List of fraternity and sorority mottos

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This is a list of public mottos and mission statements of fraternities and sororities, categorized by the organizations they belong to.

Contents 1 North-American Interfraternity Conference and Fraternity Leadership Association 2 National Panhellenic Conference 3 National Pan-Hellenic Council 4 National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations 5 National Multicultural Greek Council 6 National Multicultural Sororities 7 National Christian Sororities 8 Other Greek Letter Organizations 9 Fraternities and Sororities of the Philippines

[edit] North-American Interfraternity Conference and Fraternity Leadership Association

• Acacia — Ωφελουντες Ανθρωπους [Human Service]
• Alpha Phi Upsilon — In Unity, there's Strength
• Alpha Chi Rho — ANΔPIZEΣΘE [Be Men]
• Alpha Delta Phi — Many Hands, One Heart
• Alpha Epsilon Pi
• Alpha Delta Gamma— Γνωοσθεντες εφ Φιλων — Known among Friends or Known by Friends or A Man is Known by His Friends.

• Alpha Gamma Rho — Making Better Men
• Alpha Gamma Sigma — Where Quality Counts
• Alpha Kappa Lambda — Alethia Kai Logos [The Truth and The Word] — Men of Character Committed to Making a Difference
• Alpha Omega Theta — Alea Iacta Est ["The Die is cast"]
• Alpha Phi Alpha — First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All
• Alpha Phi Delta — Faciamus [We Do.]*
• Alpha Sigma Phi — Causa Latet Vis Est Notissima [The Cause is Hidden, The Results Well Known]
• Alpha Tau Omega — πι εψιλον πι
• Beta Chi Theta — Above All Else, Brotherhood
• Beta Sigma Upsilon
• Beta Theta Pi — Cooperation makes strength
• Chi Phi — Truth, Honesty and Personal Integrity
• Chi Psi
• Delta Chi — Leges [Law]
• Delta Epsilon Psi — In Brotherhood Lies our Strength
• Delta Kappa Epsilon — Friends From The Heart Forever
• Delta Lambda Phi — Lambda Men Are Making Their Presence Known
• Delta Phi — Semper Ubique
• Delta Psi
• Delta Sigma Phi — Challenging Each Man To A Greater Good; Better Men, Better Lives
• Delta Tau Delta — Committed to Lives Of Excellence
• Delta Upsilon — Δıκαıα Υποθηκη [Justice, Our foundation]
• FarmHouse — Builder Of Men
• Iota Phi Theta — Building a Tradition, Not Resting Upon One
• Kappa Alpha Order — Dieu Et Les Dames [For God and Women]
• Kappa Alpha Psi — Achievement in every field of human endeavor
• Kappa Alpha Society
• Kappa Delta Phi
• Kappa Delta Rho — Honor Super Omnia [Honor Above All Things]
• Kappa Sigma — Bononia Docet. [Bologna Teaches.]
• Lambda Chi Alpha — Per Cruscem Crescans [Crescent in the Cross] — Χαλεπα τα καλα [Naught without labor] (from Plato's Cratylus.) — Vir Quisque Vir [Every Man a Man] (from Theta Kappa Nu's Vir quisque vir est. [Every man is a man.])
• Lambda Phi Epsilon — To Be Leaders Among Men
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon — Latinos Siempre Unidos
• Lambda Theta Phi — Chilvary Above Self
• Phi Alpha Epsilon— Pro deo et patria, Better Living through Better understanding.
• Phi Beta Kappa — Philosophia biou kubernetes.
• Phi Delta Epsilon — Facta Non Verba; Deeds Not Words
• Phi Delta Theta — We enjoy life by the help and society of others; One man is no man.
• Phi Gamma Delta — Friendship, the sweetest influence
• Phi Iota Alpha — Semper Parati Semper Juncti [Always Prepared, Always Together]
• Phi Kappa Psi — The Great Joy of Serving Others
• Phi Kappa Sigma — Stellis Aequus Durando [Equal to the stars in endurance]
• Phi Kappa Tau — The Force of Many...The Power of One (old slogan) — Where Character Counts (current slogan) — AΞΙΟΣ ΕΣΤΙ Η ΤΗΝ ΝΙΚΗΝ (official motto - the meaning is kept secret)
• Phi Kappa Theta — Give, expecting nothing thereof. (St. Thomas Aquinas, based on Luke 6:35) — God and College (Out of use since the 1970s. [1])
• Phi Lambda Chi
• Phi Mu Delta
• Phi Sigma Alpha — Caballeros ante todo. — Omne Rarum Carum
• Phi Sigma Kappa — Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
• Phi Sigma Phi
• Pi Kappa Alpha — Once a True Pike, Always a True Pike. — Phi Phi Kappa Alpha
• Pi Kappa Phi — Ουδεη διασπασει ημας [Nothing Shall Ever Tear Us Asunder]
• Pi Lambda Phi — Not four years, but a lifetime
• Psi Upsilon — Unto us has befallen a mighty friendship.
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon — Phi Alpha, True Gentleman
• Sigma Alpha Mu
• Sigma Chi — In Hoc Signo Vinces. ("In this sign you will conquer.")
• Sigma Lambda Beta — Opportunity for Wisdom, Wisdom for Culture
• Sigma Lambda Gamma — Culture is Pride, Pride is Success
• Sigma Nu — Love, Honor, Truth — Excelling with Honor
• Sigma Phi Delta — Pro Bono Professionis [For the Good of the Profession]
• Sigma Phi Epsilon — Building Balanced Leaders for the World's Communities
• Sigma Phi Society — MBW
• Sigma Pi — Σεβаστη Πιστισ
• Sigma Tau Gamma — Men of Principle, Value, Learning, Leadership, Excellence, Benefit, Integrity
• Tau Delta Phi
• Tau Epsilon Phi
• Tau Iota Tau —'The Trotters' " He Who Dares Wins "
• Tau Kappa Epsilon — Love Charity and Esteem; also, Not for wealth, rank or honor, but for personal worth and character
• Theta Chi — Θεραπυουσα Χειρ An Assisting Hand — Maxim: Alma Mater First and Theta Chi for Alma Mater
• Theta Delta Chi — Our Hearts Are United
• Theta Tau — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might Ecc 9 :10
• Theta Xi — United they Serve
• Triangle — Veritas Omnia Vincit
• Zeta Beta Tau — A Power House of Excellence
• Zeta Psi — Tau Kappa Phi
• Alpha Zeta Omega — Brotherly love, Peace and Friendship

