UIS currently houses four active fraternities on its campus. Fraternities at UIS emphasize brotherhood, leadership, service, scholarship, cultural awareness, and more.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Upsilon Xi Chapter (ΥΞ)
Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) is the first Black, Inter-Collegiate Greek-Lettered fraternity. Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) that soon followed in its footsteps. It addresses social issues such as apartheid, AIDS, urban housing, and other economic, cultural, and political issues of interest to people of color. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and World Policy Council are programs of Alpha Phi Alpha. It also conducts philanthropic programming initiatives with March of Dimes, Head Start, Boy Scouts of America, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Colors: Black and Old Gold
Chapter Founded: February 11, 2013
Status: Good Standing
UISConnection: https://uisconnection.uis.edu/organization/upxi2013
National Founded: December 4, 1906
National Website: http://www.alphaphialpha.net
National Phone: (410) 554-0040
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Mu Eta Chapter (MH)
Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) is a social/service collegiate and professional fraternity that exemplifies the ideals of Brotherhood, Scholarship and Service while taking an inclusive perspective to serving the community as opposed to having an exclusive purpose. The fraternity exceeded the prevailing models of Black Greek-Letter fraternal organizations by being the first to establish alumni chapters, to establish youth mentoring clubs, to establish a federal credit union, to establish chapters in Africa, and establish a collegiate chapter outside of the United States, and is the only fraternity to hold a constitutional bond with a predominantly African-American sorority, Zeta Phi Beta (ΖΦΒ)
Colors: Royal Blue and Pure White
Chapter Founded: 1980
Status: Good Standing
UISConnection: https://uisconnection.uis.edu/organization/mhsigmas
National Founded: January 9, 1914
National Website: http://www.phibetasigma1914.org/
National Phone: (202) 726 – 5434
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
Zeta Zeta Chapter (ZZ)
Phi Kappa Tau (ΦKT), otherwise known as “Phi Tau” is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity. Phi Kappa Tau is a non-profit social/service fraternity which emphasizes community service, philanthropy, and leadership opportunities. Further, Phi Tau was among the first fraternities to adopt an “Anti-Hazing” policy. The mission of Phi Kappa Tau is to champion a lifelong commitment to brotherhood, learning, ethical leadership, and exemplary character. The vision of Phi Kappa Tau is to be recognized as a leadership organization that binds men together and challenges them to improve their campuses and the world.
Colors: Harvard Red & Old Gold
Chapter Founded: October 11, 2014
Status: Good Standing
UISConnection: https://uisconnection.uis.edu/organization/phikappatau
Nationally Founded: March 17, 1906
National Website: https://www.phikappatau.org/
National Phone: (800)-PKT-1906
Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc.
Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. (ΣΛΒ) is the largest and fastest growing, Latino-based fraternity in the country. We believe in the ideals of fairness, opportunity, and equality of all men without regard to their race, culture, or ethnic background. Our biggest goal is to see that all of society can realize the importance of these three ideals. In order to achieve this goal, we all strive to model these behaviors and present ourselves in a gentlemanly and educated fashion. The mission of Sigma Lambda Beta is to nurture and further a dynamic values-based environment which utilizes our historically Latino-based fraternity as a catalyst to better serve the needs and wants of all people. The purpose of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc., shall be primarily one of promoting Latino/Hispanic culture and standards of excellence in morality, ethics, and education. Further, the Fraternity shall work to better serve the needs and wants of all people by disseminating the diverse culture which we all share. Finally, the Fraternity shall maintain respect for the views of others through this tolerance, enhancing our understanding of one another, and thus bettering our community, our country, and the world.
Colors: Royal Purple and Pure White
Colony Founded: December 03, 2016
Status: Good Standing
UIS Connection: https://uisconnection.uis.edu/organization/sigmalambdabeta
Nationally Founded: April 4, 1986
National Website: http://sigmalambdabeta.com/
National Phone: (319) 242-7540
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Kappa Beta Associate Chapter (KB)
Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ): Commonly known as DKE or Deke, is one of the oldest North American fraternities, with 56 active chapters across America and Canada. The fraternity was founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 sophomores that were disaffected by the existing houses on campus. They established a fellowship “where the candidate most favored was he who combined in the most equal proportions the gentleman, the scholar, and the jolly good fellow”.
Colors: Azure, Or and Gules
Colony Founded: April 28, 2018
Status: Suspended
UISConnection: https://uisconnection.uis.edu/organization/dke
National Founded: June 22, 1844
National Website: https://dke.org/
National Phone: (734) 302-4210