Daily Beast & Newsweek Release Their Top 25 National Fraternities and Sororities List
The Daily Beast and Newsweek Magazine have released their 2012 College Rankings List, and it’s pretty much like every other college rankings list you’ve ever seen. There are categories for prettiest campus, biggest party schools, happiest colleges, etc. They did however also take the time to rank the top 25 fraternities and sororities nationally. The explanation of their rankings, and the rankings themselves, are below. I’m not going to lie, some of the criteria they used for these rankings seemed… odd, or at least not as fully encompassing as they should/could have been, but with that said the rankings, especially the top 5 for each category, turned out more or less how I thought they would. There were, however, a few surprises.
Top 25 Sororities
To analyze which sororities have the largest national footprint, most devoted sisters, and greatest philanthropic footprint, we compared the 26 Panhellenic Conference sororities based on the number of active collegiate chapters, the number of Twitter followers and Facebook fans (to measure alumni and member interest) and the amount of money the sorority’s non-profit fund donated to 501(c)(3) organizations according the most recent public filing (funds were normalized using a per-chapter ratio). Funds donated to individual chapters, classified as a 501(c)(7) non-profit social club, were not considered for this aspect of the ranking.
We attempted to get an accurate count of the current number of active collegiate chapters from a variety of sources, and contacted all sororities to verify. Several sororities and The National Panhellenic Conference declined to participate or comment for this article due to their governance policies.
25. Theta Phi Alpha
Active Collegiate Chapters: 94
Twitter Followers: 1,831
Facebook Fans: 5,122
Funds donated through the Theta Phi Alpha Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $6,76124. Alpha Epsilon Phi
Active Collegiate Chapters: 45
Twitter Followers: 3,103
Facebook Fans: 1,290
Funds donated through the Alpha Epsilon Phi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $23,57123. Sigma Delta Tau
Active Collegiate Chapters: 61
Twitter Followers: 3,281
Facebook Fans: 4,120
Funds donated through the Sigma Delta Tau Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $13,25022. Alpha Sigma Alpha
Active Collegiate Chapters: 86
Twitter Followers: 3,640
Facebook Fans: 11,553
Funds donated through the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $10,37521. Alpha Sigma Tau
Active Collegiate Chapters: 80
Twitter Followers: 3,567
Facebook Fans: 6,379
Funds donated through the Alpha Sigma Tau Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $54,34020. Phi Sigma Sigma
Active Collegiate Chapters: 109
Twitter Followers: 3,347
Facebook Fans: 12,908
Funds donated through the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $78,67519. Sigma Sigma Sigma
Active Collegiate Chapters: 108
Twitter Followers: 4,479
Facebook Fans: 16,514
Funds donated through the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $40,60018. Alpha Xi Delta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 116
Twitter Followers: 6,792
Facebook Fans: 16,569
Funds donated through the Alpha Xi Delta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $47,20017. Alpha Gamma Delta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 112
Twitter Followers: 7,090
Facebook Fans: 13,581
Funds donated through the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $234,76516. Sigma Kappa
Active Collegiate Chapters: 112
Twitter Followers: 8,900
Facebook Fans: 21,572
Funds donated through the Sigma Kappa Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $67,07015. Phi Mu
Active Collegiate Chapters: 115
Twitter Followers: 10,043
Facebook Fans: 24,369
Funds donated through the Phi Mu Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $77,00014. Gamma Phi Beta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 125
Twitter Followers: 6,892
Facebook Fans: 20,829
Funds donated through the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $497,67513. Alpha Chi Omega
Active Collegiate Chapters: 133
Twitter Followers: 8,684
Facebook Fans: 28,918
Funds donated through the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $106,67512. Delta Zeta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 158
Twitter Followers: 9,332
Facebook Fans: 14,986
Funds donated through the Delta Zeta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $281,66811. Kappa Alpha Theta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 129
Twitter Followers: 8,344
Facebook Fans: 19,218
Funds donated through the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $695,24210. Alpha Phi
Active Collegiate Chapters: 157
Twitter Followers: 11,065
Facebook Fans: 13,915
Funds donated through the Alpha Phi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $3429359. Alpha Omicron Pi
Active Collegiate Chapters: 191
Twitter Followers: 7,938
Facebook Fans: 15,401
Funds donated through the Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $521,3808. Delta Delta Delta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 138
Twitter Followers: 11,133
Facebook Fans: 21,600
Funds donated through the Delta Delta Delta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $264,5087. Kappa Delta
Active Collegiate Chapters: 142
Twitter Followers: 12,789
Facebook Fans: 13,492
Funds donated through the Kappa Delta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $414,7936. Pi Beta Phi
Active Collegiate Chapters: 135
Twitter Followers: 8,900
Facebook Fans: 27,585
Funds donated through the Pi Beta Phi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $522,6965. Chi Omega
Active Collegiate Chapters: 174
Twitter Followers: 10,189
Facebook Fans: 35,569
Funds donated through the Chi Omega Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $85,9714. Alpha Delta Pi
Active Collegiate Chapters: 142
Twitter Followers: 11,217
Facebook Fans: 34,945
Funds donated through the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $120,9573. Kappa Kappa Gamma
Active Collegiate Chapters: 108
Twitter Followers: 12,039
Facebook Fans: 31,602
Funds donated through the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $624,5002. Delta Gamma
Active Collegiate Chapters: 147
Twitter Followers: 11,835
Facebook Fans: 32,717
Funds donated through the Delta Gamma Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $792,4991. Zeta Tau Alpha
