List of Auburn University fraternities and sororities explained

Auburn University was established in 1856 in Auburn, Alabama.^[1] Some 9,000 students are members of the 54 Greek letter organizations at Auburn University. These organizations are overseen by three governing councils: the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Professional fraternities operate independently from the three councils. Each year, Auburn's Greek letter organizations contribute around $1,400,000 and 50,000 hours of community service.

Background

Over 9,000 students are members of the 54 Greek letter organizations at Auburn University.^[2] In additional to serving as social organizations, Greek letter organizations at Auburn support academic success, community service, leadership opportunities, and personal development. Each year, Auburn's Greek letter organizations contribute around $1,400,000 and 50,000 hours of community service.^[3] These organizations are overseen by three governing councils: the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

The Interfraternity Council was brought to Auburn University over 100 years ago with the founding of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in 1878. Auburn is home to 28 fraternities that involve around 3,200 members or 24% of the male student population.^[4] The Interfraternity Council's missions' statement is to “govern, to serve, to represent, and to promote, with the highest standard of integrity, its member fraternities.” Fraternity members reside in chapter houses.

Women were first admitted to Auburn in 1892. The Panhellenic Council was created with the chartering of a Kappa Delta sorority chapter at Auburn University in 1929. The organization includes eighteen sororities and women's fraternities that are members of the National Panhellenic Conference.^[5] Around 5,400 students are active in a sororities and women's fraternities at Auburn University, representing about 43% of the female undergraduate population. Some 16% of the university's dormitory housing is set aside for sororities.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) includes African American fraternities and sororities that are members of the national organization with the same name. It was founded fifty years ago with the chartering of the first black fraternity at Auburn University, Omega Psi Phi, in 1972.^[6] The first black sorority at Auburn University was Delta Sigma Theta in 1974. The council now includes four fraternities and four sororities, with around 100 members.^[7] The council members at Auburn have a tradition of performing a Tiger Stomp Step Show and the Unity Yard Show.^{[8] [9]}

The now-dormant Multi-Cultural Greek Council was established in 2019.^[10] It consisted of Omega Delta Phi multicultural fraternity and Kappa Delta Chi Latina sorority.

Interfraternity Council

Active

Following is a list of active Interfraternity Council members at Auburn University.

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	References
Sigma Alpha Epsilon	Alabama Alpha Mu	ΣΑΕ	June 15, 1878 – 1880; 1886
Phi Delta Theta	Alabama Beta	ΦΔΘ	January 30, 1879 – 2014; 2017	^[11]
Alpha Tau Omega	Alpha Epsilon	ΑΤΩ	January 2, 1879 – 2001; 2006
Kappa Alpha Order	Nu	ΚΑ	November 24, 1883
Sigma Nu	Beta Theta	ΣΝ	1890
Pi Kappa Alpha	Upsilon	ΠΚΑ	April 5, 1895
Lambda Chi Alpha	Omega Zeta	ΛΧΑ	1915
Theta Chi	Chi	ΘΧ	1918
Alpha Gamma Rho	Xi	ΑΓΡ	April 28, 1919	^[12]
Alpha Epsilon Pi	Theta	ΑΕΠ	1921–1927, 1969–1984, 2014
Pi Kappa Phi	Alpha Iota	ΠΚΦ	October 2, 1926 – xxxx ?; October 24, 2009	^[13]
Sigma Pi	Alpha Delta	ΣΠ	February 26, 1926
Phi Kappa Tau	Lambda	ΦΚΤ	1927–1939, 1942
Sigma Chi	Gamma Sigma	ΣΧ	1934–2013, 2019
Tau Kappa Epsilon	Beta Lambda	ΤΚΕ	July 12, 1947 – 1999; 2005	^[14]
Delta Chi	Auburn	ΔΧ	1951–1984, 1989
Delta Tau Delta	Epsilon Alpha	ΔΤΔ	May 24, 1952 – 1999; 2004
Theta Xi	Beta Zeta Colony	ΘΞ	February 26, 1954 – 2000; 2011–2017, 2021
Phi Gamma Delta	Alpha Upsilon	ΦΓΔ	October 27, 1962
Chi Phi	Mu Delta	ΧΦ	1967–1979, 1983
FarmHouse	Alpha Zeta	FH	May 28, 1971	^[15]
Beta Upsilon Chi	Omega	ΒΥΧ	October 30, 2008
Phi Sigma Kappa	Omega Septaton	ΦΣΚ	November 20, 2010	^[16]
Delta Kappa Epsilon	Delta Alpha	ΔΚΕ	November 7, 2012 – 2015; 2022
Sigma Tau Gamma	Epsilon Chi	ΣΤΓ	December 5, 2012
Alpha Sigma Phi	Zeta Psi	ΑΣΦ	2013
Acacia	Colony		2021
Beta Theta Pi	Delta Zeta	ΒΘΠ	1964-2018, 2024

Inactive

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	References
Sigma Phi Epsilon	Alabama Alpha	ΣΦΕ
Delta Sigma Phi	Kappa	ΔΣΦ
Kappa Sigma	Beta Eta	ΚΣ
Phi Kappa Psi	Alabama Beta	ΦΚΨ

Following is a list of former Interfraternity Council members at Auburn University.

