The terms "fraternity" and "sorority" (from the Latin words frater and soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively) may be used to describe any number of social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, or the Shriners. In the United States and Canada, however, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations for higher education students.

Fraternities are all-male or mixed-sex; the female-only equivalent is called a sorority, a word first used in 1874. Though the word sorority was coined for Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Delta Pi was actually the first organization to fit the sorority model, as a secret sisterhood founded in 1851 at Wesleyan College. Consequently, there exist some all-female "fraternities" that were named before the newer term was created; examples include Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma, both founded in 1870, and Alpha Phi, founded in 1872. Fraternities and sororities, especially outside North America, are also referred to as student corporations, academic corporations, or simply corporations.

With few exceptions (notably " The Artists' Circle", "Acacia", "Pan Sophic", "FarmHouse", and "Triangle"), the names of North American fraternities and sororities consist of two or three Greek letters. For this reason, fraternities and sororities are known collectively as the Greek System and its members as Greeks. The use of Greek letters started with the first such organization, Phi Beta Kappa, which used Greek letters to hide their secret name.

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sororities are stupid, and i'm not saying that because i haven't gotten in (not that i'd try). just like fraternities. frat boys are dumb...
LUNAkore (mynameisMelanie) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:21:07 -0000
sororities are stupid, and i'm not saying that because i haven't gotten in (not that i'd try). just like fraternities. frat boys are dumb...
The Apathy Myth: The "post risk management era" for fraternities and sororities, Part One http://bit.ly/4x5IIl
WebGreek (WebGreek) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:56:36 -0000
The Apathy Myth: The "post risk management era" for fraternities and sororities, Part One http://bit.ly/4x5IIl
where are my Delta's, AKA's, Alphas, Sigma's, Omegas, don't feel like naming all, where are the sororities and fraternities?
tweetybcash (Tweety B) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:10:24 -0000
where are my Delta's, AKA's, Alphas, Sigma's, Omegas, don't feel like naming all, where are the sororities and fraternities?
RT @PhiSigmaChi: NMGC FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES SAY “NO” TO SWEATSHOPS http://bit.ly/82ezgt
Marcusddaboss (Marcus Atlas Doris) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:35:33 -0000
RT @PhiSigmaChi: NMGC FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES SAY “NO” TO SWEATSHOPS http://bit.ly/82ezgt
RT @PattyEdwards @ReformedBroker BREAKCLUSIVE Greeks in danger of default dues to be raised for all fraternities and sororities in 2010 $$
tomkeene_ (tom keene) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:08:28 -0000
RT @PattyEdwards @ReformedBroker BREAKCLUSIVE Greeks in danger of default dues to be raised for all fraternities and sororities in 2010 $$
Not good RT @ReformedBroker: BREAKING: Greeks in danger of default, dues to be raised for all fraternities and sororities in 2010. $$
glennmcbride (Glenn McBride) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:06:01 -0000
Not good RT @ReformedBroker: BREAKING: Greeks in danger of default, dues to be raised for all fraternities and sororities in 2010. $$

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