Educational Institutions Fraternal Organizations National Sororities and Women’s Fraternities

• ΑΧΩ - Alpha Chi Omega, "A Chi O" or "Alpha Chi"

• AΔΧ - Alpha Delta Chi, "A D Chi"

• ΑΔΠ - Alpha Delta Pi, "A D Pi"

• ΑΕΦ - Alpha Epsilon Phi, "A E Phi"

• ΑΓΔ - Alpha Gamma Delta, "A G D" or "Alpha Gam"

• AKA - Alpha Kappa Alpha, AKAs

• αΚΔΦ - alpha Kappa Delta Phi, "aKDPhi"

• ΑΟΠ - Alpha Omicron Pi, "AOPi"

• ΑΦ - Alpha Phi, "A-Phi"

• ΑΦΓ - Alpha Phi Gamma, "APhiG"

• ΑΠΩ - Alpha Pi Omega

• ΑΣΑ - Alpha Sigma Alpha, "A S A" or "Alpha Sig"

• ΑΣK - Alpha Sigma Kappa, "ASK"

• ΑΣΤ - Alpha Sigma Tau

• ΑΞΔ - Alpha Xi Delta, "A Z D" or "Fuzzies"

• ΑΩE - Alpha Omega Epsilon, "A O E"

• ΧΩ - Chi Omega, "Chi O"

• ΔΔΔ - Delta Delta Delta, "Tri-Delt"

• ΔΓ - Delta Gamma - "D G"

• ΔΓΠ - Delta Gamma Pi Multicultural Sorority - "D G Pies" or "Roses"

• ΔΘT - Delta Theta Tau - "Deltas" or "Delta Theta"

• ΔΦΕ - Delta Phi Epsilon, "D Phi E" or "Deephers"

• ΔΨΕ - Delta Psi Epsilon

• ΔΣΘ - Delta Sigma Theta - Deltas, DST

• ΔΞΝ - Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority, Inc., "Xi Honeys"

• ΔΖ - Delta Zeta, "DZ" or "DeeZee"

• ΓΦΒ - Gamma Phi Beta, "Gamma Phi" or "G-Phi-B"

Educational Institutions • ΓΣΣ - Gamma Sigma Sigma, "Gamma Sig" or "GSS"

• HΓΔ - Eta Gamma Delta, "La Eta"

• ΚΑΘ - Kappa Alpha Theta, "Theta"

• ΚBΓ - Kappa Beta Gamma, "Kappas"

• ΚΔ - Kappa Delta, "KD"

• ΚΔΦ NAS - Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, Inc., "Kappa"

• ΚΚΓ - Kappa Kappa Gamma, "Kappa"

• KΦΓ - Kappa Phi Gamma, "KPhiG"

• ΛΘΑ - Lambda Theta Alpha, "Lambda Ladies"

• ΛΘΝ - Lambda Theta Nu, "Lambdas"

• ΛΠΥ - Lambda Pi Upsilon, "Lambda Divas", "LPiU"

• MAΦ - Mu Alpha Phi, "La Mu"

• ΦΜ - Phi Mu

• ΦΣΡ - Phi Sigma Rho, "Phi Rhos"

• ΦΣΣ - Phi Sigma Sigma, "Phi Sigs", "Phi Siggy Siggy"

• ΠΒΦ - Pi Beta Phi, "Pi Phi"

• ΦΒΧ - Phi Beta Chi

• ΣΑΕΠ - Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, "Sigma", "SigmaAEPi"

• ΣΔΤ - Sigma Delta Tau, "S D T"

• ΣΓΡ - Sigma Gamma Rho, SG-Rho's

• ΣΛΓ - Sigma Lambda Gamma, "Gammas"

• ΣΚ - Sigma Kappa "Sig Kaps"

• ΣΟΠ - Sigma Omicron Pi, "S.O.Pi"

• ΣΦΩ - Sigma Phi Omega, "Sigmas"

• ΣΨZ - Sigma Psi Zeta, "Sigmas"

