Christian sorority
| Sorority | Year founded | Active chapters & colonies |
|---|---|---|
| ΚΦ - Kappa Phi | 1916 | 25 active in OH, OK, WV, NE, PA, MI, IL, FL, TX |
| ΑΔΧ - Alpha Delta Chi | 1925 | 14 active in CA, GA, KY, IL, CO, OH, AL |
| ΑΣΔ - Alpha Sigma Delta | 1990 | 2 active in MI, AL |
| ΦΒΧ - Phi Beta Chi | 1978 | 11 active in IN, TX, IA, NC, AZ, MN, PA |
| EA - Elogeme Adolphi | 1987 | 18 chapters in IL, FL, IN, GA, LA, 4 Alumni |
| ΣA - Sigma Alpha Christian Sorority | 1988 | 2 chapters in TX |
| ΣΦΛ - Sigma Phi Lambda | 1988 | 31 in TX, OK, FL, AR, MO, MS, TN, VA, LA, AL |
| ANΩ - Alpha Nu Omega | 1988 | 17 Undergraduate, 7 Alumni, in MD, DE, PA, DC, NJ, NY, OH, NC, FL, TN, IN, TX, |
| AΛΩ - Alpha Lambda Omega | 1990 | 14 chapters in TX, OK, PA, MI |
| ΨΔX - Psi Delta Chi | 1994 | 2 chapters in TN, WI |
| HIΣ - Eta Iota Sigma | 1992 | 2 chapters in TX |
| ΣΑΩ - Sigma Alpha Omega | 1998 | 33 in DE, FL, GA, KY, MI, MD, NC, NM, NY, OK, SC, TN, VA, WI |
| ΔΨΕ - Delta Psi Epsilon | 1999 | 22 in AL, FL, GA, IN, IL, LA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA |
| ZΦZ - Zeta Phi Zeta (Zeta Alpha Omicron) | 2001 | 17 in IL, FL, AR, TX, IA, AL, OH |
| ΣΦΧ - Sigma Phi Chi | 2001 | 1 in TX |
| ΠΙΧ - Pi Iota Chi | 2001 | 3 in MI, GA |
| AΘΩ - Alpha Theta Omega | 2002 | 17 in TN, MO, GA, AL,VA,TX, KS |
| ΛΟΧ - Lambda Omicron Chi | 2002 | 4 in VA, CA, GA, D.C. |
| ΓΑΛ - Gamma Alpha Lambda | 2003 | 1 in MO |
| ΖΙΧ - Zeta Iota Chi | 2003 | 1 in MO |
| HΓZ - Eta Gamma Zeta | 2004 | 1 in IL |
| ΛΟΓ - Lambda Omicron Gamma | 2005 | 1 in IL |
| AΩ - Alpha Omega | 2005 | 7 in TX, VA |
| ΘΑ - Theta Alpha | 2006 | 3 chapters, 1 colony in FL |
| ΔAX - Delta Alpha Chi | 2006 | 1 in FL |
| ίχκ - Iota Chi Kappa | 2007 | 8 in AL, GA, MA, MD, MS, NH, NY, R.I., SC, VA |
| AΨΓ - Alpha Psi Gamma | 2007 | 1 in NC |
| ΘΧΓ - Theta Chi Gamma | 2008 | 1 Chapter in AZ, 1 Chapter in TN, 1 Colony in GA, 1 Colony in NY |
| ΔΛΓ - Delta Lambda Gamma | 2008 | 1 Chapter in MI |
| ΔΦΨ - Delta Phi Psi | 2008 | 1 Chapter, 1 Colony in NY, NJ, VA |
| ΘΣΛ - Theta Sigma Lambda | 2008 | 6- Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, St. Louis |
| ΔAΩ - Delta Alpha Omega | 2009 | 8 in MO, IL, MI, LA, TX, CA, OH, IN |
| ΘΦΣ - Theta Phi Sigma | 2009 | International |
| ΣΩΜ - Sigma Omega Mu | 2010 | 2 in MO, 1 Nationwide chapter |
| TPO - Tau Rho Omicron | 2011 | 2 in FL, TN |
| ΖΝΔ - Zeta Nu Delta | 2013 | International Chapter, International Graduate Chapter, 1 in North Carolina, 1 in Alabama, |
While the traditional women's fraternity or sorority was founded well before the start of the 20th century, the first ever Christian sorority was founded at UCLA in 1925 by ten women and named Alpha Delta Chi.
Traditionally, the Christian sorority has followed the Christian fraternity in founding except in the case of Alpha Delta Chi. The sorority was founded in 1925 and Alpha Gamma Omega was founded in 1927, two years later also at UCLA.
These Christian Greek Organizations enjoyed local success in their early years but they did not experience the national growth seen by more traditional Greek organizations.
A more novel situation occurred in 1987 when Chi Alpha Omega was founded as a co-educational Christian Greek Organization. It wasn't until 1998 that Sigma Alpha Omega broke off as a women's only ministry. Sigma Alpha Omega now has a national president, a national board of trustees, and has grown to include 33 chapters throughout the country.
In 1988, the founding of Sigma Phi Lambda on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin sparked new growth for the Christian sorority. "Phi Lamb" was founded by women who saw brotherhood in Beta Upsilon Chi and wished to create a female counterpart, since BYX was a male-only organization. Sigma Phi Lambda today has an executive director, national board of directors, and regional directors, and is the largest Christian social sorority in the nation with thirty-one chapters.(Kappa Phi club is at twenty-four campuses; however, Kappa Phi club is not a social sorority).
There has been a surge in the multicultural community of Christian sororities as well, with the beginning of sororities such as Alpha Lambda Omega Christian Sorority, Inc. (1990), Delta Psi Epsilon Christian Sorority, Inc. (1999), Psi Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. (1994), Pi Iota Chi Christian Multicultural Sorority, Inc. (2001), Alpha Theta Omega Christian Sorority, Inc. (2002), Zeta Iota Chi Christian Sorority, Inc (2003), Theta Sigma Lambda Christian Sorority, Inc. (2008), Delta Phi Psi Christian Sorority, Inc.(2008) is a member of Association of Fraternal Christian Organizations and Ministries and Tau Rho Omicron Christian Sorority, Inc. is a Christian Sorority for Business and Professional Women (2011).
In 1999, Delta Psi Epsilon Christian Sorority, Inc. was founded to give Christian women an opportunity to experience Greek life without having to compromise their values. The sorority was founded by Founders Carla Griffith, Vila-Sheree Watson and Nicole Parham Gardner. The sorority purpose is to spread the love of Christ and evangelize the world for His purpose. The premier organization for Christian women, Delta Psi Epsilon is also a charter member of the United Council of Christian Fraternities and Sororities, Inc. Also known as Women of Deliverance, Power and Enlightenment, Delta Psi Epsilon is founded on the tenets of faith, wisdom, honor and sisterhood.
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