Greek Organizations

ALPHA GAMMA RHO:
(February, 2003) Alpha Gamma Rho is not like other fraternities. In AGR you'll get the opportunity to experience both a social and a professional fraternity. AGR does what you expect a social fraternity to do: socialize with other students on campus and people in the community. AGR is also like other social fraternities in that it has a strong group of members and a house you can live in during your college years. But AGR is more than just one of those strictly social fraternities; it is also a professional fraternity. All members of AGR have related career interests. AGR is for young men pursuing any career related to the agriculture, food or fiber industries. AGR never loses sight of why you're in college in the first place...to graduate and get a job. And to graduate, you need to do well academically. This is where belonging to a fraternity that is both social and professional helps most. Because everyone in AGR is in the same career field, it's easy to have peer study groups or find someone who has taken the same classes. And with state of the art computers and libraries in most AGR houses, you'll find the good studying atmosphere you need to do your best. Leadership is an important skill you'll learn or develop in Alpha Gamma Rho. Our members recognize the need to develop leadership skills and take an active part in fraternity and university activities. Fraternity officer positions give you real leadership experience; you will use these skills to get involved in campus clubs, organizations or student government. If all of this sounds like a lot of serious work, don't worry. AGR knows how to have a lot of fun, too. Intramurals are a great way to show our AGR competitiveness in a variety of both team and individual sports. From softball and water volleyball, to flag football and dart tournaments, intramurals are lots of fun, and they provide a chance for AGR's to have a great time together. Plus, AGR usually has a full calendar of social events each term, including responsible parties, tailgates and sorority functions. These social events let you balance the professional and social aspects of the AGR fraternity experience.

ALPHA PI SIGMA:
(September, 2006) To encourage and promote academic excellence of our members through the establishment of study groups, tutoring services and mentoring. To establish a scholarship fun to benefit members of the organization and/or transfer and high school students. To inspire unity, friendship and sisterhood among its members; to promote and develop the attainment of leadership skills for its members in order to serve the organization and the Latino community.

ALPHA XI DELTA:
(1952) To provide a source of continuing friendships and pleasant associations among women students.

BETA IOTA PHI:
(March, 2006) Beta Iota Phi was founded on March 20th, 2006 by 18 women who wanted to make a difference at California State University of Fresno and within the community. We are a multicultural sorority with a goal of promoting cultural awareness through the unity of sisterhood, community service and education. Through our various activities, we would like to demonstrate role model like behavior to our community, peers and future sisters. “A sister is a sister no matter where she’s from.”

BETA PHI EPSILON:
(March, 2006) To build awareness through cross-cultural sisterhoods, while servicing the campus community immediate and abroad.

CHI DELTA BETA:
(April, 2000) To provide an opportunity for men to enhance knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal development.

CHI RHO OMICRON:
(May, 1995) While Chi Rho Omicron, Inc. is a Filipino-based fraternity, the brotherhood welcomes gentlemen from all types of cultures. Current brothers originate from a mix of ethnic backgrounds ranging from Latin-American, African-American, Indian, as well as other mainland Asian countries. XPO takes pride in its ability and flexibility to show interest in learning about other cultures as well as promoting the Philippine heritage. The gentlemen of Chi Rho Omicron, Inc., regard all of its members a close to family as possible. The organization traditionally holds an annual retreat designated by region. XPO also holds a yearly formal inviting all of its existing members (alumni and active) to attend and reacquaint. Brothers can look forward to being able to network better with members from all seven chapters spread throughout California for employment or housing purposes. Local chapters host parties, enjoy BBQs, attend sporting events, and organize socials with sororities. Members of Chi Rho Omicron extend their brotherhood outside of the university environment, through daily life and even familial events. XPO brothers are there for each other. Chi Rho Omicron takes pride in academics. The organization has members that are among the brightest in their respective majors including Business, Art, Health Science, Journalism, and many others. Each brother does his best to aid their fellow colleagues in regards to their particular fields and specialties. XPO contributes to the betterment of the community by hosting fundraisers for programs like Light the Night from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, participating in the Ronald McDonald House Charities and being surrogate male model figures for the Boys 2 Men Girls to Women Foundation Bowl-a-thon. All the fraternity requires is the heart and determination of an individual to go above and beyond by demonstrating one's initiative towards attaining knowledge, one's willingness to contribute time and effort towards a cause, one's strong constitution to overcome life's challenges and one's potential for developing a strong sense of pride and confidence in one's self.