• ΣΣΡ - Sigma Sigma Rho, "SigSigRho"

• ΣΣΣ - Sigma Sigma Sigma, "Tri-Sigma", "Sigma"

• ΣΩΝ - Sigma Omega Nu, "Sunnies, SON, Sigmas"

• TΘΠ - Tau Theta Pi, "Taus"

• ΘΝΞ - Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc., "Theta Nus"

Educational Institutions • ΘΦΑ - Theta Phi Alpha, "Theta Phi"

• ZΧΦ - Zeta Chi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc., "Zetas"

• ZΦB - Zeta Phi Beta, "Zetas"

• ZΣΧ - Zeta Sigma Chi, "Z-Chis"

• ΖΤΑ - Zeta Tau Alpha, "Zetas" Local Sororities and Women’s Fraternities • ΑΒΧ - Alpha Beta Chi - Emory & Henry College

• ΑΧΟ - Alpha Chi Omicron - SUNY Canton

• ΑΔΣ - Alpha Delta Sigma - University of Alabama

• ΑIX - Alpha Iota Chi, Inc. - Montclair State University

• ΑΛΣ - Alpha Lambda Sigma - Erskine College

• ΑΦN - Alpha Phi Nu - Martin Methodist College

• ΑΞΟ - Alpha Xi Omicron - University of Redlands

• ΑΞΩ - Alpha Xi Omega - Saint Leo University - Dormant

• APΩ - Alpha Rho Omega - Lycoming College

• AΠT - Alpha Pi Tau - Keene State College

• ΑΣ - Alpha Sigma - Alfred State College

• ΑΣ - Alpha Sigma - Saint Leo University - Dormant

• ΑΣΔ - Alpha Sigma Delta, "ASD" - SUNY Brockport

• AΨ - Alpha Psi - University of Alberta

• AΩΠ - Alpha Omega Pi, "AOPi" - SUNY Geneseo

• BΛA - Beta Lambda Alpha - Emporia State University

• XΩT - Chi Omega Tau, "Coyote" - Georgia Institute of Technology

• ΔΔΠ - Delta Delta Pi - Eureka College

• ΔΓΣ - Delta Gamma Sigma - Oklahoma Christian University

• ΔΓΖ - Delta Gamma Zeta - Saint Anselm College

• ΔEB - Delta Epsilon Beta - Bloomsburg University, Delaware Valley College, Univesity of New Haven, CT

