List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico

This is a list of social fraternities and sororities

Fraternities and sororities

Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...

in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. There are a number of service, professional, and honorary fraternities and sororities from the United States which have chapters in Puerto Rico. The following list is composed of Greek Letter social organizations founded in Puerto Rico, by Puerto Ricans. The large majority don't have chapters outside the island. An exception to this is those organizations that are members of the Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida

Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida

The Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida, Inc. is an umbrella council for the Florida chapters of 5 oldest Puerto Rican fraternities established in 2002.-Members:-History:...

, the five fraternities that are members of the CIPFI are also members of the "Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico"'along with the two oldest Puerto Rican sororities.

Fraternity	Nickname	Founding Date	Type	Scope
Phi Eta Mu (ΦHM)^*	Phi Etas	1923	University	International
Phi Sigma Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity commonly known as La Sigma, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity on October 22, 1928 at the University of Puerto Rico by 12 students and a professor... (ΦΣΑ)^*	Sigmas	1928	University	International
Nu Sigma Beta Nu Sigma Beta Nu Sigma Beta Fraternity is a non-profit Puerto Rican fraternity. It was established in 1937 at the University of Puerto Rico by several young students from diverse backgrounds.... (NΣB)^*	Nu Sigmas	1937	University	International
ACACIA Acacia Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not... (FJA)	Acacistas	1938	High School and University	National
Alpha Beta Chi (ABX)^*	Alpha Betas	1941	University	International
Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Gamma of Puerto Rico is the first is a Puerto Rican organization of Greek letters, which is founded in the western town of Mayagüez. Phi Delta Gamma of Puerto Rico is founded in April 25 of 1942. This fraternity surges from a high school fraternity, Alpha Iota Omega, which was founded... (ΦΔΓ)^*	Phi Deltas	1942	University	International
Zeta Mu Gamma (ΖΜΓ)	Zetas	1943	High School	Local
Phi Epsilon Chi Phi Epsilon Chi Phi Epsilon Chi Fraternity Fi Epsilon Cai is commonly known as La Phi Epsilon, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established at originally University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez with the name Fraternidad De Estudiantes Cristianos on September 26, 1943 by 2 woman and 7 students of University of Puerto... (ΦEX)	Phi Epsilon	1943	University	International
Phi Delta Sigma (ΦΔΣ)	Phi Delta Sigma	1953	University	National
Alpha Omicron Sigma (AOΣ)	Omicrones	1957	University	National
Rho Omicron Rho(POP)	Rhomicrones	1957	University	National
Zeta Phi Beta (ZΦB)	Zetas	1957	University	National
Delta Phi Delta (ΔΦΔ)	-	1957	Non-collegiate	Local
Phi Zeta Chi (ΦZX)	Phi Zetas	1958	University	International
Phi Eta Sigma (ΦHΣ)	-	1959	High School	Local
Delta Phi Theta (ΔΦΘ)	Los Deltas	1961	University	National
Lambda Phi Sigma (ΛΦΣ)	-	1986	University	National
Alpha Sigma Upsilon (ΑΣΥ)	-	1990	University	National

Sorority	Nickname	Founding Date	Type	Scope
Mu Alpha Phi Mu Alpha Phi Mu Alpha Phi is a sorority established in Puerto Rico on October 24, 1927. It is considered to be the first Puerto Rican sorority founded in the island. The sorority has Alumni and University chapters across the Island and even has an alumni chapter in Florida.-History:The sorority was... (MAΦ)^*	Mus	1927	University	National
Eta Gamma Delta Eta Gamma Delta Eta Gamma Delta is a Puerto Rican sorority established on 1928.-History:On March 1928 a group of young ladies enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras founded Eta Gamma Delta Sorority. Their first president was Margarita Ortiz Toro. During the presidency of Beatriz del Toro in... (HΓΔ)^*	Etas	1928	University	International
Mu Iota Alpha (MΙA)	-	1936	Non-collegiate	Local
Joy Seekers Sorority (JSS)	Joys	1952	High School	Local
Phi Delta Kappa (ΦΔK)	Kappas	1958	High School	Local
Zeta Phi Sigma (ΖΦΣ)	Zetas	1965	University	National
Eta Phi Zeta (HΦΖ)	-	1969	University	National
Rho Omicron Chi (POX)	Las Chi	1970	University	Local
Delta Phi Eta (ΔΦH)	Las Deltas	1982	University	National
Rho Omicron Sigma (POΣ)	Las Rho	1986	University	??
Eta Sigma Alpha (HΣA)	-	1990	University	National

*) Indicates a member of Concilio Interfraternitario de Puerto Rico (Inter-Fraternity Council of Puerto Rico)

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