List of fraternities and sororities at Cornell University
The Cornell University Greek system dates to the first months of University operation during the autumn of 1868. Cornell's co-founder and first president, Andrew Dickson White was a strong promoter of fraternities as a means of teaching self-governance to young students. Among its leaders, other strong supporters of the Greek system were Presidents Edmund Ezra Day and Frank H.T. Rhodes.
Among general ("social") organizations, Cornell currently recognizes 35 Interfraternity Council fraternities, 13 Panhellenic Association sororities, and 15 Multicultural Greek Letter Council fraternities and sororities.[3]
Interfraternity Council
Fraternities constituting the Interfraternity Council (IFC) are listed with dates of local founding and national conference membership, these are (with two exceptions) men's organizations, voluntarily coordinating their efforts within the IFC. As part of IFC or national organization self-governance, or University disciplinary action, chapters may be suspended ("de-recognized") or closed for a time. If a chapter is closed and/or forfeits its housing, it will be listed as a dormant chapter. See the Office of Student Life for current recognized IFC members.
- NIC indicates current members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference;
- PFA indicates current and former members of the Professional Fraternity Association.
Active chapters
- Acacia, 1907 (NIC)[4]
- ΑΔΦ Alpha Delta Phi, 1869 (NIC)[5]
- ΑΕΠ Alpha Epsilon Pi, 1917-1976, 1978-2001?, 2005 (NIC)[6]
- ΑΓΡ Alpha Gamma Rho, 1914 (NIC & PFA)[7]
- ΑΦΔ Alpha Phi Delta, 1922-1968, 2012 (NIC)[8]
- ΑΣΦ Alpha Sigma Phi, 1909 (NIC)[9]
- ΑΖ Alpha Zeta, 1901 (PFA), co-ed[10]
- ΒΘΠ Beta Theta Pi, 1879 (NIC)[11]
- ΧΦ Chi Phi, 1868 (NIC)[12]
- ΧΨ Chi Psi, colony, 1869-2014, 2016 (NIC)[13][14][15]
- ΔΧ Delta Chi, 1890 (NIC)[16][17]
- ΔΚΕ Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1870-2013, 2017 (NIC) [18][19]
- ΔΦ Delta Phi, 1891 (NIC)[13][20]
- ΔΤΔ Delta Tau Delta, 1890 (NIC)[21]
- ΔΥ Delta Upsilon, 1869 (NIC)[22]
- ΚΑ Kappa Alpha Society, 1868-1990, 2007 (NIC)[23]
- ΚΔΡ Kappa Delta Rho, 1913 (NIC)[24]
- ΚΣ Kappa Sigma, 1892-2010, 2012[25][26][27]
- ΛΧΑ Lambda Chi Alpha, 1913[25][28]
- ΦΔΘ Phi Delta Theta, 1872[25][29]
- ΦΓΔ Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI), 1888 (NIC)[30][31]
- ΦΚΨ Phi Kappa Psi, 1869-1877, 1885 (NIC)[13][32][33]
- ΦΚΤ Phi Kappa Tau, 1930-1994, 2000 (NIC)[34]
- ΦΣΚ Phi Sigma Kappa, 1889 (NIC)[35][36]
- ΠΚΑ Pi Kappa Alpha, 1917-2010, 2013 (NIC)[37][38]
- ΠΚΦ Pi Kappa Phi, 1921-1986, 1990-2001, 2002 (NIC)[39]
- Seal and Serpent, 1905 local[40]
- ΣΑΜ Sigma Alpha Mu, 1911-1912, 1915-1973, 1985 (NIC)[41]
- ΣΧ Sigma Chi, 1890 (NIC)[42]
- ΣΧΔ Sigma Chi Delta, 1981 co-ed local[43]
- ΣΝ Sigma Nu, 1901 (NIC)[13][44]
- ΣΦ Sigma Phi, 1890 (NIC)[45]
- ΣΦΕ Sigma Phi Epsilon, 1912-2005, 2006 (NIC)[46]
- ΣΠ Sigma Pi, 1917 (NIC)[47]
- ΘΔΧ Theta Delta Chi, 1870-1999, 2003 (NIC)[48]
- ΖΒΤ Zeta Beta Tau colony, 1907-2013, 2014 (NIC)[13][49]
- ΖΨ Zeta Psi, 1868 (NIC)[50]
Chapters whose names changed