[edit] National Panhellenic Conference

• Alpha Chi Omega — Together let us seek the heights.
• Alpha Delta Pi — We Live For Each Other
• Alpha Epsilon Phi — Multa Corda, Una Causa [Many Hearts, One Purpose]
• Alpha Gamma Delta — No open motto, but "Inspire the Woman, Impact the World" and "Surrounded by Sisterhood" are used.
• Alpha Omicron Pi — No open motto, but "One Motto, One Badge, One Bond, and Singleness of Heart" is used.
• Alpha Phi — Union Hand In Hand
• Alpha Sigma Alpha — Aspire, Seek, Attain
• Alpha Sigma Tau — Active, Self-reliant, Trustworthy
• Alpha Xi Delta — The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword
• Chi Omega — Hellenic Culture and Christian Ideals
• Delta Delta Delta — Let Us Steadfastly Love One Another
• Delta Gamma — Do Good
• Delta Phi Epsilon — Esse Quam Videri [To Be Rather Than To Seem To Be] — Dedication, Pride, Excellence
• Delta Zeta -
• Gamma Phi Beta — Founded Upon A Rock
• Kappa Alpha Theta — No official motto, but "Sisterhood, Unity, Support" is used.
• Kappa Delta — Ta Kala Diokomen [Let us strive for that which is Honorable, Beautiful, and Highest]
• Kappa Kappa Gamma — No official motto, but "Tradition of Leadership" is used.
• Phi Mu — Les Soeurs Fideles [The Faithful Sisters]
• Phi Sigma Sigma — Diokete Hupsala [Aim High]
• Pi Beta Phi — Cultivating Sincere Friendship
• Sigma Delta Tau — Patriae Multae Spes Una [One Hope of Many People]
• Sigma Kappa — One Heart, One Way
• Sigma Sigma Sigma — Faithful Unto Death — To Receive Much, You Must Give Much
• Theta Phi Alpha — Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring
• Zeta Tau Alpha — Seek The Noblest

