Fraternities and sororities at Carnegie Mellon University

The Greek tradition at Carnegie Mellon University began 105 years ago with the founding of the first fraternity on campus, Theta Xi, in 1912. As of the fall semester of 2016, the Greek community consists of 25 active fraternities and sororities: 6 Panhellenic sororities; 11 Interfraternity Council fraternities; 2 Asian American groups "(1 fraternity and 1 sorority)"; 4 National Pan-Hellenic (historically African American) chapters represented on campus (2 fraternities and 2 sororities); 1 Music Fraternity for Women, and 1 Professional Business fraternity.