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 47 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: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

• 1974 - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. established at the University; 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)

• 2005 - The National Pan-Hellenic Council is founded (formerly the Black Fraternal Council) - The Inter-Sorority Council formally affiliates with the National Panhellenic Conference