[edit] National Pan-Hellenic Council

• Alpha Kappa Alpha — By Culture and By Merit
• Alpha Phi Alpha — First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All
• Delta Sigma Theta — Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom
• Iota Phi Theta — Building a Tradition, Not Resting Upon One
• Kappa Alpha Psi — Achievement in every field of human endeavor
• Omega Psi Phi — Friendship is Essential to the Soul
• Phi Beta Sigma — Culture for Service and Service for Humanity
• Sigma Gamma Rho — Greater Service, Greater Progress
• Zeta Phi Beta — A Community-Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization

[edit] National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

• Alpha Pi Sigma
• Alpha Psi Lambda — Together We Shall Seek the Noblest
• Chi Upsilon Sigma — Corazones Unidos Siempre [Hearts United Always] — Wisdom Through Education
• Gamma Alpha Omega — Nos Una Crescemus [United We Will Grow]
• Gamma Zeta Alpha
• Kappa Delta Chi
• Lambda Alpha Upsilon — ¡Venceremos porque Nacimos para Triunfar! [We will Overcome because we were Born to Triumph!]
• Lambda Pi Chi — La Hermandad Nunca Termina
• Lambda Pi Upsilon — Con Amor, Dignidad Y Orgullo [Always with Love, Dignity & Pride!]
• Lambda Sigma Upsilon — Latinos Siempre Unidos [Latinos Always United]
• Lambda Theta Alpha — Unity, Love, and Respect
• Lambda Theta Nu
• Lambda Theta Phi — Chivalry Above Self
• Lambda Upsilon Lambda — La Unidad Para Siempre
• Nu Alpha Kappa — Men of Mind..Men of Culture..Men of Pride..
• Omega Delta Phi — Cresit Eundo [It Grows as it Goes] — One Culture, Any Race
• Omega Phi Beta — Sirviendo y Educando Atraves de Nuestra Diversidad [Serving and Educating Through Our Diversity]
• Phi Iota Alpha — Semper Parati Semper Juncti [Always Prepared Always Together]
• Sigma Iota Alpha — Semper Unum et Inseparabilis [Always One and Inseparable]
• Sigma Lambda Beta — Opportunity for Wisdom, Wisdom for Culture
• Sigma Lambda Gamma — Culture is Pride, Pride is Success
• Sigma Lambda Upsilon — Hasta La Muerte

[edit] National Multicultural Greek Council

• Delta Sigma Chi — Persistence is the key to success in life, our sisterhood is the lock.
• Delta Xi Phi
• Gamma Omega Delta — Building our Future by Reclaiming our Past
• Iota Psi Phi
• Lambda Psi Delta — Sovereignty to the Community
• Lambda Tau Omega — Excellence Through Unity, Knowledge and Dedication
• Mu Sigma Upsilon — Mujeres Siempre Unidas [Women Always United]
• Omega Phi Chi
• Phi Alpha Epsilon Serving the Community for better living thru better understanding.
• Phi Sigma Chi — We are bound by nothing, for Phi is the limit
• Psi Sigma Phi — Young, Strong, Proud
• Alpha Kappa Gamma — No Man Is An Island
• Delta Phi Omega — We Dreamt, we saw, we conquered
• Tyro Gyn Phi/Sigma — Every Tyronians stand with its own feet, fight with its own hands, live and die with its own dignity and Lives by the Rules and Dies by the Rules