• ΔP - Delta Rho, now the Nu Chapter of ΚBΓ - Franklin & Marshall College

• ΔKΔ - Delta Kappa Delta, "DKD" - St. John's University, Staten Island Campus

• ΔKΣ - Delta Kappa Sigma, "DKS" - San Francisco State University

Educational Institutions • ΔN - Delta Nu, "DNu" - Dickinson College

• ΔΣ - Delta Sigma - Lipscomb University

• ΔΣX - Delta Sigma Chi, "Delts" - Heidelberg College

• ΔΞ - Delta Xi - Lipscomb University

• ΔΞΔ Delta Xi Delta - Montclair State University

• ΔΦΔ Delta Phi Delta, "DPhiD" - Saint Leo University - Dormant

• ΔΟΠ Delta Omicron Pi - Emory & Henry College

• ΔΟΤ - Delta Omicron Tau. "DOT" - Occidental College

• ΔPΔ - Delta Rho Delta, - Emory & Henry College

• EΥΓ - The Euglossian Society, "Eugs" - Heidelberg College

• ΓΓΔΠ - Gamma Delta Pi, "GDP" - University of Oklahoma,Creighton University

• ΓX - Gamma Chi, "Gamma" - Saint John's University

• ΓΛ - Gamma Lambda - Lipscomb University

• ΓΚΠ - Gamma Kappa Pi, "GKPi" - University of Tennessee at Martin

• ΓΥ - Gamma Upsilon, "Gamma" - Saint Leo University

• ΕΚΘ - Epsilon Kappa Theta, "Theta" or EKT" - Dartmouth College

• ΚΔΕ - Kappa Delta Epsilon, "KDE" - Dartmouth College

• ΚΨΔ - Kappa Psi Delta - New York University

• KΨΩ - Kappa Psi Omega, "Kappas" - Heidelberg College

• ΚΦΑ - Kappa Phi Alpha - Emory & Henry College

• ΚΦΔ - Kappa Phi Delta - Illinois Institute of Technology

• ΚΦE - Kappa Phi Epsilon, "K Phi E" - University at Buffalo

• KTΓ - Kappa Tau Gamma - "KTG" - The Catholic University of America

• ΚΖΨ - Kappa Zeta Psi - Rutgers University

• ΚΧ - Kappa Chi - Lipscomb University

• JSS - Joy Seekers Sorority - Mayaguez

• ΛΦ - Lambda Phi - St. John's University

• ΛΠΘ - Lambda Pi Theta - University of Evansville

• NΣХ - Nu Sigma Chi - "Nu Sig" - State University of New York at Cortland

• ΩΔΨ - Omega Delta Psi - University of Northern Colorado

Educational Institutions • ΩΚΧ - Omega Kappa Chi - Riverside Community College

• ΩΖΧ - Omega Zeta Chi, "OZChi" - University of California, Riverside

• Φ - The Philalathean Society, "Phi's" - Heidelberg College

• ΦΧΕ - Phi Chi Epsilon - New Jersey City University, "PCE"

• ΦΕ - Phi Epsilon - Hofstra University

• ΦΕA - Phi Epsilon Alpha - St. Cloud State University "Phi Ep" or "PEA's"

• ΦIX - Phi Iota Chi - Bloomsburg University "Pixies"

• ΦΚΠ - Phi Kappa Pi, "Phi K" - SUNY Potsdam

• ΦPA - Phi Rho Alpha - University of Michigan

• ΦΣ - Phi Sigma - Lipscomb University

• ΦTΩ - Phi Tau Omega - Saint Leo University - Dormant

• ΦΩ - Phi Omega - Eureka College

• ΦΩT - Phi Omega Tau - Sacred Heart University

• ΠΙХ - Pi Iota Chi - Wichita State University

• ΠΔ - Pi Delta - Lipscomb University

• ΠΣΚ - Pi Sigma Kappa - Emory & Henry College

• ΨΛΞ - Psi Lambda Xi - DePauw University

• ΨΘΕ - Psi Theta Epsilon , "YOE" - Saint Leo University - Dormant

• ΣΔ - Sigma Delta (ΣΔ), "Sigma Delt" - Dartmouth College

• ΣAZ - Sigma Alpha Zeta, "Sigmas" - California State University, Fresno

• ΣΔΦ - Sigma Delta Phi, "D'Phi" - Grove City College

• ΣΔΦ - Sigma Delta Phi, "Sigma" - Montclair State University

• ΣKΩ - Sigma Kappa Omega, "Sigma" or "SKO" - Stephen F. Austin State University

• ΣΛΦ - Sigma Lambda Phi, "Lambs" - Duquesne University

• ΣΟΕ - Sigma Omicron Epsilon - University of North Carolina at Pembroke, North Carolina State University

• ΣΥΝ - Sigma Upsilon Nu - Emory & Henry College

• ΣΨ - Sigma Psi - Case Western Reserve University

• ΣΨ - Sigma Psi

• ΣΩΣ - Sigma Omega Sigma - Carthage College

• ΣPΛ - Sigma Rho Lambda - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Educational Institutions • ΤΚΣ - Tau Kappa Sigma - Wagner College

