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Fraternities and sororitiesor Greek letter organizations GLOs[1] also collectively referred to as " Greek life ", are social organizations at colleges and universities. A form of the social fraternitythey are prominent in the United States, Canada and the Philippines.

Similar organizations exist in other countries as well, including the Studentenverbindungen of German-speaking countries or the Goliardia in Italy. Similar, but much less common, organizations Collegs 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".

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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.

Individual fraternities and sororities vary in organization and purpose, but most share five common elements:. Fraternities and sororities engage in philanthropic activities, host parties, provide "finishing" training for new members such as instruction on etiquette, dress and manners, and create networking opportunities for their newly graduated members.

The first fraternity in North America to incorporate College Hazing In College of the elements of modern fraternities was Phi Beta Kappafounded at the College of William and Mary in The founding of Phi Beta Kappa followed the earlier establishment of two other secret student click that had existed at that campus as early as By the early 19th century, the organization transformed itself into a scholastic honor society and abandoned secrecy. InKappa Alpha Societythe first fraternity to retain its social characteristic, was established at Union College. The social fraternity Chi Phiofficially formed inbut traces its roots to a short-lived organization founded at Princeton inbearing the same name. Fraternities represented the intersection between dining clubsliterary societies and secret initiatory orders such as Freemasonry.]