List of Worcester Polytechnic Institute fraternities and sororities

The following is a list of Worcester Polytechnic Institute fraternities and sororities. As of 2026, there were thirteen active fraternities and six sororities.[1]

Fraternities

The governing body of all fraternities is the Interfraternity Council.[1]

Organization Local charter date and range Chapter name Status Ref.
Alpha Chi Rho 1978 Delta Sigma Phi Active [a]
Alpha Tau Omega 1906 Gamma Sigma Active [b]
Beta Theta Pi 2019 Eta Tau Active [c]
Lambda Chi Alpha 1913–1988, 1994 Pi Active [d]
Phi Gamma Delta 1891 Pi Iota Active [e]
Phi Kappa Theta 1936-2004, 2008 Massachusetts Lambda Active [f]
Phi Sigma Kappa 1914 Epsilon Deuteron Active [g]
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1894 Massachusetts Delta Active [h]
Sigma Phi Epsilon 1938 Massachusetts Beta Active [i]
Sigma Pi 1965 Gamma Iota Active [j]
Tau Kappa Epsilon 1959 Zeta Mu Active [k]
Theta Chi 1909 Epsilon Active [l]
Zeta Psi 1976 Pi Tau Active
Alpha Epsilon Pi 1940–1973 Epsilon Deuteron Inactive [m]

Sororities

The governing body of the sororities is the Panhellenic Council.[1]

Organization Local charter date and range Chapter name Status Ref.
Alpha Gamma Delta 1980 Zeta Zeta Active
Alpha Phi 2011 Iota Omicron Active
Alpha Xi Delta 2007 Iota Xi Active [n]
Chi Omega 2014 Theta Mu Active
Phi Sigma Sigma 1977 Gamma Iota Active
Theta Nu Xi 2010 Alpha Lambda Active
Delta Phi Epsilon 1979-1993 Phi Omicron Inactive [o]
Zeta Phi Beta 2022-2025 Psi Phi Inactive

Notes

  1. ^ Chapter formed from Delta Sigma Tau, established in 1966.
  2. ^ Chapter formed from Arm & Hammer, organized in 1903.[2]: p. 224 
  3. ^ The chapter started as a colony in 2012.[3]
  4. ^ Chapter formed from Zeta Sigma Tau, local fraternity established in 1912.[2]: p. 245 
  5. ^ Originally formed in 1886 as the Zeta chapter or "Worcester chapter" of Q.T.V., an early Latin-named regional fraternity.[2]: p. 157 
  6. ^ Chapter formed from the Lambda chapter of Theta Kappa Phi when the two fraternities merged in 1959. Lambda was formed from Friars, established in 1930.[3]
  7. ^ Chapter formed from local fraternity Theta Chi, established in 1902, which renamed to Kappa Xi Alpha in 1909 when the national chapter chartered on campus. [4][2]: p. 225, 269 
  8. ^ Chapter formed from the Tech Cooperative Society, organized in 1889.[2]: p. 157 
  9. ^ Chapter formed from the Beta Alpha chapter of Theta Upsilon Omega, established in 1924, as part of the national merger of the two fraternities. Beta Alpha was formed from Delta Tau, a local fraternity chartered in 1906. [5][2]: p. 324 
  10. ^ Chapter formed from Psi Theta Nu, a local fraternity established in 1962.[3]
  11. ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Delta, a local fraternity established in 1956.
  12. ^ Chapter formed from Pi Omega Pi, a local fraternity established in 1905 by students who were members of athletic teams.[2]: p. 224 
  13. ^ Chapter formed from the Theta chapter of Sigma Omega Psi, established in 1919, as part of the national merger of the two fraternities. Theta was formed from the Six Tex Club, established in 1919.[3]
  14. ^ Started as a Sorority Interest Group in 2005.[3]
  15. ^ Chapter formed from Zeta Psi Little Sisters, established in 1977.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chapters | Worcester Polytechnic Institute". www.wpi.edu.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years Of The Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Davis Press, Incorporated.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (January 11, 2026). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois.
  4. ^ "Local History | PSK Epsilon Deuteron". www.phisigkap.org.
  5. ^ "Chapter History | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Sig Ep". www.wpi.sigep.org.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.