• TΦ - Tau Phi - Immaculata University

• TΔ - Tau Delta - Otterbein College

• TΔT - Tau Delta Tau - Duquesne University

• ΘAΛ - Theta Alpha Lambda, "Thalians" - SUNY Plattsburgh

• ΘΧΕ- Theta Chi Epsilon "Theta Chi's" - Michigan Technological University

• ΘKX - Theta Kappa Chi - Montclair State University

• ΘΦB - Theta Phi Beta, "Thetas" or "TPhiB" - New York University

• ΞΔ - Xi Delta - University of Georgia

• ΞΘ - Xi Theta - Columbus State University

• Zayn Welfare Sorority, "Zayn" - Long Beach Polytechnic High School

• ΖΠΩ - Zeta Pi Omega, "Zippos" - Illinois Institute of Technology

• ΖΦΔ - Zeta Phi Delta - Marywood University

• ΖΣΦ - Zeta Sigma Phi - New York University

• ΖΤΩ - Zeta Tau Omega - Concordia University

• ΖΘΕ - Zeta Theta Epsilon - Tri-State University

• Visit http://www.womensorganizations.org/ for a comprehensive list of Women’s organizations African-American • ΑΚΑ - Alpha Kappa Alpha, "AKAs"

• ΑΦΑ - Alpha Phi Alpha - "Alphas"

• ΔΣΘ- Delta Sigma Theta, "Deltas or DST" (sorority)

• ΙΦΘ - Iota Phi Theta, "Iotas"

• ΚΑΨ - Kappa Alpha Psi, "Kappas or Nupes"

• ΩΨΦ - Omega Psi Phi, "Omegas or Que's"

• ΦΒΣ - Phi Beta Sigma, "Sigmas"

• ΣΓΡ - Sigma Gamma Rho, "SGRhos"

• ΖΦΒ - Zeta Phi Beta, "Zetas" (sorority)

Some Others:

• National Society of Black Engineers (nsbe.org)

• National Black MBA (nbmbaa.org)

Educational Institutions • National Black Nurses Association (nbna.org)

• National Association of Black Journalists (nabj.org)

• National Black Law Students Association (nblsa.org)

• National Medical Association (nmanet.org)

• Association of Black Cardiologists (abcardio.org)

• National Technical Association (ntaonline.org)

• National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (naaahr.org)

• IT Senior Management Forum (itsmfonline.org)

• Black Web Portal (blackwebportal.com)

• My Brotha (mybrotha.com)

• Black Collegian Online: (blackcollegian.com) Armenian • ΑΕΩ - Alpha Epsilon Omega (fraternity) Asian American • αΚΔΦ - alpha Kappa Delta Phi, "KDPhi" - The largest Asian-Interest sorority

• AKΩ - Alpha Kappa Omega - "AKO"

• AΦΓ - Alpha Phi Gamma - "APhiG" (sorority)

• AΨP - Alpha Psi Rho - "APsiRho" - Asian Pacific Islander

• ΑΣΛ - Alpha Sigma Lambda

• ΒΩΦ - Beta Omega Phi - "Betas"

• ГB - Gamma Beta - "GBs"

• ΔΦΛ - Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. (sorority)

• INΔ - Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. - South-Asian

• ΚΠВ - Kappa Pi Beta - "KPiB"

• ΚΦΛ - Kappa Phi Lambda, "Kappas" or "KPL" (sorority)

• ΛΘΔ - Lambda Theta Delta, "LTDs"

• ΛΦΕ - Lambda Phi Epsilon - Largest Asian-interest fraternity

• ΝΑΦ - Nu Alpha Phi

• ΠΑΦ - Pi Alpha Phi

• ΠΔΨ - Pi Delta Psi - "PDPsi."

Educational Institutions • ΡΨ - Rho Psi - (no longer active on collegiate level)

• ΣΛΚ - Sigma Lambda Kappa (sorority)

• ΣΚΧ - Sigma Kappa Chi - "Sigmas"

• ΣΟΠ - Sigma Omicron Pi,

• ΣΦΩ - Sigma Phi Omega- "Sigmas" (Japanese sorority)

• ΣΨΖ - Sigma Psi Zeta (sorority)

• ΧΔΘ - Chi Delta Theta - "Chi Delts" (sorority).

