University of Alberta fraternities and sororities

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]

Delta Kappa Epsilon was the third international fraternity on campus, officially recognized and chartered on December 30, 1932 as the Delta Phi Chapter, with members originating from a local fraternity called Phi Alpha formed in 1929.[7]

As of 2025, the University of Alberta made the decision to end its rental agreement with on campus organizations. Organizations were given notice of this decision in April 2025, and for most organizations, their final lease will end on August 31, 2026. Organizations with on campus housing that were impacted by this decision include Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity, Alpha Psi Sorority, Delta Chi Fraternity, KORE Women’s Fraternity, Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, and Zeta Psi Fraternity.[8] The University of Alberta stated that "maintaining these older homes to a standard that meets the modern needs of today's students is not sustainable, given increasing costs and inflationary pressures."[9]

Fraternities

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 [12]
Delta Kappa Epsilon ΔΚΕ Delta Phi December 30, 1932 North America Active [7][13][14][15][a][b]
Delta Sigma Phi ΔΣΦ Epsilon Alpha 1965–1971 North America Inactive [16][c]
Delta Upsilon ΔΥ Alberta January 19, 1935 North America Active [17][18][d]
Farmhouse FH Alberta April 20, 1974 North America Active [19][e]
Kappa Alpha Society ΚΑ Alberta Alpha November 5, 1988–2011 North America Inactive [20]
Kappa Sigma ΚΣ Epsilon-Alpha May 1, 1939 – 2024 North America Inactive [21]
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 [22]
Pi Kappa Alpha ΠΚΑ Lambda Epsilon November 11, 2001 North America Active [23]
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 [24][i]
Theta Chi ΘΧ Zeta Gamma February 20, 1965 North America Active [25][26]
Zeta Psi ΖΨ Mu Theta 1930 International Inactive [j] [27]
  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

Following are the sorority chapters at the University of Alberta.[1][28]

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 [29][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 Inactive [30][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 [31][e]
Kore 2023 Local Active [f]
Pi Beta Phi ΠΒΦ Alberta Alpha September 22, 1931 North America Active [32][33][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

References

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  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.
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  7. ^ a b List of Delta Kappa Epsilon chapters#cite note-59 Retrieved 2025-07-23
  8. ^ Johnson, Kathryn (16 June 2025). "U of A to end rental agreements with Greek life organizations". The Gateway. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ^ Teeling, Katie (13 July 2025). "U of A ending rental agreements with on-campus fraternities, sororities". CBC. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Alberta". The Delta Chi Fraternity. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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  12. ^ Summer 1997 Delta Chi Quarterly p 5
  13. ^ "Deke fraternity at the U of A sanctioned". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  14. ^ "Frat house suspended for hazing reinstated by U of A". CBC. August 12, 2013.
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  18. ^ "O Canada!". Delta Tau. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  19. ^ "Current Chapters". FarmHouse. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  20. ^ "Chapter Listing". Kappa Alpha Society. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  21. ^ "Chapter Listing". Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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  23. ^ "Find a Chapter". Pi Kappa Alpha. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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  26. ^ "Zeta Gamma chapter of Theta Chi". www.thetachi.org. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  27. ^ "Mu Theta Chapter Closes After 95 Years at the University of Alberta". Zeta Psi.
  28. ^ "Our Chapters". Sororities at University of Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ "Canada Gamma". Tri Delta Digital Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  31. ^ "Beta Chi - Alberta". Kappa Alpha Theta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  32. ^ "Pi Beta Phi - Alberta Alpha Chapter". University of Alberta. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  33. ^ "Pi Beta Phi Chapter Installations". The Arrow. 133 (3): 37. Spring 2017 – via issuu.
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