[edit] National Multicultural Sororities

• Delta Gamma Pi — In Diversity, There Is Beauty & Strength
• Theta Nu Xi — Sisters of Diversity, Together as ONE
• Zeta Sigma Chi — Keeping the Dream Alive
• Tyro Gyn Sigma — Every Tyronians stand with its own feet, fight with its own hands, live and die with its own dignity, Lives by the Rules and Dies by the Rules

[edit] National Christian Sororities

• Alpha Delta Chi: — As in a Mirror
• Sigma Alpha Omega — Women who fear the Lord
• Sigma Phi Lambda — Sisterhood, Unity, Support
• Theta Alpha — As one, for One
• Tyro Gyn Sigma — Every Tyronians stand with its own feet, fight with its own hands, live and die with its own dignity, Lives by the Rules and Dies by the Rules

[edit] Other Greek Letter Organizations

• Alpha Omega Theta Alea Iacta Est ["The Die is Cast"]
• Alpha Chi Alpha — Fidelis et Suavis [Faithful and Agreeable]
• Alpha Delta Sigma — The brilliance of our sisterhood shall be a light for the world.
• Alpha Lambda Delta — Allélois Lampádia Diadósousin [We shall pass our torches on, one to another.]
• Alpha Mu Phi — In Unity We Stand
• Alpha Phi Epsilon — Thy Will to Serve!
• Alpha Kappa Delta Phi — Timeless Friendship through Sisterhood.
• Alpha Pi Omega — My sister as myself
• Alpha Phi Omega — Be a leader. Be a friend. Be of service.
• Alpha Psi Omega — Seek a Life Useful
• Beta Gamma Sigma — Bebaeos Gnosis Spoude [Honor, Wisdom, Earnestness]
• Beta Sigma Theta — Faith, Brotherhood, Scholarship
• Beta Upsilon Chi — Behold how good and how pleasing it is when brothers dwell together in unity.
• Chi Rho Omicron — Mga Lalaking Kagalanggalangan. [Respectful Young Gentlemen]
• Delta Lambda Chi — Reach for the stars, but remain down to earth.
• Delta Gamma Sigma — Strength through Unity, Dependability and Pride.
• Delta Theta Tau — Sic itur ad astra! [This is the way to the stars!]
• Epsilon Sigma Alpha, International — Education, Service, Association
• Epsilon Sigma Phi — What we want most to be, we are.
• Gamma Alpha — Γνωθι την 'Αληθεια [Know the Truth]
• Gamma Beta Lambda — Always Vigilant
• Gamma Gamma Chi — Striving for the pleasure of Allah (SWT) through sisterhood, scholarship, leadership and community service.
• Gamma Sigma Sigma — Unity In Service
• Kappa Beta Gamma — Character, Culture, Courage
• Kappa Kappa Psi — Strive for the Highest!
• Kappa Xi Kappa — Over and Above.
• Kappa Upsilon Chi — "As Iron sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
• Nu Sigma Pi — United we are strong and Successful
• Omega Phi Alpha — Today's Friends, Tomorrow's Leaders, Forever in Service.
• Omega Phi Gamma — Bound by Honor, Rise above All.
• Omega Zeta Chi[2], "OZChi" — Self, Sisterhood, Service.
• Omicron Delta Kappa — O Δαφνοκομοσ Κυκλοσ [The Laurel Crowned Circle]
• Phi Alpha Epsilon - Be a Leader, Be on service and Be a true PAE Educators.
• Phi Alpha Tau — Further the Communicative Arts
• Phi Beta Epsilon (Philippines) — We have dreamt to make this fraternity a vivid symbol of real Brotherhood of Engineers.
• Phi Delta Chi — Alterium Alterius Auxilio Eget [Each needs the help of the other]
• Phi Delta Zeta — Friendship, Honor, and Service
• Phi Eta Sigma — φρονις εστι δυναμις [Knowledge is power.]
• Phi Mu Alpha — Among Men, Harmony
• Phi Sigma Nu — Men of Valor, Men of Pride
• Pi Gamma Phi — Cooperation Do or Die We'll Stand United Forever.
• Phi Upsilon Kappa Upsilon — Offenders
• Sigma Alpha Iota — Vita brevis, ars longa. [Life is short, but art is long.]
• Sigma Iota Omega — Anima in amicus una. [A single soul in friends.]
• Sigma Kappa Tau — Individually Unique, Together Complete
• Sigma Mu Delta — Prevailing Together
• Sigma Phi Chi — Love and Defense for Chiropactic.
• Tau Kappa Sigma — Love, Loyalty, and Sisterhood
• Tau Beta Sigma — For Greater Bands!
• Theta Alpha — As one, for ONE.
• Theta Chi Epsilon — Sisterhood Binds Through Life
• Zeta Upsilon — Friendship through the acceptance of individuality

