(For the purposes of this blog, I will use the term community sorority. In my original blog, I referred to such groups as noncollegiate. Now that I have created Chi Beta Nu, I will refer to such groups as community sororities; however, previously written posts will not be edited to reflect the change. The focus of this blog will be sororities that were found outside the four-year university, which means sororities founded at business schools will be included. )
There are many ways to describe sororities that are not associated with universities and four-year colleges. These sororities have been called nonacademic, noncollegiate, community, or philanthropic; an older label was business sorority or sorority for business and professional women. As I stated in my entry on high school sororities, several current community sororities started as high school organizations.
There are many ways to categorize these sororities. This is what I came up with, sometimes basing my categorization on newspapers' description of these groups. Several active sororities do not maintain websites, nor are officers' email addresses available. There will be overlapping with categories.
Italicized organizations are no longer active.
ORGANIZED FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES, in that women could have access to cultural and academic endeavors without college enrollment
Beta Sigma Phi (1931)
Epsilon Sigma Alpha (1929; now co-ed)
Pi Omicron (1928 / 1929)
ORGANIZED BY UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE WOMEN, in that the (many) founders were enrolled in four-year institutions of higher education or college graduates. These groups may have originally started out as an "adult world" answer to college sororities. For example, Theta Delta Xi started as a "friendship club".
Delta Theta Chi (1920)
Omega Nu (1920; Beta Chapter formed for high school girls)
P.E.O. (1869)
Sigma Phi Gamma (1920)
T.T.T. Society (1911)
Theta Delta Xi (early 1930's)
ORGANIZED BY and/or FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, these organizations started at business schools or for the purpose of uniting women working in business
Alpha Iota (1925)
Delta Tau (before 1930)
Eta Phi Beta (1942)
Gamma Phi Delta (1943)
Iota Phi Lambda (1929)
Lambda Kappa Mu (1937)
Pi Rho Zeta (partnered with a men's fraternity [1929] with the same name and purpose)
Sigma Alpha Sigma (circa 1949)
Theta Alpha Delta (1940)
Zeta Beta Chi (before 1939)
ORGANIZED BY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, and eventually dropped the high school affiliation to become philanthropic organizations for women. Currently, the education requirement is most often a high school diploma.
Alpha Zeta Beta (1897)
Delta Theta Tau (1903)
Kappa Kappa Sigma (1915)
Phi Beta Psi (1904)
Psi Iota Xi (1897)
Sigma Alpha (1913)
Tri Kappa (1901)
ORGANIZED SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO OTHERS
Delta Chi Sigma (1925;"Although most of the sorority members are college graduates, this is not a requirement, and the organization places social pleasures in a rank subordinate to service to the community.")
Kappa Delta Phi (1925; inspired by men's Phi Delta Kappa Social Club)
Sigma Beta (1923)
OTHER SERVICE/SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS (Not sure where to place them)
Chi Sigma (1922)
Delta Sigma Kappa (1924)
Lambda Sigma Pi (circa 1938)
Lambda Tau Delta ( 1909; 75 chapters in 1933)
Omega Nu Tau (1922)
Phi Epsilon Phi (1937)
Phi Tau Omega (1925; founded "to bring together a congenial group of girls in a bond of friendship for social, charitable and moral purposes")
Psi Delta Sigma (1924; founded by a group of women in their late teens
Theta Tau Theta (1922)
Theta Phi Sigma (1922; "Benevolent")
The Miami Daily News. Members of Local Lambda Tau Delta Attend Convention. Jul. 9, 1933; Society section, p. 2. The Miami Daily News. Delta Chi Sigma Chapter to Give Benefit Bridge. Apr. 21, 1935; section 2, p. 2.
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There are many ways to describe sororities that are not associated with universities and four-year colleges. These sororities have been called nonacademic, noncollegiate, community, or philanthropic; an older label was business sorority or sorority for business and professional women. As I stated in my entry on high school sororities, several current community sororities started as high school organizations.
There are many ways to categorize these sororities. This is what I came up with, sometimes basing my categorization on newspapers' description of these groups. Several active sororities do not maintain websites, nor are officers' email addresses available. There will be overlapping with categories.
Italicized organizations are no longer active.
ORGANIZED FOR CULTURAL PURPOSES, in that women could have access to cultural and academic endeavors without college enrollment
Beta Sigma Phi (1931)
Epsilon Sigma Alpha (1929; now co-ed)
Pi Omicron (1928 / 1929)
ORGANIZED BY UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE WOMEN, in that the (many) founders were enrolled in four-year institutions of higher education or college graduates. These groups may have originally started out as an "adult world" answer to college sororities. For example, Theta Delta Xi started as a "friendship club".
Delta Theta Chi (1920)
Omega Nu (1920; Beta Chapter formed for high school girls)
P.E.O. (1869)
Sigma Phi Gamma (1920)
T.T.T. Society (1911)
Theta Delta Xi (early 1930's)
ORGANIZED BY and/or FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN, these organizations started at business schools or for the purpose of uniting women working in business
Alpha Iota (1925)
Delta Tau (before 1930)
Eta Phi Beta (1942)
Gamma Phi Delta (1943)
Iota Phi Lambda (1929)
Lambda Kappa Mu (1937)
Pi Rho Zeta (partnered with a men's fraternity [1929] with the same name and purpose)
Sigma Alpha Sigma (circa 1949)
Theta Alpha Delta (1940)
Zeta Beta Chi (before 1939)
ORGANIZED BY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, and eventually dropped the high school affiliation to become philanthropic organizations for women. Currently, the education requirement is most often a high school diploma.
Alpha Zeta Beta (1897)
Delta Theta Tau (1903)
Kappa Kappa Sigma (1915)
Phi Beta Psi (1904)
Psi Iota Xi (1897)
Sigma Alpha (1913)
Tri Kappa (1901)
ORGANIZED SPECIFICALLY TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO OTHERS
Delta Chi Sigma (1925;"Although most of the sorority members are college graduates, this is not a requirement, and the organization places social pleasures in a rank subordinate to service to the community.")
Kappa Delta Phi (1925; inspired by men's Phi Delta Kappa Social Club)
Sigma Beta (1923)
OTHER SERVICE/SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS (Not sure where to place them)
Chi Sigma (1922)
Delta Sigma Kappa (1924)
Lambda Sigma Pi (circa 1938)
Lambda Tau Delta ( 1909; 75 chapters in 1933)
Omega Nu Tau (1922)
Phi Epsilon Phi (1937)
Phi Tau Omega (1925; founded "to bring together a congenial group of girls in a bond of friendship for social, charitable and moral purposes")
Psi Delta Sigma (1924; founded by a group of women in their late teens
Theta Tau Theta (1922)
Theta Phi Sigma (1922; "Benevolent")
The Miami Daily News. Members of Local Lambda Tau Delta Attend Convention. Jul. 9, 1933; Society section, p. 2. The Miami Daily News. Delta Chi Sigma Chapter to Give Benefit Bridge. Apr. 21, 1935; section 2, p. 2.
copyright 2013, womensfraternities.com
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