- Irving Society 1868-69, became Phi Kappa Psi[51][52]
- ΑΣΧ Alpha Sigma Chi, 1874-1879, absorbed into Beta Theta Pi[53]
- Bandhu, 1902–1930, became Phi Kappa Tau[54][55]
- Zodiac, 1904–1936, absorbed into Alpha Tau Omega after failed absoption by Beta Kappa[56]
- ΣΦΣ Sigma Phi Sigma, 1904-1941, see Tau Kappa Epsilon[57][54]
- ΚΨ Kappa Psi, 1907-1923, local, see Tau Kappa Epsilon[58]:7th ed[57]
- ISWZA, 1908–1913, local, became Lambda Chi Alpha[59]
- ΒΣΡ Beta Sigma Rho, 1910–1972, founded as Beta Samach[60], name changed 1920, merged with Pi Lambda Phi 1972[61]
- ΦΕΠ Phi Epsilon Pi, 1911–1970, became Zeta Beta Tau[62]
- Eleusis, 1912-1931, local, became Theta Kappa Nu
- ΑΘ Alpha Theta, 1912-1917, local, became Pi Kappa Alpha[63]
- OAT Omicron Alpha Tau, 1912–1934, merged with Tau Delta Phi[64][62]
- ΦΣΔ Phi Sigma Delta, 1912-1970, became Zeta Beta Tau[57]
- ΩΔ Omega Delta, 1913-1917, local, became Sigma Pi[65]
- ΟΣΟ Omicron Sigma Omicron, 1914?-1915, local, see Theta Alpha[66]
- ΣΥ Sigma Upsilon, 1915-1933?, local[67]
- ΘΚΝ Theta Kappa Nu, 1931–1939 (NIC), merged into Lambda Chi Alpha[68][58]
- ΚΝ Kappa Nu, 1951-1963, see Phi Sigma Epsilon[69]
- ΦΣΕ Phi Sigma Epsilon, 1963-1985 (NIC), see Phi Sigma Kappa and Theta Chi.[70]
- Scorpion Club, 19xx-1940, became Tau Kappa Epsilon[57]
Dormant chapters
- ΑΧΡ Alpha Chi Rho, 1908-1971 (NIC), dormant[58]
- ΑΓΣ Alpha Gamma Sigma, 1972-19xx (NIC), dormant, agricultural focus[58]
- ΑΤΩ Alpha Tau Omega, 1887-2013 (NIC), dormant[13][71]
- ΑΩ Alpha Omega, 1868-1870, local, dormant[72][58]:8th ed
- ΔΒΦ Delta Beta Phi, 1878-1882, dormant[58]:8th ed
- ΔΣΦ Delta Sigma Phi, 1907-1943 (NIC), dormant[58]
- ΩΠΑ Omega Pi Alpha, 1905-1907, dormant[58]:7th ed
- Nayati, 1907-1919, dormant[73][74]
- ΦΚΣ Phi Kappa Sigma, 1911-1991 (NIC), dormant[58]
- ΡΨ Rho Psi, founded as Su Yu She, 1916-1931, dormant[75][58]:16th ed
- ΦΚΘ Phi Kappa Theta, 1927-1931 (NIC), dormant[58]
- ΨΥ Psi Upsilon, 1876-2016 (NIC), dormant[76][77]
- ΠΛΦ Pi Lambda Phi, 1896-1976 (NIC), dormant[61]
- Q.T.V. 1888-1889, dormant[58]:7th ed
- ΣΑΕ Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1891-2011 (NIC), dormant[78]
- ΣΔΠ Sigma Delta Pi, 1871-1874, dormant[79][58]:8th ed
- ΤΕΦ Tau Epsilon Phi, 1913-2012 (NIC), dormant[80]
- ΤΔΦ Tau Delta Phi, 1934-1969 (NIC), dormant[58]
- ΤΚΕ Tau Kappa Epsilon, 1923-1935?, 1940-2012, dormant[81][57]
- ΘΑ Theta Alpha, 1915-19xx, dormant[66]
- ΘΧ Theta Chi, 1912-1983, 1985-1999 (NIC), dormant[82][70]
- ΘΞ Theta Xi, 1903-1970, 2008-2010 (NIC)[83]
- Triangle, 1942-1985 (NIC), dormant[58]
Panhellenic Council
Sororities constituting the Panhellenic Council (PHC) are listed with dates of local founding and national conference membership, these are women's organizations, voluntarily coordinating their efforts within the PHC. As part of PHC or national organization self-governance, or University disciplinary action, chapters may be suspended ("de-recognized") or closed for a time. If a chapter is closed and/or forfeits its housing, it will be listed as a dormant chapter. See the Office of Student Life for current PHA members.
- NPC indicates members of the National Panhellenic Conference.
