The Beginning

• - 1819-

  -The University of Virginia is founded

• -1852 -

  First fraternity at the University, Delta Kappa Epsilon

• - 1868-

  -Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity founded in 31 West Range

• -1869 -

  Kappa Sigma Fraternity founded in 46 East Lawn

• - 1936-

  -The Inter-Fraternity Council is established

• -1927 -

  The first women's fraternity, Chi Omega, established

• - 1954-

  -Faculty-Staff Committee on Fraternities created

• -1972 -

  Undergraduate admissions fully enroll women

• - 1973-

  -First African American fraternity and sororities at the University: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, and Delta Sigma Theta

• -1974 -

  Faculty-Staff Committee on Fraternities changes name to the Committee on Fraternities and Sororities, reflecting advent of sorority community

• - 1975-

  -The Inter-Sorority Council is established

• -1987 -

  Committee on Fraternities and Sororities dissolved - Agreement for Contracted Independent Organizations created

  - Greek Coordinating Committee created

• - 1991-

  -African American fraternities and sororities establish the Black Fraternal Council

• -1999 -

  First Latina sorority at the University, Omega Phi Beta

  - Fraternity-Sorority Council is founded

  - First Asian interest sorority at the University, alpha Kappa Delta Phi

• - 2000-

  -Task Force on Fraternities and Sororities "Fraternity Working Group" created - Multicultural Greek Council founded (formerly the Fraternity-Sorority Council) - First Latino fraternity founded, Lambda Upsilon Lambda

• -2001 -

  Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life created

  - University Committee on Fraternities and Sororities created

• - 2002-

  -First Asian American fraternity founded, Lambda Phi Epsilon

  - First independent fraternity founded, Phi Society

• -First Multicultural sorority founded, Theta Nu Xi (December 7, 2002)

• -2003

• - 2005-

  -The National Pan-Hellenic Council is founded (formerly the Black Fraternal Council)

  - The Inter-Sorority Council formally affiliates with the National Panhellenic Conference