Professional Fraternities and Sororities

A professional fraternity or sorority is an organization for men, women, or both, who possess or are in pursuit of a career in a particular professional field.  Some professional fraternities and sororities are intercollegiate, and others strictly exist in the communities in which they serve.  While it is possible to be a member of more than one professional fraternity or sorority in different careers, it is unusual–and more often than not, prohibited–to be a dual member of organizations serving the same profession.

Arts

• 1979: Theta Sigma Upsilon Sorority
• 1981: Eta Phi Sigma Sorority
• 1990: Lambda Phi Lambda Fine Arts Fraternity
• 2002: Tau Rho Beta Society
• 2005: Nu Rho Sigma Eta Beta Mu Fine Arts Fraternity
• 2007: Delta Omicron Omega Performing Arts Fraternity
• 2010: Gamma Xi Phi
• 2013: Alpha Rho Theta Fraternity of the Creative and Performing Arts
• Alpha Theta Sigma Fine Arts Fraternity

Cosmetology

• 1945: Alpha Chi Pi Omega Fraternity and Sorority
• 2017: Alpha Chi Pi Omega Sorority & Fraternity of Illinois

Business

• 1929: Iota Phi Lambda Sorority
• 1937: Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority
• 1942: Tau Gamma Delta Sorority
• 1942: Eta Phi Beta Sorority
• 1943: Gamma Phi Delta Sorority
• 1945: Beta Pi Sigma Sorority
• 19??: Nu Phi Beta Fraternity
• 2020: Eta Rho Sigma Sorority

Dance

• 2000: Delta Phi Delta Dance Fraternity
• 2008: Delta Iota Mu Professional Dance Fraternity
• 2009: Phi Iota Phi Dance Fraternity

Education

• 1923: National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa
• 1963:  Alpha Gamma Pi Sorority

Law

• 1916: Tau Delta Sigma Fraternity
• 1920:  Epsilon Sigma Iota Sorority
• 1934: Sigma Delta Tau Legal Fraternity

Literature

• 2009: Sigma Theta Lambda Literary Sorority

Medical/Health Care

• 1913: Chi Delta Mu Fraternity
• 1921: Cusp and Crown Fraternity
• 1922: Rho Psi Phi Sorority
• 1930: Lambda Pi Alpha Sorority
• 1932: Chi Eta Phi Sorority
• 1991: Delta Phi Sigma Sorority
• 2006: Kappa Psi Psi Healthcare Sorority
• 2014: Delta Mu Chi Fraternity

Military Fraternities

• 2013: Kappa Lambda Chi Military Fraternity
• 2015: Sigma Alpha Gamma Military Fraternity
• 2016: Theta Nu Psi Military Fraternity
• 2017: Mu Beta Phi Military Fraternity
• 2017: Psi Delta Tau Military Fraternity
• 2017: Mu Phi Psi Military Fraternity and Sorority
• 2017: Alpha Omega Phi Military Fraternity/Sorority
• 2018: Alpha Lambda Psi Military Fraternity
• 2018: Omega Xi Omega Military Fraternity
• 2019:  Psi Rho Phi Military Fraternity
• 2020: Phi Delta Pi Veterans Fraternity [Formerly Pi Delta Phi Veterans Fraternity]
• 2020: Phi Gamma Phi Military Fraternity

Military Sororities

• 2000: Sigma Phi Psi Military Sorority
• 2011: Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority
• 2014: Alpha Gamma Xi Military Sorority
• 2016: Delta Omicron Alpha Military Sorority
• 2016: Rho Upsilon Tau Military Sorority
• 2017: Lambda Beta Alpha Military Sorority
• 2017: Iota Gamma Psi Military Sorority
• 2020:: Pi Mu Phi Military Sorority
• 2021: Xi Gamma Phi Military Sorority

Military Spouses

• 2017: Alpha Lambda Psi Military Spouses Sorority
• 2019: Nu Gamma Rho Military Wives Sorority
• 2020: Phi Nu Alpha Military Spouses Sorority

Mortuary Science

• 1942: Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity

Real Estate

• 2021: Black Women of Real Estate Sorority

Science/Technology/Engineering

• 1985: Epsilon Gamma Iota
• 2000: Eta Kappa Tau Engineering and Technology Fraternity

With gratitude to Jeronica Byrd for her research assistance.

This page was last updated on March 28, 2024.