| Phi Omega Sigma | ΦΩΣ | Fraternity and Sorority (POSANS) |
| Scouts Royale Brotherhood/Sisterhood Inc. | SRB | International Service Fraternity and Sorority |
| Sigma Kappa Lambda | ΣΚΛ | Fraternal Order established on the principles of Chivalry and Secrecy (SKoundreLs) |
| Xi Rho Chi(CHEVRONS) | ΞPX | International Environmental and Service Fraternity and Sorority |
| Sigma Lambda Phi | ΣΛΦ | International Collegetiate Humanitarian Service |
| Zeta Phi Omega | ZΦΩ | International Service Fraternity & Sorority |
[edit] References
- ^ "Title IX". United States Department of Justice. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/coord/titleixstat.htm.
- ^ University of Puget Sound Open Line March 17, 2006
- ^ Southwick, Emily (2008-4-14). "He's not your average bear: Service fraternity responsible for bringing out UM mascot shares behind-the-scene look at being Bananas". The Maine Campus. http://media.www.mainecampus.com/media/storage/paper322/news/2008/04/14/News/Hes-Not.Your.Average.Bear-3323749.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
