# Service fraternities and sororities

Service fraternity or service sorority may refer to any fraternal public service organization, whether college or community-based. However, in Canada and the United States, the term "fraternity" is typically used to refer 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 regard 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.

## Collegiate service fraternities and sororities

| Organization | Charter date and range | Founding location | Type | Scope | Affiliation | Active chapters | Status |
| Alpha Phi Omega | December 16, 1925 | Lafayette College | Coed fraternity | International | PFA | 621 | Active |
| Alpha Mu Sigma | | University of Mary Washington | Coed sorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Alpha Tau Mu | September 2, 2009 | Tuskegee University | African American coed fraternity | Regional | Independent | 2 | Active |
| Beta Nu Theta | 2017 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | African American coed fraternity | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Chi Alpha Phi | 1979 | Lincoln University | African American coed fraternity | National | Independent | | Active |
| Delta Chi Gamma | May 2014 | Virginia Tech | Sorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Delta Gamma Chi | 2022 | Penn State World Campus | Sorority | National (virtual) | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Delta Nu Zeta | December 12, 2003 | Florida State University | Sorority | Regional | Independent | 2 | Active |
| Epsilon Sigma Alpha | 1929 | Jacksonville, Florida | Coed sorority | International | Independent | 23 | Active |
| Epsilon Tau Pi | April 28, 1999 | University of Dayton | Coed fraternity for Eagle Scouts | National | Independent | 8 | Active |
| Gamma Beta Chi | November 15, 2002 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | African American fraternity | National | Independent | 5 | Active |
| Gamma Pi Alpha | November 12, 1994 | Tuskegee University | African American sorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Gamma Sigma Sigma | October 12, 1952 | New York City, New York | Coed sorority | National | Independent | 53 | Active |
| Kappa Delta Tau | March 11, 1963 | Eastern Kentucky University | Dorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Lambda Delta Sigma | 1919 | Concordia College | Sorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Nu Alpha Nu | 2006 | Alabama State University | African American fraternity | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Nu Alpha Omicron | 2012 | Alabama State University | African American sorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Omega Delta Sigma | 1999 | University of Florida | Veterans fraternity | National | Independent | 15 | Active |
| Omega Phi Alpha | June 15, 1967 | Bowling Green State University | Coed sorority | National | Independent | 29 | Active |
| Phi Delta | 2006 | Truman University | Sorority | Local | Independent | 1 | Active |
| Rho Pi Alpha | 1993 | Tuskegee University | Fraternity | Local | Independent | | Active |
| Upsilon Phi Upsilon | March 31, 1990 | Southern University | African American fraternity | National | Independent | 17 | Active |
| Zeta Mu Phi | | Penn State World Campus | Sorority | National (virtual) | Independent | 0 | Inactive |
| Zeta Theta Pi | 2007 | Centra Michigan University | Sorority | Regional | Independent | 2 | Active |
* ↑ Accepts both college and community members.
* ↑ Also has a larger non-collegiate division.
* ↑ Originally formed as a social sorority.
* ↑ Formed in 1953 with the assistance of brothers of the Zeta Kappa chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, but did not register as a national group until 1967 when three independent chapters merged. Member was limited to former Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls until 1958.

## Non-collegiate service fraternities and sororities

| Organization | Charter date and range | Founding location | Type | Scope | Affiliation | Active chapters | Status |
| Alpha Pi Chi | January 7, 1963 | Chicago, Illinois | African American sorority | National | Independent | 40+ | Active |
| Chi Alpha Phi | 1979 | Lincoln University | Coed African American fraternity | National | Independent | | Active |
| Chi Gamma Kappa | January 22, 2017 | Georgia | African American fraternity | Regional | Independent | | Active |
| Delta Rho | July 1, 2004 | Orlando, Florida | African American sorority | National | Independent | 3 | Active |
| Delta Theta Tau | October 16, 1903 | Muncie, Indiana | Sorority | National | Independent | 72 | Active |
| Epsilon Sigma Alpha | 1929 | Jacksonville, Florida | Coed sorority | International | Independent | 800+ | Active |
| Gamma Pi Chi | July 16, 2016 | Georgia | African American professional sorority | Regional | Independent | 2 | Active |
| Psi Psi Psi | October 2, 1919 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Sorority for Delta Delta Delta mothers | International | Independent | 8 | Active |
| Tau Gamma Delta | 1942 | Lewis Business College | Sorority | National | Independent | 13 | Active |
* ↑ Its founders were all associated with Alpha Gamma Chi. Members are mostly African American professionals.
* ↑ Accepts both college and community members.
* ↑ Members must be enrolled in college, have a college degree, or professional certification in her chosen career and live in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina or South Carolina
* ↑ Members must be at least 25 years old. Most members are professional women.
* ↑ Also has a collegiate division.
* ↑ Members must be enrolled in college, have a college degree, or professional certification in her chosen career and live in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina or South Carolina