Active chapters
- ΑΧΩ Alpha Chi Omega, 1984 (NPC)[84]
- ΑΕΦ Alpha Epsilon Phi, 1920 (NPC)[85]
- ΑΦ Alpha Phi, 1889, reorganized 1998 (NPC)[86]
- ΑΞΔ Alpha Xi Delta, 1918-1964, 2005 (NPC)[87]
- ΔΔΔ Delta Delta Delta, 1913 (NPC)[88]
- ΔΓ Delta Gamma, 1885 (NPC)[89]
- ΚΑΘ Kappa Alpha Theta, 1881-1965, 1980 (NPC)[90]
- ΚΔ Kappa Delta, 1917-1969, 1975 (NPC)[91]
- ΚΚΓ Kappa Kappa Gamma, 1883-1969, 1977 (NPC)[92]
- ΦΜ Phi Mu, 2014 (NPC)[93][94]
- ΦΣΣ Phi Sigma Sigma, 1954-1969, 2011 (NPC)[95]
- ΠΒΦ Pi Beta Phi, 1919 (NPC)[96]
- ΣΔΤ Sigma Delta Tau, 1917 (NPC)[97][98]
Dormant chapters
- ΑΓΔ Alpha Gamma Delta, 1985-1996 (NPC), dormant[93]
- ΑΟΠ Alpha Omicron Pi, 1908-1962, 1989-2008 (NPC), dormant[58]
- ΧΩ Chi Omega, 1917-1963, 1987-2003 (NPC), dormant[58]
- ΔΦΕ Delta Phi Epsilon, 1960-1988, 1994-2003 (NPC), dormant[93]
- ΔΖ Delta Zeta, 1908-1932 (NPC), dormant[58]
- ΙΑΠ Iota Alpha Pi, 1966-1967 (NPC), disbanded nationally 1971
- ΣΚ Sigma Kappa, 1921-1956 (NPC), dormant[58]
Multicultural Greek Letter Council
Sororities and Fraternities constituting the Multicultural Greek Letter Council (MGLC) were originally affiliated with specific ethnicities or languages. Most of these organizations are now fully integrated as are the rest of Cornell's Greek letter organizations. All MGLC chapters are. Listed with dates of local founding and national conference membership, these are men's and women's organizations that voluntarily coordinate their efforts within the MGLC. As part of MGLC or University self-governance during disciplinary action, chapters may be suspended ("de-recognized") for a time. Unless the suspensions result in long-term closure of the chapter or forfeiture of a building, they should not be removed from this list. See the Office of Student Life for current MGLC members. The inter-Greek councils often cooperate on programs and policies, as do individual chapters from among the several Greek councils.
- NALFO indicates members of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations;
- NAPA indicates members of the National APIA Panhellenic Association;
- NPHC indicates members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Men's
- ΑΦΑ Alpha Phi Alpha, 1906 (NPHC, NIC)[58]
- ΚΑΨ Kappa Alpha Psi, 1978 (NPHC, NIC)[58]
- ΦΒΣ Phi Beta Sigma, 1979 (NPHC)[58]
- ΩΨΦ Omega Psi Phi, 1982 (NPHC)
- ΙΦΘ Iota Phi Theta, 2005 (NPHC, NIC)
- ΠΔΨ Pi Delta Psi, 1998 (NAPA)
- ΛΦΕ Lambda Phi Epsilon, 1999 (NAPA, NIC)
- ΛΥΛ Lambda Upsilon Lambda, 1982 (NALFO)
- ΛΘΦ Lambda Theta Phi, 1995 (NALFO, NIC)
Women's
- ΑΚΑ Alpha Kappa Alpha, 1937-1952, 1979 (NPHC)
- ΔΣΘ Delta Sigma Theta, 1975 (NPHC)
- ΣΓΡ Sigma Gamma Rho, 1990 (NPHC)[58]
- αΚΔΦ alpha Kappa Delta Phi, 1997 (NAPA)
- ΚΦΛ Kappa Phi Lambda, 2000 (NAPA)
- ΛΠΧ Lambda Pi Chi, 1988 (NALFO)
- ΩΦΒ Omega Phi Beta, 1999 (NALFO)
- ΣΛΥ Sigma Lambda Upsilon, 1993 (NALFO)
- ΛΘΑ Lambda Theta Alpha, 2004 (NALFO)
Chapters whose names changed
- Su Ye She, 1916-1917?, Chinese men's group, see Rho Psi
- Club Hispania, 1929-1931, local Hispanic men's group, see Phi Lambda Alpha
- ΦΛΑ Phi Lambda Alpha, 1931-1931, Hispanic men's group, see Phi Iota Alpha[99]
Dormant chapters
- ΑΖ Alpha Zeta, 1890-1894, Hispanic men's group[100]
- ΡΨ Rho Psi, 1917?-1931, Chinese men's group, no longer active at the collegiate level[101]
- ΦΙΑ Phi Iota Alpha, 1931-1940? (NALFO, NIC), men's group[99]
Honor, professional, and service societies
These organizations have a similarly long pedigree on the Cornell campus, but are largely non-residential. Members of the social and academic fraternities and sororities may join or be asked to join, as may non-Greek students. Multiple affiliations are allowable. The cut-off line where any campus organization falls within these headings or without is somewhat arbitrary; those formed prior to 1990 are listed under these subheadings in various volumes of the Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, which for more than a century has been the data source of record for such organizations. Newer groups have been placed in categories which match Baird's categories. The latest, 1991 version of Bairds was published before the national development of some of the societies here, and therefore, position and inclusion is, in some cases, assumptive.[58]
Honor and recognition societies
