List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines

The following is an incomplete list of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines.

Explanation of columns

• Scope – International (chapters both in and out of the Philippines), National (chapters across the Philippines), Regional (a few chapters in the same district), and local (one chapter)
• Active chapters – number of active chapters in the Philippines only

General fraternities and sororities

Name	Chartered date	Founding location	Type	Scope	Active chapters	References
Order of DeMolay	March 18, 1919	Kansas City, Missouri	Masonic non-collegiate fraternity	International		[lower-alpha 1]
Job's Daughters International	October 20, 1920	Omaha, Nebraska	Masonic non-collegiate sorority	International		[lower-alpha 2]

1. Members are men ages 12 to 21.
2. Members are girls aged 10 to 20 who are related to a Mason or are sponsored for membership by a Mason.

Traditional fraternities and sororities

Name	Chartered date	Founding location	Type	Range	Active chapters	References
Alpha Eagle	January 3, 1991	Iligan City	Service fraternity and sorority	National	1
Alpha Kappa Rho	August 8, 1973	University of Santo Tomas	Service fraternity and sorority	International		[1]
Alpha Phi Omega	March 2, 1950	Far Eastern University	Service fraternity and sorority	National	250	[2][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Alpha Sigma Phi	September 29, 1959	Sillman University	Social and service coed fraternity	National	34	[lower-alpha 3]
Beta Epsilon	August 23, 1929	University of the Philippines Diliman	Social fraternity			[2]
Beta Sigma	July 14, 1946	University of the Philippines Diliman	Social fraternity	National	125	[2][3]
Beta Sigma Omega Phi	October 10, 1968	University of Bohol	Service fraternity and sorority	National	72
Delta Sigma Xi	February 14, 1971	Manuel L. Quezon University	Confraternity, coed	International
Gamma Kappa Phi	October 9, 1962	Divine Word College College of Law	Social fraternity and sorority	International		[4][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]
Gamma Omicron Delta Sigma	July 7, 1990	Mabolo, Cebu City, Philippines	Service fraternity, coed			[5]
Lambda Beta Phi	July 9, 1969	University of Bohol	Social fraternity, coed	National	17
Phi Omega Sigma	August 24, 1968	Central Mindanao University	Social fraternity and sorority	National	[lower-alpha 6]	[6]
Pi Sigma	August 15, 1972	University of the Philippines Diliman	Socio-political fraternity	National		[lower-alpha 7]
Pi Sigma Delta	January 26, 1975	University of the Philippines Diliman	Socio-political sorority	National		[lower-alpha 8]
Samahang Ilokano	c. 1946	Manila, Philippines	Cultural (Ilocano)	National	3
Sigma Beta	February 14, 1932	University of the Philippines Diliman	Social sorority	National	2 ?	[7]
Tau Alpha Omega	September 21, 1970	Central Mindanao University	Social	National	20	[8]
Tau Gamma Phi	October 4, 1968	University of the Philippines Diliman	Service fraternity	International
Upsilon Phi Sigma	February 14, 1935	University of the Philippines Los Baños	Social fraternity and sorority	National	164
Upsilon Sigma Phi	November 19, 1918	University of the Philippines Manila	Social fraternity	National	2	[2]

1. The Scouts Royale Brotherhood are its campus partner.
2. Affiliated international service organization of Alpha Phi Omega, founded on December 16, 1925 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. On 26 September 2013, Alpha Sigma Phi of the United States withdrew from a 1984 agreement with the Philippine group, severing ties between the two organizations.
4. ΓΚΣ sorority, founded in 1964, merged with ΓΚΦ fraternity in 2005, dropping the name ΓΚΣ.
5. SEC number CN 201321651
6. Also known as "POSANS". Its alumni association is duly registered at the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with registration number: CN201227619. Known partner organization is Theta Sigma Phi founded at Central Mindanao University. Phi Omega Sigma of the Philippines has no legal/fraternal affiliation with Phi Omega Sigma at the College of Wooster and with Phi Omega Sigma Christian fraternity at Missouri State University in the United States.
7. Counterpart of Pi Sigma Delta.
8. Counterpart of Pi Sigma.

Professional fraternities and sororities

Name	Chartered	Founding location	Focus	Type	Scope	Active chapters	References
Alpha Phi Beta	1939	University of the Philippines College of Law	Law	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[lower-alpha 1]
Aquila Legis	1949	Ateneo de Manila Law School	Law	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[9]
Beta Epsilon	August 23, 1929	University of the Philippines Dillman	Engineering	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[10]
Fraternitas Scintilla Legis	1974	Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan	Law	Professional fraternity	National	5
Kappa Kappa	1948	University of Santo Tomas	Engineering	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[11]
Lex Talionis Fraternitas	September 29, 1969	San Beda College of Law	Law	Professional fraternity	National	2	[12]
Lex Augustiniana Sororitas	June 11, 1986	San Sebastian College – Recoletos	Law	Professional fraternity	National	3	[13]
Mu Sigma Phi (fraternity)	October 1933	University of the Philippines College of Medicine	Medical	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[lower-alpha 2]
Mu Sigma Phi (sorority)	August 27, 1934	University of the Philippines College of Medicine	Medical	Professional sorority	National	2	[lower-alpha 3]
Phi Beta Epsilon	September 28, 1947	Central Philippine University	Engineering	Professional fraternity	National	6	[14][15]
Phi Kappa Mu	August 1933	University of the Philippines College of Medicine	Medical	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[lower-alpha 4]
Scintilla Juris	October 14, 1966	University of the Philippines College of Law	Law	Professional fraternity	National	2 ?	[16][17]
Sigma Beta	1950	University of Santo Tomas	Engineering	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[11][18]
Sigma Rho	1938	University of the Philippines College of Law	Law	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]
Tau Alpha	June 27, 1932	University of the Philippines Diliman old campus in Manila	Engineering	Professional fraternity	National	2	[2][lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8]
Tau Mu Epsilon	October 1952	University of Santo Tomas	Engineering	Professional fraternity	Local	1	[11]

1. Its campus partner is ΡΔΑ.
2. Its campus partner is ΜΣΦ Sorority.
3. Its campus partner is ΜΣΦ Fraternity.
4. Its campus partner is ΦΛΔ.
5. Sigma Rho of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños has no legal or fraternal affiliation with Sigma Rho University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.
6. Its collegiate partners are ΔΛΣ/ΛΣΡ
7. Founded from Mu Epsilon which was established in 1931.
8. Its collegiate partner is Tau Lambda Alpha Sorority.

See also

• Cultural interests fraternities and sororities

References

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