Panhellenic Council

Active

Following is a list of active Panhellenic Council members at Auburn University.^[17]

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	References
Kappa Delta	Sigma Lambda	ΚΔ	September 4, 1922
Chi Omega	Alpha Beta	ΧΩ	September 9, 1923
Alpha Gamma Delta	Gamma Delta	ΑΓΔ	April 22, 1939
Delta Zeta	Alpha Beta	ΔΖ	1940
Alpha Delta Pi	Beta Omega	ΑΔΠ	October 24, 1942
Phi Mu	Alpha Mu	ΦΜ	1943
Alpha Omicron Pi	Delta Delta	ΑΟΠ	1946
Zeta Tau Alpha	Gamma Rho	ZTA	June 15, 1951 – 1971; 1977	^[18]
Delta Delta Delta	Phi Theta	ΔΔΔ	1954
Pi Beta Phi	Alabama Gamma	ΠΒΦ	1957
Kappa Alpha Theta	Gamma Omega	ΚΑΘ	January 26, 1957 – 2000: 2009	^[19]
Kappa Kappa Gamma	Epsilon Eta	ΚΚΓ	March 23, 1963
Alpha Chi Omega	Epsilon Zeta	ΑΧΩ	February 16, 1967
Gamma Phi Beta	Gamma Phi	ΓΦΒ	May 3, 1968 – 1983; 1996
Delta Gamma	Delta Sigma	ΔΓ	1972 – 1988; 2003
Alpha Xi Delta	Zeta Xi	ΑΞΔ	1980
Sigma Kappa	Theta Xi	ΣΚ	February 1989	^[20]
Sigma Sigma Sigma	Theta Iota	ΣΣΣ	2016

Inactive

Following is a list of former Panhellenic Council members at Auburn University.

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	References
Phi Alpha Chi	Gamma	ΦΑΧ	1927–1928	^[21]
Pi Kappa Sigma	Alpha Alpha	ΠΚΣ	1927–1937	^[22]
Sigma Phi Beta	Mu	ΣΦΒ	1928–1933
Phi Omega Pi	Psi	ΦΩΠ	1933–1946
Theta Upsilon	Beta Xi	ΘΥ	1940–1956	^[23]

National Pan-Hellenic Council

Active

Following is a list of active National Pan-Hellenic Council members at Auburn University.^[24]

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	References
Omega Psi Phi	Sigma Delta	ΩΨΦ	June 19, 1972
Delta Sigma Theta	Kappa Upsilon	ΔΣΘ	January 12, 1974
Alpha Kappa Alpha	Alpha Chi	ΑΚΑ	July 12, 1976
Phi Beta Sigma	Kappa Zeta	ΦΒΣ	1978
Zeta Phi Beta	Gamma Xi	ΖΦΒ	1989
Sigma Gamma Rho	Omicron Iota	ΣΓΡ	1997
Kappa Alpha Psi	Theta Delta	ΚΑΨ	1975–2020, 2024	^[25]
Alpha Phi Alpha	Omicron Kappa	ΑΦΑ	May 29, 1982–2022, 2024	^[26] ^[27]

Inactive

Following is a list of dormant National Pan-Hellenic Council members at Auburn University.

Multicultural Council

Inactive

Following is a list of dormant multicultural Greek letter organizations at Auburn University.

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	Emphasis	References
Omega Delta Phi	Auburn Colony	ΩΔΦ	April 30, 2016 - 2022
Kappa Delta Chi	Beta Phi	ΚΔΧ	– 2022	Latina sorority	^[28]

Professional

Active

Following is a list of active multicultural and professional Greek letter organizations at Auburn University.

Organization	Chapter	Symbols	Charter date and range	Emphasis	References
Alpha Eta Rho	Gamma	ΑΗΡ	November 1, 1966	Aviation fraternity	^[29] ^[30]
Alpha Omega Epsilon	Beta Nu	ΑΩΕ		Engineering and social women's fraternity	^[31]
Alpha Kappa Psi	Mu Omega	ΑΚΨ	May 6, 1989	Business fraternity	^[32] ^[33]

Inactive

Following is a list of dormant multicultural Greek letter organizations at Auburn University.

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