Honor societies recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline. Many honor societies invite students to become members based on scholastic rank (the top x% of a class) and/or grade point, either overall, or for classes taken within the discipline for which the honor society provides recognition. In cases where academic achievement would not be an appropriate criterion for membership, other standards are usually required for membership (such as completion of a particular ceremony or training program). These societies recognize past achievement. Pledging is not required, and new candidates may be immediately inducted into membership after meeting predetermined academic criteria and paying a one-time membership fee. Because of their purpose of recognition, most honor societies will have much higher academic achievement requirements for membership than professional societies. It is also common for a scholastic honor society to add a criterion relating to the character of the student. Some honor societies are invitation only while others allow unsolicited applications. Finally, membership in an honor society might be considered exclusive, i.e., a member of such an organization cannot join other honor societies representing the same field. Governance varies from faculty-guided to purely student run.
Listed by date of local founding with national conference membership, these are co-ed, non-residential, achievement-based organizations that self-select members based on published criteria.
- ACHS indicates members of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Active chapters
- ΦΒΚ Phi Beta Kappa, 1882, academic honors[58]
- ΣΞ Sigma Xi, 1886, graduate science & engineering honors[58]
- Sphinx Head Society, 1890, local, character, leadership and service
- Quill and Dagger, 1893, local, character, leadership and service
- Scabbard and Blade, 1906 (ACHS), military[102]
- ΑΩΑ Alpha Omega Alpha, 1910, graduate medical honors[58]
- ΤΒΠ Tau Beta Pi, 1910 (ACHS), engineering honors[102]
- ΗΚΝ Eta Kappa Nu, 1912, electrical engineering, computer engineering honors[58]
- Order of the Coif, 1914, law school graduates honors[58]
- Mortar Board, 1918 (ACHS), scholarship, leadership and public service honors[102]
- ΚΟΝ Kappa Omicron Nu, 1919 (ACHS), humanities honors[102]
- ΠΑΞ Pi Alpha Xi, 1923, horticulture honors[103]
- ΑΚΔ Alpha Kappa Delta, 1925 (ACHS), sociology honors[102]
- ΦΖ Phi Zeta, 1925, graduate veterinary medicine honors[58]
- ΧΕ Chi Epsilon, 1925 (ACHS), civil engineering honors[102]
- ΠΔΦ Pi Delta Phi, 1936 (ACHS), French honors[58]
- Block and Bridle Club, 1937, animal livestock honors[58]
- ΑΕΔ Alpha Epsilon Delta, 1946 (ACHS), pre-health honors[102]
- ΠΤΣ Pi Tau Sigma, 1948 (ACHS), mechanical engineering honors[104]
- ΨΧ Psi Chi, 1948 (ACHS), psychology honors[102]
- ΠΜΕ Pi Mu Epsilon, 1953, mathematics honors[58]
- ΟΔΕ Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1961 (ACHS), economics honors[102]
- ΣΘΤ Sigma Theta Tau, 1968 (ACHS), nursing honors[102]
- Order of Omega, 1979, Greek society leadership honors[58][105]
- Golden Key International Honour Society, 1989, high achievement in academics, leadership & service[58]
- ΩΡ Omega Rho, 1995 (ACHS), operations research, management science honors[102]
- ΑΕ Alpha Epsilon, 1998 (ACHS), agricultural, food, and biological engineering honors[102]
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), 1999 (ACHS), high achievement[102]
- ΛΠΗ Lambda Pi Eta, 2001 (ACHS), communications honors[102]
- ΒΓΣ Beta Gamma Sigma, 2004 (ACHS), business academic honors[102]
- ΠΑΑ Pi Alpha Alpha, 2006 (ACHS), public administration honors[102]
- Red Key Society, 2007, local, Athletics and community-building honors
- NRHH National Residence Hall Honorary, 2007, residence hall leadership honors
- ΔΑΠ Delta Alpha Pi, 2012, high achievement with disabilities[106]
- Irving Literary Society, 1868-1887, restarted 2014, local, literary honors
- AAS Arnold Air Society, 19xx, Air Force cadet honors[58]
- ΦΤΣ Phi Tau Sigma, 19xx, food science and technology honors
Dormant chapters
- ΔΣΡ-ΤΚΑ Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, 1911-1999 ?, forensics honor, dormant?[107][108]
- ΦΚΦ Phi Kappa Phi, 1920-1979, 1983-2013, honors, all disciplines, dormant[109]
- ΣΓΕ Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 1921-1965, earth sciences honors, dormant[110]
- ΔΦΑ Delta Phi Alpha, 1933-20xx, German honors, dormant[111]
- ΠΕΔ National Collegiate Players or Pi Epsilon Delta, 1960-19xx, theater honors, national disbanded[58]
- ΑΛΔ Alpha Lambda Delta, 1961-1986, (ACHS) freshmen honors, dormant[58]
- ΦΗΣ Phi Eta Sigma, 1961-1973, freshman honors, dormant[58]
- ΑΠΜ Alpha Pi Mu, 1968-1972 (ACHS), industrial engineering honors, dormant[58]
- ΣΔΠ Sigma Delta Pi, 1975-20xx (ACHS), Spanish and Portuguese honors, dormant?[102][111]
- ΠΣΑ Pi Sigma Alpha. 2003-20xx (ACHS), political science honors, dormant?[102]
Professional societies
Professional societies work to build friendship bonds among members, cultivate their strengths that they may promote their profession, and provide mutual assistance in their shared areas of professional study.
