Clemson University

Clemson University

Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

 opened in 1893 as an all male military college.It would not be until seventy years later in 1959 that the first fraternities and sororities arrived on campus. In the 1970s they became recognized as national fraterntites and sororites. The Greek life has now increased to 39 chapters on campus: fraternities and sororities from the National Panhellenic Council, the North-American Interfraternity Conference

North-American Interfraternity Conference

The North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...

 and the National Pan-Hellenic Council

National Pan-Hellenic Council

The National Pan-Hellenic Council is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Divine Nine"...

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The Greek life office is located in the Gantt Center for Student Life. There are 3,370 students in fraternities and sororities or 23 percent of the 14,531 undergraduate student population. Affiliated men and women have shown to have a higher GPR than nonaffiliated men and women. Clemson University

Clemson University

Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

 Greek life is unique due to the fact that Greeks do not have houses on campus but live in separate residents halls.

History

Clemson had a strong military heritage but in 1932 the first women undergraduates arrived campus. By 1955, civilians had arrived on campus and soon fraternities and sororities were an idea in demand.
In 1959 the Board of Trustees approved the development of the first sororities and fraternities. The idea was recommended to them by Walter Cox and the President at the time, Robert C. Edwards.
Seven mens fraternities where quickly developed and two sororities, both founded between 1959-1960. One being Chi Chi Chi, who later changed their name to Delta Theta Chi. The other sorority was Omicron Zeta Tau. By 1969 three local sororities and 9 local fraternities could be found on campus. The organizations urged the right to be affiliate with the national organizations and sought help from Dean Delony. On February 1, 1970, Pi Kappa Alpha became first nationally recognized fraternity on Clemson’s campus. Sigma Beta Chi choose to affiliate with Chi Omega

Chi Omega

Chi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....

, Delta Theta Chi with Delta Delta Delta

Delta Delta Delta

Delta Delta Delta , also known as Tri Delta, is an international sorority founded on November 27, 1888, the eve of Thanksgiving Day. With over 200,000 initiates, Tri Delta is one of the world's largest NPC sororities.-History:...

 and Omicron Zeta Tau with Kappa Kappa Gamma

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Kappa Kappa Gamma is a collegiate women's fraternity, founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois, USA. Although the groundwork of the organization was developed as early as 1869, the 1876 Convention voted that October 13, 1870 should be recognized at the official Founders Day, because no...

. These sororities would become the first three national sororities on campus. Delony choose to house the affiliated women in their own dorms instead of building sorority and fraternity houses. The sororites continued to grow in number, the fourth sorority being Kappa Alpha Theta

Kappa Alpha Theta

Kappa Alpha Theta , also known as Theta, is an international fraternity for women founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury...

 followed by Alpha Delta Pi

Alpha Delta Pi

Alpha Delta Pi is a fraternity founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The Executive office for this sorority is located on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Alpha Delta Pi is one of the two "Macon Magnolias," a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with Phi Mu...

, Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...

 and Pi Beta Phi

Pi Beta Phi

Pi Beta Phi is an international fraternity for women founded as I.C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Its headquarters are located in Town and Country, Missouri, and there are 134 active chapters and over 330 alumnae organizations across the United States and...

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College Panhellenic Council

The Panhellenic Council is the governing body for all National Panhellenic Conference

National Panhellenic Conference

The National Panhellenic Conference , founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities.Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae...

 (NPC) organizations on campus. It is made up of delegates of all 11 sororities of Clemson University representing 1,500 women. Panhellenic strives for, "commitment to academics and service and our strong student presence in campus wide organizations and leadership positions." There are six executive board members consisting of the president, Vice President, Vice President of Public Relations and Programming, Vice President of Finance and Education, Vice President of Recruitment, and the Assistant Vice President of Recruitment. The president and delegate from each chapter must attend meetings every other week.

Panhellenic supports the Circle Of Sisterhood Foundation, whose mission is to lift women in need from poverty, during Panhellenic Recruitment. New members have the chance to help philantropically through Junior Panhellenic. Junior Panhellenic plans a new member gala to raise money to train a dog for a local family through the Dogs for Autism organization. MARYS House (Ministry Alliance for Regaining Your Safety) is the service project Panhellenic works on throughout the school year. It is a shelter for those who have experienced domestic violence located in Pickens County.

Interfraternity Council

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) is the governing body of fraternities on Clemson's campus representing fraternities from the North-American Interfraternity Conference

North-American Interfraternity Conference

The North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...

