Service fraternities and sororities

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Service fraternity may refer to any fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. In Canada and the United States, the term fraternal organization is more common as "fraternity" in everyday usage refers to fraternal student societies.

In the context of the North American student fraternity and sorority system, service fraternities and service sororities comprise a type of organization whose primary purpose is community service. Members of these organizations are not restricted from joining other types of fraternities. This may be contrasted with professional fraternities, whose primary purpose is to bring together those with an interest in a field, and general or social fraternities, whose primary purposes are generally aimed towards some other aspect, such as the development of character, friendship, leadership, or literary abiltiy.

Some general fraternities and their chapters, especially members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, emphasize the service aspects of their activities; however classification as a strictly service organization has legal meaning in regards to Title IX. Service fraternities, like professional fraternities and honor societies must be open to members of both genders since they do not have an exemption from Title IX similar to the one given in section (A)(6)(a) for Social Fraternities and Sororities^[1].

1 List of national college service fraternities and sororities
2 List of local/regional college service groups currently containing one gender
3 List of primarily Non-Collegiate fraternities
4 References
5 External links

[edit] List of national college service fraternities and sororities

ΑΚΡ - Alpha Kappa Rho - Inter-Collegiate Humanitarian Service Fraternity and Sorority (Philippines).
ΑΦΩ - Alpha Phi Omega - coed national (with independent organizations in United States and the Philippines)
ΓΣΣ - Gamma Sigma Sigma - coed national, primarily female, founded in 1952 (United States)
ΓΦΟ - Gamma Phi Omicron [1] - Gamma Phi Omicron Fraternity and Sorority is an intercollegiate organization and professional organization founded in 1966. (Philippines)
Intercollegiate Knights - (United States)
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity [2]- Philippines
ΩΦΑ - Omega Phi Alpha - coed national, primarily female (United States)
SPURS National Honor Society - defunct [3] coed national, primarily female (United States)
ΑΘΩ - (Althonians) - The ALPHA THETA OMEGA Fraternity and Sorority is an intercollegiate and professional organization that was founded in the Philippines on 27 November 1968. All members of this organization are called ALTHONIANS.(Philippines)
ΑNΩ - Adamas Nu Omega - Inter-Collegiate Fraternity and Sorority

[edit] List of local/regional college service groups currently containing one gender

(See above for Issues with Title IX)

ΓΒΧ - Gamma Beta Chi - all male, founded in 1959 (Florida, United States).
ΓΣΑ - Gamma Sigma Alpha - local strictly female, (Western New York, United States)
ΩΖΧ - Zeta Chi - "OZChi" - strictly female local, University of California, Riverside (United States)
TΦ - Tau Phi - strictly female local, Immaculata University (United States)
ΣKΣ- Sigma Kappa Sigma - Commonly known as EKE on campus, local male catholic brotherhood service fraternity at King's College (United States).