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List of oldest fraternities in the USA

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List of oldest fraternities in the USA

The oldest Greek letter organization is Phi Beta Kappa. It was created on Dec. 5, 1776 at William and Mary.
The number of Greek letter societies in the USA and overseas is large and not known. The list below contains the oldest and most influential fraternities in the US.


Phi Beta Kappa, 1776, William and Mary.
Kappa Alpha, 1825, Union.
Sigma Phi, 1827, Union.
Delta Phi, 1827, Union.
Alpha Delta Phi, 1832, Hamilton.
Psi Upsilon, 1833, Union.
Chi Psi, 1841, Union.
Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1844, Yale.
Delta Psi, 1847, Columbia.
Theta Delta Chi, 1847, Union.
Zeta Psi, 1847, N. Y. Uni.

List of the oldest fraternities in the world

The oldest and largest fraternity in the western world lives on Mt Athos in Macedonia, Greece. It is over eleven centuries old and has been the home of kings and emperors, renown writers, painters, philosophers and saints. King Charles of Britain has his spiritual home there.

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