. The Interfraternity Council is made up of about 1,400 men who strive for excellence in leadership, service, brotherhood, and athletics. Similar to the Panhellenic Counicl, IFC consist of six executive positions: President, Vice President, Vice President of Relations, Vice President of Rush, Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Risk.
The council consist of representatives from all 21 chapters.

National Pan-Hellenic Council

The first National Pan-Hellenic Council

National Pan-Hellenic Council

The National Pan-Hellenic Council is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Divine Nine"...

 organization chartered on the campus of Clemson University was Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in 1974. In, 1979 the first NPHC sorority was chartered, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Currently there are eight organizations active on campus. The National Pan-Hellenic Council's members participate in several service and philanthropic events. Each year the National Pan-Hellenic Council host the Fall Fest step show and week of service. The NPHC is made up of over 100 men and women.

Greek Programming Board

The Greek Programming Board's purpose is to unite the entire Greek life on campus and in the community including the Collegiate Panhellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council and to endorse and advance Greek Life. The Greek Programming Board is in charge of hosting the annual Greek week competition. The board also holds trivia night to raise money for the red cross.

Order of Omega

Order of Omega

Order of Omega

The Order of Omega is an undergraduate Greek society recognizing "fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in inter-fraternity activities." It functions as an adjunct to traditional fraternal organizations, rather than a social or professional group in se...

 is a Greek honors society consisting of the top 3% of the Greek community. Order of Omega sponsors activities such as, Clemson Cup Speech Competition, Holiday Wishes Toy Drive and the Annual Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards Banquet.

Housing

Clemson University

Clemson University

Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

 currently does not offer sorority and fraternity houses on campus but does set apart certain resident halls for Greeks. Several fraternites and a few sororities live on the Quad, a residential area located near the football stadium. The other eight sororities live in the Barnet and Smith in an area commonly referred to as the horseshoe.
Members of Greek organizations who do not live on the hall have card access to the residence halls in which their brothers or sisters are housed.

Sororities

List of the 11 Panhenllenic Councils currently on campus (listed in Alphabetic order).

Organization	Chapter	Nickname	Local founding date
Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...	Theta Lambda	Alpha Chi, AXO
Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Delta Pi is a fraternity founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The Executive office for this sorority is located on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Alpha Delta Pi is one of the two "Macon Magnolias," a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with Phi Mu...	Zeta Nu	A D Pi
Chi Omega Chi Omega Chi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....	Psi Kappa	Chi O
Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta Delta , also known as Tri Delta, is an international sorority founded on November 27, 1888, the eve of Thanksgiving Day. With over 200,000 initiates, Tri Delta is one of the world's largest NPC sororities.-History:...	Beta Theta	Tri Delt
Delta Zeta Delta Zeta Delta Zeta is an international college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...	Pi Epsilon	DZ
Gamma Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta is an international sorority that was founded on November 11, 1874, at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The term "sorority," meaning sisterhood, was coined for Gamma Phi Beta by Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at Syracuse University.The four founders are Helen M. Dodge,...	Epsilon Theta	Gamma Phi
Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta Kappa Alpha Theta , also known as Theta, is an international fraternity for women founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury...	Delta Phi	Theta
Kappa Delta Kappa Delta Kappa Delta was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School , in Farmville, Virginia. It is one of the "Farmville Four" sororities founded at the university...	Epsilon Tau	KD
Kappa Kappa Gamma Kappa Kappa Gamma Kappa Kappa Gamma is a collegiate women's fraternity, founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois, USA. Although the groundwork of the organization was developed as early as 1869, the 1876 Convention voted that October 13, 1870 should be recognized at the official Founders Day, because no...	Epsilon Mu	Kappa
Sigma Kappa Sigma Kappa Sigma Kappa is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Sigma Kappa was founded by five women: Mary Caffrey Low Carver, Elizabeth Gorham Hoag, Ida Mabel Fuller Pierce, Frances Elliott Mann Hall and Louise Helen Coburn...	Kappa Pi	Sig Kap
Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta Tau Alpha is a women's fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia. The Executive office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana...	Kappa Zeta	Zeta

Fraternities

List of the 21 organizations with the InterFraternity Council (listed alphabetically)

