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University of Alberta fraternities and sororities

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The University of Alberta is a public institution that was formed in 1908 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1] At the university, fraternities are governed by a local Interfraternity Council and the sororities are governed by the National Panhellenic Council.[2][3] All existing chapters formed after 1929 when a twenty-year ban of fraternities and sororities was lifted.[1]

In 1909, Henry Marshall Tory, the first president of the university, ordered all secret societies to disband, including the local secret societies Upsilon Upsilon and Pi Sigma Phi.[4] The push to remove the ban begun in 1927, when students formed a committee called the Athenian Club to lobby for fraternities.[4] That same year, several men had formed the Rocky Mountain Goat Club, which was only sanctioned due to its lack of any secret rituals or a written constitution.[4]

The University of Alberta's ban on fraternities and sororities ended in 1929, following the departure of President Tory.[4] Members of the Rocky Mountain Goat Club formed one of the university's newest fraternities, Delta Nu (later merged into Phi Kappa Pi).[4]

Phi Delta Theta was the first chapter of a national or international fraternity on campus, officially recognized and chartered on September 12, 1930.[2][5] Also, in 1930, the Athenian Club became a chapter of Zeta Psi.[1] The first national sorority chapter was Delta Gamma, established in May 9, 1931 from the local sorority Phi Gamma.[1][6] All fraternities and sororities at the university occupy houses.[1]

Fraternities

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Following are the fraternity chapters at the University of Alberta.[1]

Organization Symbols Chapter name Charter date and range Organization's scope Status References
Delta Chi ΔΧ Alberta April 5, 1997 North America Active [9]
Delta Kappa Epsilon ΔΚΕ Delta Phi December 30, 1932 North America Active [10][11][12][a][b]
Delta Sigma Phi ΔΣΦ Epsilon Alpha 1965–1971 North America Inactive [13][c]
Delta Upsilon ΔΥ Alberta January 19, 1935 North America Active [14][15][d]
Farmhouse FH Alberta April 20, 1974 North America Active [16][e]
Kappa Alpha Society ΚΑ Alberta Alpha November 5, 1988–2011 North America Inactive [17]
Kappa Sigma ΚΣ Epsilon-Alpha May 1, 1939 – 2024 North America Inactive [18]
Lambda Chi Alpha ΛΧΑ Epsilon-Rho 1945 North America Active [f]
Phi Delta Theta ΦΔΘ Alberta Alpha September 12, 1930 North America Active [5][g]
Phi Gamma Delta ΦΓΔ and FIJI Epsilon Alpha October 24, 1970 North America Active [19]
Pi Kappa Alpha ΠΚΑ Lambda Epsilon November 11, 2001 North America Active [20]
Pi Kappa Pi ΦΚΠ Delta Mu 1930–1975, 19xx ?– 1995 National Inactive [4][h]
Sigma Alpha Mu ΣΑΜ Mu Beta March 30, 1941 – 1972 North America Inactive [21][i]
Theta Chi ΘΧ Zeta Gamma February 20, 1965 North America Active [22][23]
Zeta Psi ΖΨ Mu Theta 1930 International Active [j]
  1. ^ Chapter formed from Phi Alpha (local), established in 1929.
  2. ^ In January 2011, the university suspended the Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter for five years for a hazing incident that took place in October 2010. The university reinstated the chapter in August 2013.
  3. ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Alpha Tau (local), established in 1961.
  4. ^ Chapter formed from Pi Epsilon (local), established in 1923.
  5. ^ Chapter formed from the Agricultural Club (local), established in 1969.
  6. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Chi (local), established in 1940.
  7. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Rho Tau (local), established in 1929.
  8. ^ Chapter formed from Delta Mu, established in 1929 by members of the Rocky Mountain Goat Club.
  9. ^ Chapter formed from Zeta Alpha Upsilon (local), established in 1935.
  10. ^ This chapter formed from the Athenian Club (local), established in 1926.

Sororities and women's fraternities

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Following are the sorority chapters at the University of Alberta.[1][24]

Organization Symbols Chapter name Charter date and range Organization's scope Status References
Alpha Gamma Delta ΑΓΔ Delta Kappa February 29, 1964 – 1977; 1996 North America Active
Alpha Psi ΑΨ 2004 Local Active [25][a]
Ceres Beta February 15, 1986 – 19xx ?; March 2007–2023 North America Inactive [b]
Delta Delta Delta ΔΔΔ Canada Gamma February 6, 1932 – January 1, 1959 North America Inacitve [26][c]
Delta Gamma ΔΓ Beta Beta May 9, 1931 North America Active [6][d]
Kappa Alpha Theta ΚΑΘ Beta Chi September 26, 1931 North America Active [27][e]
Kore 2023 Local Active [f]
Pi Beta Phi ΠΒΦ Alberta Alpha September 22, 1931 North America Active [28][29][g]
  1. ^ This sorority is gender and sexuality inclusive, according to its social media pages.
  2. ^ Chapter formed from FarmHouse Little Sisters. The chapter formed Kore when the national sorority went defunct.
  3. ^ Chapter formed from Nu Lambda (local), established in 1929.
  4. ^ Chapter formed from Phi Gamma (local), established in 1929.
  5. ^ Chapter formed from Psi Omega (local), established in 1929.
  6. ^ Formed from the Beta chapter of Ceres, a women's agricultural fraternity that went defunct in 2024. It maintains its agricultural purpose and is still a women's fraternity.
  7. ^ This chapter formed from Alpha Upsilon (local), established in 1928.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (April 15, 2025) "Institutions". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed May 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Student Groups". University of Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29. Fraternity and sorority chapters are also recognized as student groups and are governed by one of two councils: the Interfraternity Council and the National Panhellenic Council.
  3. ^ "Fraternities and Sororities". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Schoeck, Ellen (2006). I Was There: A Century of Alumni Stories about the University of Alberta, 1906–2006. University of Alberta. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-0-88864-464-0 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b "Locate Phi Delt". Phi Delta Theta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  6. ^ a b "Chapter History". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  7. ^ "Alberta". The Delta Chi Fraternity. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  8. ^ "History". Delta Chi Fraternity Alberta Chapter. 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  9. ^ Summer 1997 Delta Chi Quarterly p 5
  10. ^ "Deke fraternity at the U of A sanctioned". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  11. ^ "Frat house suspended for hazing reinstated by U of A". CBC. August 12, 2013.
  12. ^ "The Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity in Alberta". The Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity in Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  13. ^ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. III-43–46. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  14. ^ "History". Delta Upsilon Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  15. ^ "O Canada!". Delta Tau. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  16. ^ "Current Chapters". FarmHouse. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  17. ^ "Chapter Listing". Kappa Alpha Society. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  18. ^ "Chapter Listing". Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  19. ^ "Our Chapters". Phi Gamma Delta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  20. ^ "Find a Chapter". Pi Kappa Alpha. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  21. ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 315-317.
  22. ^ "Chapters". Theta Chi. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  23. ^ Zeta Gamma chapter of Theta Chi
  24. ^ "Our Chapters". Sororities at University of Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  25. ^ Polenchuk, Lily; Williams, Emily (2023-02-24). "Alpha Psi Sorority on provisional status after investigation into hazing, discrimination on mental health". The Gateway. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  26. ^ "Canada Gamma". Tri Delta Digital Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  27. ^ "Beta Chi - Alberta". Kappa Alpha Theta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  28. ^ "Pi Beta Phi - Alberta Alpha Chapter". University of Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  29. ^ "Pi Beta Phi Chapter Installations". The Arrow. 133 (3): 37. Spring 2017 – via issuu.
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