DELTA GAMMA:
(1951) Delta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities. It was founded in 1873, and since the very beginning, we have believed in the highest ideals of friendship, social responsibility and character, as well as a commitment to education and cultural interests. Gamma Lambda Chapter was founded California State University, Fresno in 1951. We are involved on campus with Order of Omega, the Wellness Challenge and many other campus clubs and organizations. The Delta Gamma Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Fraternity and will offer you opportunities to contribute your time and talents to Serve for Sight. Celebrating more than 50 years of "Doing Good," the foundation raises more than $1 million annually. It funds more than 200 scholarships and fellowships every year and gives $150,000 in grants to similar non-profit organizations. Well Aware addresses women's health and social issues, while Cable Connection is a networking tool for you upon entering the work force. Delta Gamma offers its members the opportunity to take leadership positions throughout their college career within Delta Gamma. Members have the opportunity to plan social events such as formals and exchanges with other fraternities and sororities, also to plan large scale fundraisers for Service for Sight. Other offices allow members to teach our New Members about the values of Delta Gamma or members can help ensure the continuation of Delta Gamma traditions. Ultimately, however, Delta Gamma is about the women who make it such a wonderful house to be a part of. We believe in long-lasting friendships and value our differences. We welcome all those who want to be part of a home away from home while away at college.

DELTA SIGMA PHI:
(February, 1991) To better the members of the group with leadership and scholastics while having a good experience and bettering the university and other affiliations.

DELTA SIGMA THETA:
(March, 1980) To establish, maintain and encourage high cultural, intellectual and moral standards among its members; to engage in public service programs; and to promote and encourage achievement in education.

DELTA UPSILON:
(1968) The advancement of justice, promotion of friendship, diffusion of liberal culture, and the development of character.

DELTA ZETA:
(1928) To unite its members in the bonds of sincere and lasting friendship, to stimulate one another in the pursuit of knowledge, to promote the moral and social culture of its members and to develop plans for guidance and unity in action.

EPSILON SIGMA RHO:
(March, 1992) To promote higher academic success within the brotherhood; a network system created through the promotion of acquaintance, friendship, and fellowship, catalyzing greater opportunities for brothers as they enter their respective fields of study.

ETA ALPHA GAMMA:
(March, 2005) To promote academic achievement and leadership abilities in men to its fullest potential; develop a sense of representation for Hmong men and brotherhood in the university; to provide an insight of the Hmong culture for people of non-Hmong heritage.

GAMMA ZETA ALPHA:
(September, 1998) To unite males to function as a support group to foster social, academic and cultural development and community involvement.

INTERESTED LADIES OFLAMBDA THETA ALPHA LATIN SORORITY, INC.:
(May, 2009) To maintain the unity of the sorority life and provide a sisterhood based on unity, love and respect. To develop strong leaders who will then provide and practice political, social and cultural activities. To promote Latino Unity through charitable and educational programs and maintain a high standard of learning and serve as a voice for all Latino students.

INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL:
(1952) To assist and strengthen fraternities individually and collectively; to further intellectual accomplishment and scholarship of fraternities and their members; to ensure cooperation with the University unit sponsoring the IFC; to cooperate with the University administration in the maintenance of high standards; to provide a medium for the exercise of self-government of fraternity affairs; to ensure compliance with the IFC Constitution, its bylaws, and Rules and Guidelines; to maintain positive relations with the University community; to perpetuate the Basic Expectations of Fraternity Membership; to provide member fraternities with resources to serve the community; and to sponsor educational programming for the community in areas including but not limited to cultural awareness, sexism, rape prevention, alcohol and drug abuse, and AIDS prevention.

KAPPA ALPHA PSI:
(January, 1985) To encourage honorable achievement in every field of human endeavor, to unite in a fraternal bond college men of culture, patriotism, and high sense of honor, and to promote the social, intellectual and moral welfare of its members.

KAPPA ALPHA THETA:
(1953) The attainment of the highest scholarship; and to exercise the widest influence for good.

KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA:
(1954) To unite women, through membership, in a close bond of friendship, seeking to instill in them a spirit of mutual love and helpfulness to the end that each member and the fraternity-at-large may attain social, moral, and intellectual excellence.

KAPPA SIGMA:
(1951) To create an atmosphere of brotherhood, and to promote academic and social advancement.

LAMBDA SIGMA GAMMA:
(June, 1991) To instill the desire for self-improvement, scholastic excellence and the cultivation of civic responsibility; and promote unity and higher education amongst women.

LAMBDA THETA NU:
(December, 1990) To mainstream and open doors of opportunity to the Latinas of our community; promote sisterhood and meet the needs of Latina women in higher education.

LAMBDA THETA PHI:
(November, 2002) To serve as a source of support for students and professionals in pursuit of an education or career while promoting Latino unity.

MU CHI OMEGA:
(November, 2007) To unite and direct all persons interested in promoting the education of Latino Culture and ethnic origins via community interaction through the educational system. The organization Letters symbolize and represent the word MEXICO. The organizational colors of this and all chapters shall be green, white and red.

NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL:
(May, 1996) To create and maintain high standards in life of fraternities and sororities; to perpetuate constructive fraternity and sorority relationships; to foster an understanding of the structure and method of operation among the strategies on matters of mutual concern to affiliate organizations and to serve as the conduit for such action plans as may be developed.

NU ALPHA KAPPA:
(September, 1992) To unite and involve all students in a more harmonious and brotherly atmosphere through academic, social and cultural means; to provide opportunity for social interaction and professional development.

ORDER OF OMEGA:
(May, 2000) To recognize outstanding leadership in the Greek community.

PANHELLENIC COUNCIL:
(1954) The National Panhellenic Conference exists to promote the values of and to serve as an advocate for its member groups in collaboration with those members, campuses and communities. The National Panhellenic Conference provides support and guidance for its 26 member inter/national sororities/women’s fraternities and serves as the national voice on contemporary issues of sorority life. Founded in 1902, NPC is one of the oldest and largest women’s membership organizations representing more than 3.9 million women at 655 college/university campuses and 4,500 local alumnae chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Each year, NPC-affiliated collegians and alumnae donate more than $5 million to worthy causes, provide $2.8 million in scholarships to women and volunteer 500,000 hours in their communities. This We Believe: Fraternity - Fraternity is a social experience based on the fundamental right of a free people to form voluntary associations. It is one of the enrichments of college life; Mutual Choice - The young woman who wants fraternity experience will find it possible to belong on most campuses today. Fraternity membership is a social experience arrived at by mutual choice and selection. Fraternity membership is by invitation. Fraternities Exist Because They: Provide a good democratic social experience. Give value beyond college years. Create, through their ideals, an ever-widening circle of service beyond the membership. Develop the individual’s potential through leadership opportunities and group effort. Fill the need of belonging. Fraternities Continue Because: Young women feel a continuing need to belong. Parents appreciate fraternity values and standards and cooperate to make membership possible. College administrations, recognizing the values of fraternities, continue to welcome them on their campuses and to invite them to establish new chapters.

PHI BETA SIGMA:
(August, 2001) To advance the ideals of brotherhood and service; promote education and scholarship; develop an appreciation of American culture; and to foster such programs as may be indicated by these objectives.

PHI DELTA THETA:
(November, 2009) The purposes of this organization are: brotherhood: forging lifelong bonds built on loyalty, mutual respect and admiration for our brothers; gentlemen: promoting and maintaining a sense of chivalry while developing well rounded men; scholarship: establish a strong precedence for academic achievement through sound learning, hard work and dedication; leadership: inspire excellence by redefining the perception of what it means to be Greek and to lead by example through all aspects of life; service: performing genuine philanthropic acts with the desire to make a lasting impact in the lives of others, our campus and community; diversity: enlist men of different opinions, backgrounds and experiences which are integral to the development of our brotherhood, holding that cultural, ideological and educational differences advance our understanding of the world.

PHI LAMBDA RHO:
(October, 1994) To promote high academic achievement in all members; to provide community service; to enhance the social and leadership skills of the members.

PHI MU:
(1951) To foster, develop and perpetuate the bonds of friendship, with emphasis at all times upon those spiritual qualities essential to effective living.

PI KAPPA ALPHA:
(September, 1989) The Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity is a Greek letter, secret, college social fraternity. It is composed of men who chare similar ideals of friendships, truth, honor and loyalty. We were founded in 1868 at the University of Virginia and currently are composed of 201 chapters and 7 colonies in North America with over 220,000 members. We also uphold one of the largest average chapter/colony sizes of any international fraternity. Pi Kappa Alpha has maintained the largest average chapter and pledge class size for better part of the past 20 years. The Iota Beta chapter here at Fresno State was established December 6, 1986. Each semester the brothers are highly involved in intramural sporting events, as well as sorority philanthropies. Our two annual philanthropies, Mud Volleyball and Soccer, continue to raise hundreds of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. We currently reside in a 9000 sqft house on the corner of Cedar and Shaw across the street from the dorm parking lot. Pi Kappa Alpha (or “Pikes”) seeks men who exemplify the qualities of “SLAG”: scholars, leaders, athletes and gentlemen. Our mission: Pi Kappa Alpha is dedicated to developing men of integrity, intellect and high moral character to fostering a truly lifelong fraternal experience. Prominent Pikes: Jeff Taylor – Founder, Monster.com, Donald T. Regan – Former White House Chief of Staff, Ted Koppel – ABC’s Nightline Anchor, Tim McGraw – Country Music Artist, Jon Stewart – Host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”, Horace Grant – Professional Basketball Player.