Listed by date of local founding with national conference membership, these are primarily co-ed and non-residential organizations, of an array of professional interests. Membership in a professional fraternity may be the result of a pledge process, much like a social fraternity, and members are expected to remain loyal and active in the organization for life. Within the group of societies dedicated to a professional field of study, for example, law societies, membership is exclusive; however, these societies may initiate members who belong to other types of fraternities. Professional Societies are known for networking and post-collegiate involvement. Governance varies from faculty-managed to purely student run.
- PFA indicates members of the Professional Fraternity Association
Active chapters
- ΓΑ Gamma Alpha, 1899 biological science graduate students (co-op)
- ΦΔΕ Phi Delta Epsilon, 1904 (PFA), medical
- ΑΨ Alpha Psi, 1907, veterinary medicine, (residential)
- ΩΤΣ Omega Tau Sigma, 1911 (PFA), veterinary (residential)
- ΑΧΣ Alpha Chi Sigma, 1913 (PFA), chemistry (residential)
- ΣΔΕ Sigma Delta Epsilon or GWIS, 1921, graduate women in science
- ΦΑΔ Phi Alpha Delta, 1925 (PFA), pre-law
- ΦΣΠ Phi Sigma Pi, 1994 (PFA), leadership and scholarship
- ΑΚΨ Alpha Kappa Psi, 1998 (PFA), business
- ΣΑ Sigma Alpha, 2002 (PFA), women's, agriculture
- ΔΣΠ Delta Sigma Pi, 2004 (PFA), business
- ΦΓΝ Phi Gamma Nu, 2008 (PFA), business
- ΠΣΕ Pi Sigma Epsilon, 2011 (PFA), sales and marketing
- ΚΑΠ Kappa Alpha Pi, 2011, pre-law
- ΘΤ Theta Tau, 2012 (PFA), engineering
- ΦΒΛ Phi Beta Lambda-FBLA, 19xx, business[58]
Dormant chapters
- ΝΣΝ Nu Sigma Nu, 1900-19xx, medical professional, national disbanded[112]
- ΑΚΚ Alpha Kappa Kappa, 1901-1941, medical professional, national disbanded[58]
- ΔΘΦ Delta Theta Phi, 1903-1953 (PFA), law, dormant[58]
- ΓΗΓ Gamma Eta Gamma, 1909-1918, law, dormant[58]
- ΣΔΧ Sigma Delta Chi, 1920-1959, [now SPJ] journalism, dormant[58]
- ΦΧ Phi Chi, 1921-1956, medical, dormant[58]
- ΚΒΠ Kappa Beta Pi, 1921-1939 (PFA), was women's legal, dormant[113]
- ΦΛΚ Phi Lambda Kappa, 1928-1947 ?, medical, dormant[58]
- ΚΔΕ Kappa Delta Epsilon, 1933-1960 (PFA), education, dormant[58]
- ΚΦΚ Kappa Phi Kappa, 1934-1956, education, dormant[58]
- ΦΔΓ Phi Delta Gamma, 1940-1953, women graduate students, dormant[58]
Service societies
Service societies are listed with dates of local founding and national conference membership, if any; these are non-residential, co-ed organizations designed to provide campus and community service. These organizations are self-governed.