• ΧΡΟ, Inc. - Chi Rho Omicron, Inc., "XPO" (Filipino)

• ΧΣΑ - Chi Sigma Alpha (sorority)

• ΧΣΤ - Chi Sigma Tau- "Chi Sigs or CST"

• ΩΦΓ - Omega Phi Gamma

• ΩΣΤ - Omega Sigma Tau, "Omegas"

• ΞΚ - Xi Kappa

Some Others:

• Asian American Journalists Association (aaja.org)

• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (napaba.org)

• Organization of Chinese Americans (ocanational.org)

• Chinese Association for Science and Technology (english.cast.org.cn) Jewish • ΑΓΓ - Alpha Gamma Gamma sorority

• ΑΕΠ - Alpha Epsilon Pi Jewish fraternity

• ΑΕΦ - Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority

• ΣΑΕΠ - Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi Jewish Interest Sorority

• ΣΑΜ - Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity

• ΣΑΡ - Sigma Alpha Rho high school fraternity

• ΣΔΤ - Sigma Delta Tau sorority

• ΣΡΛ - Sigma Rho Lambda sorority

• ΤΕΦ - Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity

• ΤΕX - Tau Epsilon Chi high school sorority

Educational Institutions Hispanic/Latino • ΑΠΣ - Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority, Inc.

• ΑΨΛ - Alpha Psi Lambda Latino Fraternity

• ΑΡΛ - Alpha Rho Lambda Latino Sorority

• ΧΥΣ - Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc.

• ΔΤΛ - Delta Tau Lambda Latina Sorority, Incorporated

• ΓΑΩ - Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc.

• ΓΖΑ - Gamma Zeta Alpha Latino Interest Fraternity

• ΓΦΣ - Gamma Phi Sigma "Hermanos Unidos" Fraternity, Inc.

• ΓΦΩ - Gamma Phi Omega Latino Sorority

• ΚΔΧ - Kappa Delta Chi Latino Sorority

• ΛΑΥ - Lambda Alpha Upsilon Latino Fraternity

• ΛΘΑ - Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Incorporated, The First Latin Sorority

• ΛΘΝ - Lambda Theta Nu Latina Sorority

• ΛΘΦ - Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity

• ΛΠΧ - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Incorporated

• ΛΠΥ - Lambda Pi Upsilon Latinas Poderosas Unidas, INCORPORATED

• ΛΣΥ - Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity

• ΛΥΛ - La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda - Latino fraternity

• ΝΑΚ - Nu Alpha Kappa Latino Interest Fraternity

• ΦΙΑ - Phi Iota Alpha The oldest Latino intercollegiate Latino fraternity

• ΣΔΑ - Sigma Delta Alpha Latino Fraternity

• ΣΙΑ - Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha , Inc.

• ΣΑΧ - Sigma Alpha Chi Sorority Inc./ Latina Sorority

• ΣΛΑ - Sigma Lambda Alpha Sorority Inc./ Senoritas Latinas en Accion

• ΣΛΒ - Sigma Lambda Beta Largest Historically Latino Based Fraternity in the world

• ΣΛΓ - Sigma Lambda Gamma Historically latina Sorority with a multicultural membership

• ΣΛΥ - Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Senoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority

• ΣΩΝ - Sigma Omega Nu Latina Interest Sorority, Inc.

• ΩΔΦ - Omega Delta Phi Fraternity Inc.

Educational Institutions • ΩΦΒ - Omega Phi Beta Sorority Inc.

Some Others:

• Hispanic National Bar Association (hnba.com)

• National Society of Hispanic MBAs (nshmba.org)

• Society of Mexican American Engineers & Scientists (maes-natl.org)

• Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association (a-lista.org)

• MSN Latino (latino.msn.com) Alternative Lifestyles (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) • ΟΕΠ - Omicron Epsilon Pi Sorority, Inc.

• ΙΛΠ - Iota Lambda Pi Fraternity, Inc,

• AΨΚ - Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc.