SIGMA ALPHA:
(January, 2001) Sigma Alpha is a professional agricultural sorority that promotes scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship among its members. The sorority was founded in 1978 at the Ohio State University by five women who wanted an alternative to the social Greek sorority system. Since that time, Sigma Alpha has become a national organization consisting of more than 80 chapters, comprised of undergraduate and alumnae members. Today, more than 6,000 members have been initiated into Sigma Alpha Sorority. We're growing steadily as others in agriculture learn about us. The California State University, Fresno Alpha Phi Chapter was founded in December of 2001. Our objective is to promote its members in all facets of agriculture, and to strengthen the bonds of friendship among them. Sigma Alpha encourages its members to strive for achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service, and to further the development of excellence in women pursuing careers in agriculture.

SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON:
(September, 1990) Sigma Alpha Epsilon was the first national fraternity to be established in the Deep South, having been founded at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa on March 9, 1856. SAE is North America's largest social fraternity with more than 282,000 initiated members. The Fraternity resides on college and university campuses, as a guest of the host institution. The current structure includes more than 8,200 undergraduates at more than 225 chapters in 47 states and Canada. Alumni are active in more than 75 alumni associations. Sigma Alpha Epsilon focuses on the motto which is "The True Gentlemen." The Levere Memorial Temple, Fraternity Headquarters of SAE in Evanston, Illinois. It is the first Fraternity to have national headquarters and the first to build its own headquarters building: the Temple is the only national college fraternity headquarters to have a chapel. SAE has a National Leadership School. The school, started in 1935, was the first of its kind and has over 22,000 graduates. SAE has an Awards Program which recognizes outstanding contributions of SAE alumni; has a strong Risk Management Program requiring all chapters to conduct dry rush, a strong policy against hazing and pledge programs which enhance each individual's personal growth. SAE has a strong Alcohol Education Program and is constantly developing and updating programs for the responsible use of alcohol. Cal Iota chartered at Fresno State in 1949 from Zeta Mu local. The mission statement of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is to promote the highest standards of friendship, scholarship, and service for our members based upon the ideals set forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in our creed.

SIGMA ALPHA ZETA:
(September, 1995) First established at California State University, Fresno in 1992, Sigma Alpha Zeta Multicultural Sorority, Inc. was formed to further opportunities for multicultural women in colleges and universities throughout California. Sigma Alpha Zeta stands for the empowerment of women through academic devotion, sisterhood, and community service. SAZ members at Fresno State (Alpha Chapter) are a unique group of women who pride themselves on diversity of culture, personalities and interest. Sigma Alpha Zeta members are dedicated women who strive for excellence on their academics, are well identified for their engagement on campus activities, and community events, as well as, a distinctive sisterhood.

SIGMA CHI:
(1952) To cultivate and maintain the high ideals of friendship, justice, and learning.

SIGMA LAMBDA GAMMA:
(May, 2009) To promote standards of excellence in morality, ethics, and education. Further, the sorority shall work to better serve the needs and wants of all the people by disseminating information about the diverse, which we all share. Finally, the sorority shall maintain respect for the views of others through this valuing, thereby, enhancing our understanding of one another, and thus bettering our community, our country, and the world.

SIGMA NU:
(1951) It was a moonlight October night in 1868 when our Founding Fathers made their purpose clear - to create a fraternal organization unlike any other, one that held the personal honor and integrity of its membership in the highest regard. Their idea has since become a tradition no one individual could possibly imagine - a legacy of honor, unparalleled in scope that continues strong today. We also bind together members by ties of true and lasting friendship; to protect, assist, advance, and encourage each other by every honorable means of power during life.

SIGMA OMEGA NU:
(June, 2005) To strive for scholastic excellence, self-improvement and Latina awareness at California State University, Fresno, as well as in the community.

SIGMA OMEGA PHI:
(February, 1996) To open minds through culture, education and unity; respect other cultures, as well as keep sight of individual upbringing and heritage; strive to recruit students to a place of higher education and increase graduating population and ultimately aim towards establishing a bond of sisterhood through trust, friendship and support.

SIGMA PHI EPSILON:
(January, 1994) To improve the quality of our lives by improving the quality of the lives of others; to develop leadership, communications, academics, and community service through the lifetime fraternal experience.

THETA CHI:
(1942) To provide mutual benefit and assistance of its members; to assist needy but deserving young men in attaining a higher education; to promote good citizenship; and to extend the highest ideals of honor, charity, tolerance and true patriotism.

UNITED SORORITY AND FRATERNITY COUNCIL:
(February, 1996) To unite, promote and regulate local Greek fraternities and sororities in a self-governing format at California State University, Fresno.

UPSILON KAPPA DELTA:
(March, 2004) To encourage academic excellence and furthering of education; provide an example of an ideal multicultural sorority, to inform and teach others of the definition of multiculturalism, to provide and sustain a strong sisterhood throughout a lifetime, to keep others and ourselves informed of events and issues that concern the community, to cooperate with the local community organizations in hope of improvement and to be aware of, and take part in social events.

ZETA PHI BETA:
(October, 1985) To promote finer womanhood, sisterly love, scholarships and to be involved in community service.