# List of University of Richmond fraternities and sororities

At the University of Richmond, there are many fraternities and sororities of varying social, academic, honor, and service natures. Currently, there are eight recognized social fraternities and eight social sororities, along with a number of non-social fraternities and sororities. The fraternity system began in 1870 when Kappa Alpha was organized at Richmond College and has continued to the present day. Sororities at the University of Richmond arrived in 1987. Sigma Phi Epsilon started at Richmond College in 1901 and grew to become a North American fraternity.
Following is a list of University of Richmond fraternities and sororities.

## Academic, honor, and service fraternities and sororities

| Organization | Chapter name | Charter date and range | Type | Status |
| Alpha Kappa Psi | Delta Zeta | May 19, 1955 – 2002; 2010 – April 3, 2010 | Business | Inactive |
| Alpha Sigma Kappa | Mu | April 14, 2018 | Women in technical studies | Active |
| Alpha Phi Omega | Omicron Phi | May 21, 1965 | Service. | Active |
| Alpha Phi Epsilon | | 1922 | National Literary Society with which Mu Sigma Rho affiliated | Inactive |
| Alpha Chi Sigma | Delta Kappa | | Chemistry | Active |
| Alpha Psi Omega | Eta | May 21, 1928 | Theater | Active |
| Beta Beta Beta | Beta Theta | May 19, 1939 | Biology Honor Society | Active |
| Beta Gamma Sigma | Gamma | 1965 | Business Honor Society | Active |
| Delta Epsilon Chi | | xxxx – 2011 | Business | Inactive |
| Delta Sigma Pi | Rho Omega | 2013 | Business | Active |
| Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha | | August 18, 1963 | Speech | Active |
| Delta Theta Phi | Jefferson | September 26, 1913 – 1941; 1946 | Law | Active |
| Eta Sigma Phi | Beta Gamma | May 17, 1940 | Classics | Active |
| Gamma Theta Upsilon | Mu Delta | November 17, 2010 | Geography Honor Society | Active |
| Gamma Sigma Epsilon | Epsilon Beta | May 29, 1948 – 2010 | Chemistry Honor Society | Inactive |
| Kappa Delta Pi | Theta Theta | 1955 | Education | Active |
| Lambda Pi Eta | Iota Theta | | Rhetoric / Communications | Active |
| Mu Sigma Rho (local) | | 1846 | Literary | Active |
| Omicron Delta Epsilon | Lambda | | Economics | Active |
| Omicron Delta Kappa | Epsilon | March 12, 1921 | Leadership | Active |
| Phi Alpha Delta | Coke/Patrick Henry | October 29, 1948 | Law / Pre-Law | Active |
| Phi Alpha Theta | | November 1940 | History | Active |
| Phi Beta Delta | Gamma Iota | 1995 | International Scholars | Active |
| Phi Beta Kappa | | April 12, 1929 | Honor. | Active |
| Phi Delta Phi | James Madison Inn | 1962 | Law | Active |
| Phi Eta Sigma | | November 19, 1975 | Freshman Honor Society | Active |
| Phi Kappa Mu (local) | | | Music Honor Society | Active |
| Phi Sigma Iota | Iota Epsilon | 1975 | Foreign Languages Honor Society | Active |
| Phi Sigma Tau | Virginia Delta | | Philosophy | Active |
| Pi Alpha (local) | | 1921 – October 25, 1930 | Honor society | Inactive |
| Pi Delta Epsilon | | November 26, 1926 – 1981 | Journalism | Inactive |
| Pi Mu Epsilon | Virginia Alpha | November 5, 1948 | Mathematics. | Active |
| Pi Sigma Alpha | Beta Xi | 1953 | Political / Social Sciences Honor Society | Active |
| Psi Chi | | 1950 | Psychology | Active |
| Rho Eta Sigma (local) | | 1938–1940 | History | |
| Sigma Delta Pi | Sigma Gamma | | Spanish | Inactive |
| Sigma Xi | | March 6, 1970 | Engineering | Active |
| Sigma Pi Beta (local) | | 1974–1988 | Business society for women | Inactive |
| Sigma Pi Sigma | | 1932 | Physics | Active |
| Sigma Tau Delta | | March 8, 1966 | English | Active |
| Sigma Upsilon | | April 25, 1922 | Literary | Active |
| Tau Kappa Alpha | | 1912–1963 | Debate | Inactive |
| Theta Alpha Kappa | | 1986–xxxx ? | Religious studies and theology | Inactive |
| Theta Lambda Phi | Jefferson | 1911–1913 | Law | Inactive |