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Originally posted by ilikehazing
As was said earlier, every "Sorority" is a Fraternity in all actuality. There is only one that is not, but I can't remember it's damn name. I'm told its because all others were helped founded by men, whereas theirs was founded by only women, but I really don't know.
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It has nothing to do with the involvement of any men in founding -- that's a Greek urban legend. There are "Fraternities for Women" founded completely by women, and there are "sororities" that had assistance in founding from men.
The word "sorority" wasn't coined until it was first used by Gamma Phi Beta, founded in 1874. The organizations for women founded prior to that date were either "Fraternities (for women)" or "societies." Of those that came after that date, or that changed their names after that date (such as the Adelphian and Philomathean Societies, which became Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu), a choice was made as to whether the official name should be "fraternity" or "sorority."
By my count, 15 of the 26 members of the NPC are officially "Fraternities."
More on it here:
are you a fraternity, or a sorority?