NIC fraternities and their founding

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Little Dragon

I actually found AGR in a list of professional fraternities and sororities not conforming to Title IX. In that same list was Sigma Phi Delta, which is a member of both NIC and PFA.

Looking at the PFA can be a little misleading, in that membership eligibility is fairly broad -- member fraternities "shall be identified by, or related to a field of study or common interest." (Per the PFA website.) The PFA includes professional fraternities, service fraternities (like APO) and honor fraternities (like Kappa Kappa Psi).

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I assume AGR considers itself a social-professional fraternity:

http://www.alphagammarho.org/prospective-members

Perhaps the same applies to Sigma Phi Delta based on the "social-professional fraternity" references on its national and chapter websites.

AGR does refer to itself that way, as perhaps do a few other GLOs. If they're being classified, they'd be best classified in the manner they describe themselves ("social-professional') or as social, non-general (or special interest) fraternities. They shouldn't be identified simply as "professional."

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Looking at the PFA can be a little misleading, in that membership eligibility is fairly broad -- member fraternities "shall be identified by, or related to a field of study or common interest." (Per the PFA website.) The PFA includes professional fraternities, service fraternities (like APO) and honor fraternities (like Kappa Kappa Psi).


AGR does refer to itself that way, as perhaps do a few other GLOs. If they're being classified, they'd be best classified in the manner they describe themselves ("social-professional') or as social, non-general (or special interest) fraternities. They shouldn't be identified simply as "professional."

I'm trying to figure out how you actually draw the distinction. It's pretty clear that you can't be an AGR and be in another social fraternity. Can you be an AGR and be in another professional fraternity?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm trying to figure out how you actually draw the distinction. It's pretty clear that you can't be an AGR and be in another social fraternity. Can you be an AGR and be in another professional fraternity?

Yes, I assume you can. Social fraternities do not prohibit membership in professional fraternities and professional fraternities generally do not prohibit membership in other professional fraternities, except perhaps for other professional fraternities related to the same field of study.

[Little Dragon]

I have updated AGR, AGS and SPhD to Social/Professional with restricted membership. I left triangle as Restricted/Social, since they don't call themselves professional, although they do develop it.