- ΑΦΩ Alpha Phi Omega, 1927 (PFA), service
- Greeks Go Green, 20xx, local, environmentalism
Building and property ownership
Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966
During AY 1948-1949, Cornell University President Edmund Ezra Day formally distanced the University leadership from the increased discrimination which he observed at Cornell since 1910. His speech at the time marked the beginning an effort to end such unlawful practices, a goal to which the University remains committed. Following hearings into discrimination within Cornell's system of private fraternities and sororities, fifteen fraternities liquidated private holdings and entered into the Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966, or CURP'66, an agreement which required all signatories to refrain from unlawful discrimination.[114] The majority of CURP ’66 houses are on the Cornell West Campus. The Plan created a system of 'living and learning' by Small Residence.
Each Group House was to be maintained by a Priority Group electing its Group Sponsor. Phi Kappa Psi, for instance, sponsored Group House No. IV d/b/a/ The Irving Literary Society, and developed its parcel on Cornell's West Campus. Cornell desired an academic atmosphere in student residence “units” providing appropriate facilities for intellectual and cultural activities and by encouraging student participation in these pursuits.[115] CURP ’66 was not simply the creation of University-owned fraternities and sororities, but a plan to provide a supplement to the University-maintained dormitory complex, the existing Cornell Greek System, off-campus apartments and rooming houses. The vision was to organize “Small Residences” together, regardless of their national or local orientation as fraternities or cooperatives.[115] The University program provided for no discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin. The issue of gender was addressed in the equal promotion of female, male and gender neutral Group Houses.[116] In 1997, Cornell's president, Hunter Rawlings, reaffirmed the Board of Trustees' commitment to the Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966.[117]
The current CURP ’66 was created from an existing University leasing system dating to the 1881 decision by Andrew Dickson White to favor fraternities over dormitories. White thought fraternities “’[would] arouse in the students a feeling of responsibility both for the care of the property and for the reputation of the house . . . [and] fastens upon [students’] duties and responsibilities similar to those of men in the active world was among the better solutions of the problems [of] . . . students in American universities.’”[118]:33-34 White’s vision, in turn, develop from the professional analysis of American architect and planner, Frederick Law Olmsted, who saw the erection of residential clubhouses on Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act as a reform over the barracks-like dormitories used by existing American universities and colleges.[119] Like White, Olmsted felt clubhouses maintained by the students would form part of the educational experience. They were to be modeled on the typical rural household of the era, small country villas thought to avoid the negative aspects of the Industrial revolution.[118]:21-23
CURP signatories
- Group House No. I, possessed by Delta Kappa Epsilon, signatory since 1960, 13 South Avenue (in residence);
- Group House No. II, possessed by Delta Tau Delta, signatory since June 8, 1960, 104 Mary Anne Wood Drive (in residence);
- Group House No. III, Chi Phi ("Craigielea"), signatory since Nov. 15, 1960, 107 Edgemoor Lane (in residence);
- Group House No. IV, "Ivy," possessed by Phi Kappa Psi ("The Gables"), signatory since Nov. 30, 1959, 525 Stewart Avenue, service deliveries to 120 Mary Anne Wood Drive; Phi Psi is also the successor organization to the Irving Literary Society. First to sign into the revised Group Housing Plan in 1959, it was fourth in accession due to negotiations over the sale of its property at 312 Thurston Avenue, the former Wyckoff Mansion (in residence);
- Group House No. V, possessed by Sigma Phi Epsilon, signatory since 1962, 109 McGraw Place (in residence);
- Group House No. VI, possessed by Delta Upsilon, signatory since 1962, 6 South Avenue (in residence);
- Group House No. VII, occupied by Phi Sigma Sigma, and formerly possessed by Kappa Alpha, which was a signatory in 1991 (signing was delayed for three decades, for reasons unknown), 14 South Avenue;
- Group House No. VIII, possessed by Zeta Psi, signatory since 1963, 534 Thurston Avenue, (in residence);
- Group House No. IX, occupied by Sigma Alpha Mu, and formerly possessed by Chi Omega, signatory since 1963, 10 Sisson Place, on North Campus;[120]
- Group House X, occupied by University Residence Life, 201 Thurston Avenue, and formerly possessed by Lambda Upsilon Lambda, signatory since 1965, when the CURP program was closed out in favor of a return to individual leasing.