Organization	Chapter	Nickname	Local founding date
Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho is a social-professional fraternity in the United States, with 75 university chapters including chapter in Mindanao State University, Philippines...	Beta Zeta	AGR
Alpha Kappa Lambda Alpha Kappa Lambda Alpha Kappa Lambda is an American collegiate social fraternity for men founded at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1914...
Alpha Sigma Phi Alpha Sigma Phi Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is a social fraternity with 71 active chapters and 9 colonies. Founded at Yale in 1845, it is the 10th oldest fraternity in the United States....	Epsilon Upsilon	Alpha Sig
Alpha Tau Omega Alpha Tau Omega Alpha Tau Omega is a secret American leadership and social fraternity.The Fraternity has more than 250 active and inactive chapters, more than 200,000 initiates, and over 7,000 active undergraduate members. The 200,000th member was initiated in early 2009...	Eta Pi	ATO	(re chartered in 2005)
Beta Theta Pi Beta Theta Pi Beta Theta Pi , often just called Beta, is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi. It has over 138 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada...	Delta Nu	Beta
Chi Psi Chi Psi Chi Psi Fraternity is a fraternity and secret society consisting of 29 active chapters at American colleges and universities. It was founded on Thursday May 20, 1841, by 10 students at Union College with the idea of emphasizing the fraternal and social principles of a brotherhood...	Alpha Chi Delta
Delta Chi Delta Chi Delta Chi or D-Chi is an international Greek letter college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890,at Cornell University, initially as a professional fraternity for law students. On April 29, 1922, Delta Chi became a general membership social fraternity, eliminating the requirement for men...	Clemson
Delta Tau Delta Delta Tau Delta Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international secret letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 125 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...	Theta Mu Colony	Delt
Kappa Alpha Order Kappa Alpha Order Kappa Alpha Order is a social fraternity and fraternal order. Kappa Alpha Order has 124 active chapters, 3 provisional chapters, and 2 commissions...	Delta Omicron	KA
Lambda Chi Alpha Lambda Chi Alpha Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's secret general fraternities in North America, having initiated more than 280,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole, while he was a...	Delta Omicron	Lambda Chi
Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...	Eta Alpha	Pike
Phi Delta Theta Phi Delta Theta Phi Delta Theta , also known as Phi Delt, is an international fraternity founded at Miami University in 1848 and headquartered in Oxford, Ohio. Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi form the Miami Triad. The fraternity has about 169 active chapters and colonies in over 43 U.S...	South Carolina Gamma	Phi Delt
Phi Kappa Tau Phi Kappa Tau Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...	Epsilon Nu	Phi Tau
Phi Sigma Kappa Phi Sigma Kappa -Phi Sigma Kappa's Creed and Cardinal Principles:The 1934 Convention in Ann Arbor brought more changes for the fraternity. Brother Stewart W. Herman of Gettysburg wrote and presented the Creed, and Brother Ralph Watts of Massachusetts drafted and presented the Cardinal Principles.-World War II:The...	Upsilon Septaton	Phi Sig
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum South...	South Carolina Nu	SAE
Sigma Chi Sigma Chi Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...	Eta Psi	Sigs
Sigma Nu Sigma Nu Sigma Nu is an undergraduate, college fraternity with chapters in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Sigma Nu was founded in 1869 by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia...	Theta Zeta	SNu
Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Phi Epsilon Sigma Phi Epsilon , commonly nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social college fraternity for male college students in the United States. It was founded on November 1, 1901, at Richmond College , and its national headquarters remains in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded on three principles: Virtue,...	South Carolina Beta	Sig Ep
Sigma Pi Sigma Pi Sigma Pi is an international college secret and social fraternity founded in 1897 at Vincennes University. Sigma Pi International fraternity currently has 127 chapters and 4 colonies in the United States and Canada and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee...	Eta Psi
Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...	Sigma Psi	Teke

National Pan-Hellenic Council

List of the eight NPHC organizations on campus (listed alphabetically)

Organization	Chapter	Local Founding Date
Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...	Lambda Theta
Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...	Pi Alpha
Delta Sigma Theta Delta Sigma Theta Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University...	Omicron Phi
Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Alpha Psi Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin...	Kappa Lambda
Omega Psi Phi Omega Psi Phi Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...	Chi Zeta
Phi Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I...	Omicron Lambda
Sigma Gamma Rho Sigma Gamma Rho Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis, Indiana...	Mu Psi
Zeta Phi Beta Zeta Phi Beta Zeta Phi Beta is an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.Zeta Phi Beta is organized into 800+ chapters, in eight intercontinental regions including the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean...	Eta Nu