List of Dalhousie University fraternities and sororities

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The fraternities and sororities of Dalhousie University are well established and active in the Halifax community. Dalhousie previously had a policy against recognizing organizations that used gender identity as part of their membership criteria. However, this policy has since been changed, and Greek Organizations can now be recognized in an official capacity. To date, one organization has completed the ratification process and is officially recognized as a student society at Dalhousie. This organization is Tau Lambda Xi sorority.

Many of the international organizations have considered completing the ratification process but have not done so due to the agreement that once ratified, the DSU constitution will supersede their own.

Before this policy change, many fraternities and sororities collectively formed the Greek Council, and as a result of its multi-gendered standing, was able to become a ratified society under the Dalhousie Student Union. The Greek Council became obsolete due to the policy change. The following is a list of Dalhousie University fraternities and sororities:

Organization
(chapter)		Chapter
founding		TypeScopeRatified
society		Status Dal SMU MSVU NSCC Notes
Tau Lambda Xi
(Alpha)		2017SororityLocalYesActiveYesYesYesYes [1]
Iota Beta Chi
(Alpha)		1997SororityLocalNoInactiveYesYesYesYes [2]
Phi Delta Theta
(Nova Scotia Alpha)		1930FraternityInternationalNoActiveYesNoNoNo [3]
Sigma Chi
(Gamma Rho)		1933FraternityInternationalNoActiveYesYesNoNo [4]
Alpha Gamma Delta
(Alpha Eta)		1932Women's fraternityInternationalNoActiveYesYesYesNo [5]
Omega Pi
(Alpha)		1985SororityLocalNoActiveYesYesYesYes [6]
Phi Kappa Pi
(Zeta Gamma)		1923FraternityNationalNoActiveYesYesYesNo [7]
Alpha Epsilon Pi
(Alpha Gamma)		2013FraternityInternationalNoActiveYesYesYesNo [8]
Zeta Psi
(Alpha Mu)		1938FraternityInternationalNoActiveYesYesNoNo [8]
Mu Omicron Zeta
(Beta)		2015FraternityNationalNoActiveYesYesYesYes
Kappa Alpha Society
(Nova Scotia Alpha)		2009Literary societyInternationalNoInactiveYesNoNoNo [9]
Phi Chi
(Nu Sigma)		1928Medical fraternityInternationalNoInactiveYesNoNoNo [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tau Lambda Xi Sorority". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ↑ "Iota Beta Chi Sorority". Iotabetachi.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Phi Delta Theta - Nova Scotia Alpha". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Sigma Chi Halifax - Home". Facebook. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  5. ↑ "Alpha Eta – Dalhousie University". Dal.alphagammadelta.org. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Eureka!". Omega Pi Sorority. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  7. ↑ "Halifax | Phi Kappa Pi". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  8. 1 2 "Chapter Roll | Alpha Epsilon Pi". Aepi.org. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  9. ↑ "The Kappa Alpha Society - Chapter Listing". Ka.org. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  10. ↑ "Phi Chi Medical Fraternity: NS". Phichimed.org. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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