Chapters with University-owned facilities under other agreements
The Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966 was based on agreements with other institutions, dating from 1933 to 1952, and after 1965:
- Kappa Alpha Theta, 519 Stewart Ave
- Psi Upsilon, 2 Forest Park Ln
- Sigma Phi, 1 Forest Park Ln
- Kappa Sigma, 600 University Avenue
- Lambda Upsilon Lambda, 722 University Avenue
- Phi Gamma Delta ("The Oaks"), 118 McGraw Pl[121]
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon ("Hillcrest"), 101 McGraw Pl
- Sigma Phi Epsilon, 109 McGraw Pl
Chapters with privately owned facilities
Many fraternities and sororities have remained outside the ambit of University ownership. As of October 2017, these chapters include the following:
- Acacia[122] (“Northcote”[123]), 318 Highland Rd
- Alpha Chi Omega, 210 Thurston Ave
- Alpha Delta Phi,[122] 777 Stewart Ave
- Alpha Epsilon Phi, 435 Wyckoff Rd
- Alpha Epsilon Pi[122] (“Thurston Manor”[124]), 140 Thurston Ave
- Alpha Gamma Rho,[122] 203 Highland Ave
- Alpha Phi, 411 Thurston Ave
- Alpha Sigma Phi[122] (“Rockledge”[125]), 804 Stewart Ave
- Alpha Tau Omega,[122] 625 University Ave
- Alpha Xi Delta, 40 Ridgewood Rd
- Alpha Zeta,[122] 214 Thurston Ave
- Beta Theta Pi[122] (“Castle on the Rock”[126]), 100 Ridgewood Rd
- Chi Psi,[122] 810 University Ave
- Delta Chi[122] (“The Knoll”[127]), 102 The Knoll
- Delta Delta Delta, 118 Triphammer Rd[128]
- Delta Gamma, 117 Triphammer Rd
- Delta Phi[122] (“Llenroc”), 100 Cornell Ave
- Kappa Alpha Theta, 519 Stewart Ave
- Kappa Delta, 109 Triphammer Rd
- Kappa Delta Rho,[122] 312 Highland Rd
- Kappa Kappa Gamma, 508 THurston Ave
- Lambda Chi Alpha[122] (“Edgemoor”[129]), 125 Edgemoor Ln
- Phi Delta Theta,[122] 2 Ridgewood Rd
- Phi Kappa Tau,[122] 106 The Knoll
- Phi Mu, 509 Wyckoff Rd
- Phi Sigma Kappa,[122] 702 University Ave
- Pi Beta Phi, 330 Triphammer Rd
- Pi Kappa Alpha,[122] 17 South Ave
- Seal and Serpent,[122] 305 Thurston Ave
- Sigma Chi[122] (“Greystone”[130]), 106 Cayuga Heights Rd
- Sigma Delta Tau, 115 Ridgewood Rd
- Sigma Nu,[122] 230 Willard Wy
- Sigma Pi,[122] 730 University Ave
- Tau Kappa Epsilon (“Westbourne Manor”),[131] 105 Westbourne Ln
- Theta Delta Chi,[122] 800 University Ave
- Zeta Beta Tau,[122] 1 Edgecliff Pl
References
- ↑ Cornell University Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
- ↑ The Cornellian, 1874.
- ↑ Chapters, Cornell University Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life, retrieved April 5, 2018
- ↑ Acacia address in 2016, 318 Highland Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΑΔΦ address in 2016, 777 Stewart Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΑΕΠ address in 2016, 140 Thurston Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΑΓΡ address in 2016, 203 Highland Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΑΦΔ is non-residential as of 2016
- ↑ ΑΣΦ address in 2016, 804 Stewart Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΑΖ address in 2016, 214 Thurston Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΒΘΠ address in 2016, 100 Ridgewood Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΧΦ address in 2016, 107 Edgemoor Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850
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- ↑ ΔΚΕ address prior to Nov, 2013 closure, 13 South Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΔΦ address in 2016, 100 Cornell Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΔΤΔ address in 2016, 104 Mary Ann Wood Dr., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΔΥ address in 2016, 6 South Ave., Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΚΑ is non-residential as of 2016
- ↑ ΚΔΡ address in 2016, 312 Highland Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
- 1 2 3 ΦΔΘ and ΚΣ nationals withdrew from the NIC in 2002. ΛΧΑ severed ties in 2015. TKE resigned its membership in 2016. ΦΣΚ withdrew in 2002 but rejoined in 2006.
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- ↑ ΛΧΑ address in 2016, 125 Edgemoor Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΦΔΘ address in 2016, 2 Ridgewood Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ Fiji maintains a policy for its members that severely limits use of its Greek letters to a handful of approved usages, such as their official ring, chapter plaques and memorial markers. Thus you will see "Fiji" on shirts, but not the Greek letters.