• ΔΛΦ - Delta Lambda Phi fraternity

• ΓΡΛ - Gamma Rho Lambda Sorority

• ΚAΛ - Kappa Alpha Lambda Sorority, Iic.

• ΚΨΚ - Kappa Psi Kappa Fraternity, Inc.

• ΦΝΚ - Phi Nu Kappa Sorority, Inc.

• ΛXΣ - Lambda Chi Sigma Fraternity

• ΚΞΩ - Kappa Xi Omega Sorority Inc Multicultural • ΑΔΣ - Alpha Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc.

• ΑΘΓ - Alpha Theta Gamma Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

• ΑΘΣ - Alpha Theta Sigma Multicultural Fraternity, Inc.

• ΑΖΝ - Alpha Zeta Nu

• ΒΞΧ - Beta Xi Chi Multicultural Fraternity Inc.

• ΒΣΦ - Beta Sigma Phi Multicultural Sorority at St. Mary's University

• ΔΞΝ - Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority Inc.

• ΔΞΦ - Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority

• ΔΓΠ - Delta Gamma Pi Multicultural Sorority

• ΕΣΦ - Epsilon Sigma Phi local to SUNY at Stony Brook

• ΕΣΡ - Epsilon Sigma Rho Fraternity, Inc.

Educational Institutions • ΓH- Gamma Eta Sorority, Inc..

• ΓΦΕ - Gamma Phi Epsilon Multicultural fraternity

• ΓΩΔ - Gamma Omega Delta Fraternity, Inc. "Gentlemen of Quality & Diversity"

• ΓΣΤ - Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau Fraternity

• ΚΦΑ - Kappa Phi Alpha - "kPa" (multicultural sorority)

• ΛΦΞ - Lambda Phi Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

• ΛΨΔ - Phi Lamba Upsilon Multicutural sorority

• ΛΣΓ - Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority Inc.

• ΛΤΩ - Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc.

• ΜΣΥ- Mu Sigma Upsilon - multicultural

• ΝΦΨ - Nu Phi Psi Fraternity, Multicultural fraternity

• ΩΔ - Omega Delta - multicultural social fraternity

• ΩΦΧ - Omega Phi Chi - multicultural sorority

• ΠΙΧ - Pi Iota Chi Christian Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

• ΨΣΦ - Psi Sigma Phi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc.

• ΣΒΡ - Sigma Beta Rho Historically South Asian-Based Multicultural Fraternity

• ΣΝΩ- Sigma Nu Omega Sorority Inc.

• ΣΘΨ- Sigma Theta Psi - Sorority, Inc. "Sigma" or "STP"

• ΤΘΠ - Tau Theta Pi Sorority.

• ΘΔΣ - Theta Delta Sigma Society, Inc.

• ΘΝΞ - Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc. founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997.

• ΘΦΓ - Theta Phi Gamma Sorority

• ΖΦΡ - Zeta Phi Rho Multicultural fraternity

• ΖΣΧ - Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

• ΩΦΖ - Omega Phi Zeta Multicultural Fraternity Muslim • ΓΓΧ - Gamma Gamma Chi Muslim sorority American Indian • ΑΠΩ - Alpha Pi Omega (sorority)

• ΒΣΕ - Beta Sigma Epsilon

Educational Institutions • EXN - Epsilon Chi Nu

• ΓΔΠ - Gamma Delta Pi (sorority)

• ΩΔΨ - Omega Delta Psi - Local to U of Northern Colorado

• ΦΣN - Phi Sigma Nu

• ΣΟΕ - Sigma Omicron Epsilon (sorority)

Some Others:

• American Indian Science and Engineering Society (aises.org)

• Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (sacnas.org)

• National Congress of American Indians (ncai.org)

• American Indian Graduate Center (aigcs.org)

Plus Size • ΧΖΘ - Chi Zeta Theta Sorority, Inc. - sorority empowering the plus size woman with a multi-cultural membership South Asian (Includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and by some definitions sometimes also includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Tibet and Iran) • ΑΙΟ - Alpha Iota Omicron - "AIO"

