Fraternities and sororities
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Fraternities and sororities, or Greek-letter organizations (GLOs), also collectively referred to as "Greek life", are social organizations at colleges and universities. A form of the social fraternity, they are prominent in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. Similar organizations exist in other countries as well, including the Template:Lang of German-speaking countries, korporacje in Poland, and the Template:Lang in Italy.
Similar, but much less common, organizations also exist for secondary school students, as do fraternal orders for other adults. In modern usage, "Greek letter organization" is often synonymous with the terms "fraternity" and "sorority". Two additional types of fraternities, professional fraternities and honor societies, incorporate some limited elements of traditional fraternity organization, but are generally considered a different type of association. Traditional fraternities of the type described in this article are often called "social fraternities".
Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student but continues, thereafter, for life. Some of these organizations can accept graduate students as well as undergraduates, per constitutional provisions.
See also
- Academic dress
- Defunct North American collegiate sororities
- Hazing in Greek letter organizations
- Faluche
- North American fraternity and sorority housing
- List of social fraternities and sororities
- List of Jewish fraternities and sororities
- Students' union
