List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
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The following is an incomplete list of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines.
Explanation of columns
[edit]- Range – International (chapters both in and out of the Philippines), National (chapters across the Philippines), Regional (a few chapters in the same district), and local (one chapter)
- Active chapters – number of active chapters in the Philippines only
General fraternities and sororities
[edit]Name | Chartered date | Founding location | Type | Range | Active chapters |
References |
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Order of DeMolay | March 18, 1919 | Kansas City, Missouri | Masonic non-collegiate fraternity | International | [a] | |
Job's Daughters International | October 20, 1920 | Omaha, Nebraska | Masonic non-collegiate sorority | International | [b] |
Traditional fraternities and sororities
[edit]Name | Chartered date | Founding location | Type | Range | Active chapters |
References |
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Alpha Kappa Rho | August 8, 1973 | University of Santo Tomas | Service fraternity and sorority | International | [1] | |
Alpha Phi Omega | March 2, 1950 | Far Eastern University | Service fraternity and sorority | National | 250 | [2][a][b] |
Alpha Sigma Phi | September 29, 1959 | Sillman University | Social and service coed fraternity | National | 34 | [c] |
Beta Epsilon | August 23, 1929 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Social fraternity | [2] | ||
Beta Sigma | July 14, 1946 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Social fraternity | National | 125 | [2][3] |
Beta Sigma Omega Phi | October 10, 1968 | University of Bohol | Service fraternity and sorority | National | 72 | |
Delta Sigma Xi | February 14, 1971 | Manuel L. Quezon University | Confraternity, coed | International | ||
Gamma Kappa Phi | October 9, 1962 | Divine Word College College of Law | Social fraternity and sorority | International | [4][d][e] | |
Lambda Beta Phi | July 9, 1969 | University of Bohol | Social fraternity, coed | National | 17 | |
Phi Omega Sigma | August 24, 1968 | Central Mindanao University | Socia fraternity and sorority | National |
[f] | [5] |
Pi Sigma | August 15, 1972 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Socio-political fraternity | National | [g] | |
Pi Sigma Delta | January 26, 1975 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Socio-political sorority | National | [h] | |
Samahang Ilokano | c. 1946 | Manila, Philippines | Cultural (Ilocano) | National | 3 | |
Tau Alpha Omega | September 21, 1970 | Central Mindanao University | Social | National | 20 | [6] |
Tau Gamma Phi | October 4, 1968 | University of the Philippines Diliman | Service fraternity | International | ||
Upsilon Phi Sigma | February 14, 1935 | University of the Philippines Los Baños | Social fraternity and sorority | National | 164 | |
Upsilon Sigma Phi | November 19, 1918 | University of the Philippines Manila | Social fraternity | National | 2 | [2] |
- ^ The Scouts Royale Brotherhood are its campus partner.
- ^ Affiliated international service organization of Alpha Phi Omega, founded on December 16, 1925 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.
- ^ On 26 September 2013, Alpha Sigma Phi of the United States withdrew from a 1984 agreement with the Philippine group, severing ties between the two organizations.
- ^ ΓΚΣ sorority, founded in 1964, merged with ΓΚΦ fraternity in 2005, dropping the name ΓΚΣ.
- ^ SEC number CN 201321651
- ^ Also known as "POSANS". Its alumni association is duly registered at the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with registraton number: CN201227619. Known partner organization is Theta Sigma Phi founded in Central Mindanao University. Phi Omega Sigma of the Philippines has no legal/fraternal affiliation with Phi Omega Sigma at the College of Wooster and with Phi Omega Sigma Christian fraternity at Missouri State University in the United States.
- ^ Counterpart of Pi Sigma Delta.
- ^ Counterpart of Pi Sigma.
Professional fraternities and sororities
[edit]Name | Chartered | Founding location | Focus | Type | Range | Active chapters |
References |
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Alpha Phi Beta | 1939 | University of the Philippines College of Law | Law | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [a] |
Aquila Legis | 1949 | Ateneo de Manila Law School | Law | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [7] |
Fraternitas Scintilla Legis | 1974 | Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan | Law | Professional fraternity | National | 5 | |
Kappa Kappa | 1948 | University of Santo Tomas | Engineering | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [8] |
Lex Talionis Fraternitas | September 29, 1969 | San Beda College of Law | Law | Professional fraternity | National | 2 | [9] |
Lex Augustiniana Sororitas | June 11, 1986 | San Sebastian College – Recoletos | Law | Professional fraternity | National | 3 | [10] |
Mu Sigma Phi (fraternity) | October 1933 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Medical | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [b] |
Mu Sigma Phi (sorority) | August 27, 1934 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Medical | Professional sorority | National | 2 | [c] |
Phi Kappa Mu | August 1933 | University of the Philippines College of Medicine | Medical | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [d] |
Scintilla Juris | October 14, 1966 | University of the Philippines College of Law | Law | Professional fraternity | National | 2 ? | [11][12] |
Sigma Beta | 1950 | University of Santo Tomas | Engineering | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [8][13] |
Sigma Rho | 1938 | University of the Philippines College of Law | Law | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [e][f] |
Tau Alpha | June 27, 1932 | University of the Philippines Diliman old campus in Manila | Engineering | Professional fraternity | National | 2 | [2][g][h] |
Tau Mu Epsilon | October 1952 | University of Santo Tomas | Engineering | Professional fraternity | Local | 1 | [8] |
- ^ Its campus partner is ΡΔΑ.
- ^ Its campus partner is ΜΣΦ Sorority.
- ^ Its campus partner is ΜΣΦ Fraternity.
- ^ Its campus partner is ΦΛΔ.
- ^ Sigma Rho of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños has no legal or fraternal affiliation with Sigma Rho University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.
- ^ Its collegiate partners are ΔΛΣ/ΛΣΡ
- ^ Founded from Mu Epsilon which was established in 1931.
- ^ Its collegiate partner is Tau Lambda Alpha Sorority.
References
[edit]- ^ "A grand 40-year salute to Alpha Kappa Rho! | Balita". archive.ph. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Pino, Michelle C. (August 8, 2001). "From Fraternity to Fratricide". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 3. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Google News Service.
- ^ "Beta Sigma Fraternity - Beta Sigma Fraternity". betasigman.com. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "About Us". Gamma Kappa Phi. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Phi Omega Sigma Fraternity and Sorority". POSANS Official. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Tau Alpha Omega Freeman Fraternity & Sorority". taualphaomegafreeman.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ of Press Secretary Ignacio R. Bunye during the Aquila Legis Law Fraternity Convention[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Home". Tau Mu Epsilon. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ SEC Reg. No. 115075, August 11, 1983. Due to clerical error, SEC database shows Lek Talionis Fraternitas, Inc.
- ^ "LEX CERVUS FRATERNITY AND LEX AUGUSTINIANA SORORITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC. detailed incorporation information | Companies House Philippines". companieshouse.ph. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "SJ History". SCINTILLA JURIS Tambayan. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "UP Visayas fraternity under fire after leak of lewd messages". RAPPLER. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Sigma Beta Fraternity". Sigma Beta Fraternity. Retrieved 2024-08-03.