• ΒΧΘ - Beta Chi Theta

• ΒΚΓ - Beta Kappa Gamma, "BKG"

• ΔΕΨ- Delta Epsilon Psi, "DEPSI"

• ΔΕΣΙ - Delta Epsilon Sigma Iota - Indian interest fraternity

• ΔΕΨ- Delta Phi Omega, "DPO" (sorority)

• ΔΦΒ - Delta Phi Beta - Co-Ed

• ΔΣΙ - Delta Sigma Iota

• ΙΝΔ - Iota Nu Delta

• ΚΦΓ - Kappa Phi Gamma (sorority)

• ΣΒΡ - Sigma Beta Rho, "SigRho"

• ΣΣΡ - Sigma Sigma Rho - "SigSigRho"

Many years after graduation students may still be involved with these groups, or may have decided to join other groups like NSHP.org or NAAAP.org, where they take on a more national role and continue to support the professional development of their peers from the same ethnic background.

Educational Institutions EXAMPLE: Using the URL or web address of αΚΔΦ (alpha Kappa Delta Phi) from one of the major search engines like Google, simply enter “site:www.akdphi.org” and this reveals many pages including one listing the names of sisters celebrating their birthdays, another listing all the officers. Looking closely at the page that lists birthdays it becomes apparent that all these pages are addressed with the word “roster” in their URL. Adding this to our search we arrive at a search that yields all twelve months and lists all the name of sisters with birthdays on those months: site:www.akdphi.org inurl:roster

Another useful technique is to focus the search to universities catering to the needs of one particular group. One such example is searching historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). At this time there are 114 institutions of higher education focusing on serving the needs of the African American community. While not every graduate of HBCUs is a diverse candidate, a vast majority of them should be. A comprehensive list of these educational institutions is located here: www.edonline.com/cq/hbcu/. Searching through these websites using the site: command would reveal the names of students, alumni, staff and other points of contact.

Using the names of these HBCUs when searching through resume databases would also be a source of diverse leads. With little effort you can also identify lists of historically Hispanic colleges (hacu.net), women’s colleges (womenscolleges.org) and other similar keywords to include in your search.

University students may form affinity groups that are not fraternal in nature, yet still reveal their constituents’ diversity status. For there is an Asian Christian Fellowship at MIT (web.mit.edu/mitacf) whose membership consists primarily of Korean Americans. Locating and listing all these organizations would be an undertaking too large for this guide, but with the application of a few well-chosen keywords, researchers should be able to locate many of the ones relevant to their particular needs.

EXAMPLE: Say you are recruiting for engineering roles in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech is a highly regarded local university with a strong Engineering program. A simple search of their website for the keywords Latino and Organization should reveal a listing of many of the Latino affinity or special interest groups on campus. Searching for: site:gatech.edu latino organizations returns a listing of these organizations here: http://www.hispanicoffice.gatech.edu/presence/hispanic-latino-student-organizations.

Ask yourself… As you start your diversity search, ask yourself if the kind of people you seek are likely going to identify themselves as being part of a particular group. If so then before you begin using search engines come up with a list of words that your target audience would use to describe themselves. It’s best if you validate this list with someone who considers themselves part of that community. Ask them to tell you if these are keywords with which they identify, or at least keywords they recognize. If they don’t, then you may need to change your search completely.

Temptation may drive you to seek resumes or resume-like information but that is not as effective a technique because top diverse candidates will more likely hang out in regular places that don’t specifically identify them by ethnicity or other classification, and don’t list “just resumes.” If you insist on finding resumes, the best place to go is where there are many resumes, and that is the big job boards. After that, the second largest groups are the professional associations and affinity group. Beyond that you should focus your online sourcing to using keywords that would reveal basic information like name, title, contact info, and employer, in contexts that identify their connection with a diversity category.