African-American
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fraternities and sororities
In North America, fraternities and sororities ( and ) are social clubs at colleges and universities. They are sometimes collectively referred to as Greek life or Greek-letter organizations, as well as collegiate fraternities or collegiate sorori ...
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social organizations that predominantly recruit
black
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college students and provide a network that includes both undergraduate and alumni members. These organizations were typically founded by Black American undergraduate students, faculty, and leaders at various institutions in the
United States
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Fraternities
Following is a list of active and inactive African American fraternities, in charter date order.
Sororities
Following is a list of active and inactive African American sororities and women's fraternities, in charter date order.
See also
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Afro-Latino sororites and fraternites
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Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
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 ...
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National Pan-Hellenic Council
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a coalition, collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities, commonly called the Divine Nine, and also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organi ...
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Racism in Greek life
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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 so ...
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African-American fraternities
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African-American fraternities and sororities
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
Fraternities
A fraternity (; whence, " brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular aims. Fraternity in the Western conce ...