- ↑ ΦΓΔ address in 2016, 118 McGraw Place, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ Phi Kappa Psi at Cornell, retrieved 15 May 2014
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- ↑ ΦΚΤ address in 2016, 106 The Knoll, Ithaca, NY 14850
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- ↑ ΠΚΦ address in 2016, 55 Ridgewood Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ Seal and Serpent address in 2016, 305 Thurston Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850
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- ↑ ΣΧ address in 2016, 106 Cayuga Heights Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850
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- ↑ ΣΝ address in 2016, 230 Willard Way, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΣΦ address in 2016, 1 Forest Park Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΣΦΕ address in 2016, 109 McGraw Place, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΣΠ address in 2016, 730 University Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΘΔΧ address in 2016, 800 University Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΖΒΤ address in 2016, 1 Edgecliff Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850
- ↑ ΖΨ address in 2016, 534 Thurston Ave,. Ithaca, NY 14850
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- ↑ The Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966 describes the Irving Literary Society as "doing business as the New York Alpha Chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Cornell University," according to 1 Schedule I, Appendix A, Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966. The chapter claims to have "served as the steward for the Irving Society" since the demise of the literary society in 1888. In 2013-14 an unaffiliated group at Cornell attempted to revive the society, but it did not continue beyond 2015, as shown in the list of student organizations in 2014, compared to the 2015 list, both accessed 4 Sept 2018.
- ↑ This entire 5-chapter national fraternity, including Cornell's Beta Chapter, was absorbed into ΒΘΠ in 1879.
- 1 2 Lincoln, Murray (December 1913), "The Installation of Omicron", The Purple, Green and Gold
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- 1 2 3 4 5 ΤΚΕ came from several predecessor groups, including Kappa Psi, the Scorpion Club, and Sigma Phi Sigma, according to the Ithacating blog, posted 12 Jun 2008, accessed 19 Jan 2017
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. pp. II-45, 46. ISBN 978-0963715906.
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- 1 2 Sanua, Marianne Rachel (2003), Going Greek: Jewish College Fraternities in the United States, 1895-1945, Wayne State University Press
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- ↑ ΟΑΤ was a national Jewish fraternity, founded at Cornell. It was noted (Sanua, p.79) as "the most Jewish of fraternities". Its house keeps a kosher kitchen. All chapters closed during the Great Depression; most of these were absorbed by Tau Delta Phi
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- 1 2 This small national was founded at Syracuse, placing its Beta Chapter at Cornell in 1915, which had been a local called Omicron Sigma Omicron, according to Bairds' Manual, 8th ed.
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- ↑ Eleusis was founded as a local in 1912, becoming ΘΚΝ in 1931; only a few years later this small national merged with Lambda Chi Alpha.
- ↑ This unnamed chapter of the small national fraternity Kappa Nu petitioned to join Phi Sigma Epsilon in 1962, having chosen not to participate in Kappa Nu's merger with Phi Epsilon Pi in 1961. This is probably because both chapters had been present on the Cornell campus. Phi Epsilon Pi itself later became part of Zeta Beta Tau.
- 1 2 Cornell was the only campus where active chapters of both Phi Sigma Kappa and Phi Sigma Epsilon existed at the time of their merger in 1985. Rather than merge the chapters, the Phi Sigma Epsilon group was released to seek another national affiliation, and after a search, joined Theta Chi, also in 1985. To explain, two years prior, in 1983, Theta Chi on the campus had lost their charter due to rules violations, as noted in a historical piece from AEPi, accessed 14 Jun 2017. AEPi's campus history had noted this situation as the former (1983) Theta Chi members had been absorbed en masse into the AEPi chapter on the campus. The new, 1985 edition of Theta Chi (from Phi Sigma Epsilon) had no connection to the former Theta Chi chapter, but was granted its Lambda Chapter name and occupied its building. Alpha Chi Omega sorority occupied their former building, according to a local real estate blog at the time, accessed 14 Jun 2017. As a postscript, Theta Chi was again closed in 1999 due to drug use violations, and a 2003 recolonization attempt was unsuccessful.
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- ↑ Not to be confused with the Jewish professional dentistry fraternity of the same name.
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- 1 2 This organization merged twice in 1931. The original Club Hispania joined Phi Lambda Alpha and that fraternity nationally merged into Phi Iota Alpha in late December of that same year, according to Phi Iota Alpha records.
- ↑ The first "International Latino Fraternity" was founded at Cornell, with the establishment of Alpha Chapter of Alpha Zeta, not to be confused with the Professional (Agricultural) fraternity of that same name, also on the Cornell campus. While short-lived, this group sparked many imitators, as noted by Oliver Fajardo in an article in "the Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, accessed 17 Jan, 2017.
- ↑ ΡΨ, for Chinese students, was founded at Cornell in 1916 with the Chinese name Su Ye She, at a time when Chinese students were unable to join other fraternities. It became a national organization in 1925, and international in 1929. The Cornell chapter ceased in 1931, but other chapters of the national organization continued, becoming co-educational in 1975. Rho Psi continues as a Chinese interest club. The fraternity adopted the name Rho Psi Society, indicating its co-educational status, also in 1975.
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