[edit] Fraternities and Sororities of the Philippines

• Alpha Phi Sigma National Service Fraternity/Sorority — Promote the general welfare and well being of the members as a whole.
• Alpha Sigma Omicron Fraternity/Sorority — Service to God, Country, and Humanity — its better to die than to quit — I live and die as ALSICRONIAN
• Alpha Zeta Omega — Brotherly love, Peace and Peace
• The Artists' Circle Fraternity — Service through Art
• Delta Lambda Sigma — Altiora Peto (We seek the higher things in life.)Gamma delta phi 1960
• Gamma Kappa Phi — There's no such as failure's In Brotherhood,Service and honor!.
• Gamma Phi Omicron — Greatness and Prosperity thru Oneness.
• Kappa Rho Kappa - Knights of the Right Keepers Fraternity and Sororit — Brotherhood, Peace, and Unity — God, Family, Fraternity — Brothers first before others.
• Suprema Lex — University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law — SALUS POPULI EST SUPREMA LEX.
• Tau Alpha Omega Freeman Frat/Sor — As I have not been a Slave, so I shall not be a Master.
• Dela Phi Epsilon — In union there is strength,united we stand divied we fall.
• Alpha Omega Beta — Unity, Leadership, Service.
• Alpha Rho Omicron — Study first before others
• Mu Gamma Zeta — A true zetas will never leave you stand alone.
• Mu Sigma Phi — All for the Glory of the Mu Sigma Phi, There's No Glory Without Tears!.
• Sigma Lambda Phi 1933 — If I Rest, I Rust.
• Sigma Xi (19XIANS76) Fraternity and Sorority — Unity,leadership and Progress. — Study first before the organization.
• Beta Sigma Upsilon — to achieve good and great leadership
• Sigma Upsilon- Upsilon Lambda KNIGHTS/ULPHANS — IN UNITY WE STAND
• Knights of the Zodiac — Truth can achieve by Loyalty and Loyalty can achieve Unity
• Gamma Epsilon — Two Heads are Better Than One
• Beta Delta Rho — The Right Honorable Lord
• Gamma Lambda Omega — ready for allo things therefor i exist
• Tau Gamma Phi — Strength, freewill and brotherhood
• Tau Gamma Sigma — Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand
• AD IDEM FRATERNITY — All things are preceded by the mind,.... led by the mind,... and created by the mind......)
• Tau Rho Lambda — In God Is All Our Trust
• Phi Alpha Epsilon - 19EPSILONIANS53 — The true Educators...the Phil. Enforcers....
• Phi Beta Kappa — Philosophy, is the guide of life.
• Phi delta gamma — To foster leadership, performanship and unity
• Gamma Beta Sigma — Make Love Not war
• Gamma Sigma Psi — leadership, Brotherhood, and services
• Epsilon Sigma Fraternity/Sorority (Engineering and Architecture Exclusive) $mdash; "Sweat, Blood and Tears to become a fullpledge SIGMANS.."