Fraternity Facts

The division of the 1,073 college fraternities and sororities in the United States is as follows: miscellaneous fraternities, 156; local fraternities, 390; local sororties, 200; class societies, 67, inactive fraternities, 60; junior college sorocities, 5; junior college fraternities, 1; national social fraternities, 76; national social sororities, 29; professional fraternities, 80; honor societies, 69. Excluding local fraternities and sororities, class societies and inactive fraternities, there are 10,126 fraternity chapters in the U. S. There are approximately 2,729 chapter houses owned by fraternities and sororities.