Experience the four pillars of Community, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service.
The CalGreeks community is comprised of 2,800 life-long, undergraduate members in over 55+ local, national, and international fraternities and sororities. In addition to their chapters, members have the opportunity to participate and take leadership roles in CalGreeks affinity groups and governing councils.
The Fraternity & Sorority Life team provides direct advising to the entIre CalGreeks community and supports individual members, officers, chapters, and councils in promoting the four CalGreeks pillars: Community, Leadership, Scholarship, and Service. You can find Fraternity & Sorority Life at 432 Eshleman Hall.
Interested in learning about the CalGreeks community at UC Berkeley? Contact us.
CALGREEKS HISTORY
1870: Zeta Psi, the first fraternity at UC Berkeley was founded.
1922: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, founded as the first Black fraternity on campus
1923: Initial attempt at forming Interfraternity Council
1929: Pi Alpha Phi Asian fraternity formed
1985: National Pan-Hellenic Council founded
1880: Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded as the first sorority at UC Berkeley, is the first national college sorority west of the Rockies, and only the second national sorority west of the Mississippi
1916: The UC Berkeley Panhellenic Council was formed
1921: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, founded as the first Black sorority on campus
2007: Multi-Cultural Greek Council formed. For the first time all recognized single-gender fraternities and sororities are members of a governing council
2022: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, celebrated its centennial at UC Berkeley
Learn more about the history of fraternity and sorority properties in Berkeley.
Questions? Contact a Fraternity & Sorority Life Advisor.