Active Collegiate Chapters: 159
Twitter Followers: 11,995
Facebook Fans: 40,647
Funds donated through the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $384,039
Top 25 Fraternities
For all the attention devoted to the hazing practices and bullying of a few collegiate fraternities, the average Greek frat brother is more active in his community and has a higher G.P.A. than his non-fraternity peers. (Ed. Note: Boom roasted) In order to compare the 75 fraternities that are members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference, we first considered the number of active collegiate chapters for each. We also considered the number of alumni who are currently members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the alumni, if any, who became president. Lastly, we considered the amount of money the fraternity’s non-profit fund donated to 501(c)(3) organizations according the most recent public filing (funds were normalized using a per-chapter ratio). Funds donated to individual chapters, classified as a 501(c)(7) non-profit social club, were not considered for this aspect of the ranking.
25. Delta Upsilon (ΔY)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 76
Number of Congressional Alumni: 3
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Delta Upsilon Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$35,02224. Phi Beta Sigma (ΦBΣ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 152
Number of Congressional Alumni: 2
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Phi Beta Sigma Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $023. Phi Kappa Sigma (ΦKΣ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 48
Number of Congressional Alumni: n/a
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Phi Kappa Sigma Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $157,84322. Delta Chi (ΔX)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 135
Number of Congressional Alumni: 4
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Delta Chi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$23,60321. Beta Theta Pi (BΘΠ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 128
Number of Congressional Alumni: 7
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Beta Theta Pi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$020. Iota Phi Theta (IΦΘ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 270
Number of Congressional Alumni: 1
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Iota Phi Theta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $019. Sigma Alpha Mu (ΣAM)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 52
Number of Congressional Alumni: n/a
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $123,95018. Alpha Tau Omega (ATΩ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 132
Number of Congressional Alumni: n/a
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $114,71117. Pi Kappa Phi (ΠKΦ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 155
Number of Congressional Alumni: 2
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Pi Kappa Phi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$73,76516. Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 292
Number of Congressional Alumni: 3
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Tau Kappa Epsilon Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $015. Pi Kappa Alpha (ΠKA)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 224
Number of Congressional Alumni: 4
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $58,40614. Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛXA)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 192
Number of Congressional Alumni: 6
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Lambda Chi Alpha Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $50,23813. Phi Kappa Tau (ΦKT)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 77
Number of Congressional Alumni: 3
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $102,60912. Kappa Alpha Psi (KAΨ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 408
Number of Congressional Alumni: 5
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $011. Delta Tau Delta (ΔTΔ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 130
Number of Congressional Alumni: 6
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Delta Tau Delta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $90,45710. Alpha Phi Alpha (AΦA)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 414
Number of Congressional Alumni: 6
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $09. Kappa Alpha Order (KA)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 124
Number of Congressional Alumni: 5
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Kappa Alpha Order Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $118,1158. Sigma Phi Epsilon (ΣΦE)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 240
Number of Congressional Alumni: n/a
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Sigma Phi Epsilon Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $219,5387. Alpha Gamma Rho (AΓP)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 70
Number of Congressional Alumni: 4
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Alpha Gamma Rho Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $1,397,8916. Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEΠ)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 155
Number of Congressional Alumni: 1
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $178,0675. Sigma Nu (ΣN)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 175
Number of Congressional Alumni: 8
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Sigma Nu Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$143,9214. Theta Chi (ΘX)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 133
Number of Congressional Alumni: 2
Number of Presidential Alumni: n/a
Funds donated through the Theta Chi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$278,9623. Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 123
Number of Congressional Alumni: 3
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Phi Gamma Delta Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $424,5252. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣAE)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 246
Number of Congressional Alumni: 9
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation to 501(c)(3)s: $242,2251. Sigma Chi (ΣX)
Active Collegiate Chapters: 246
Number of Congressional Alumni: 11
Number of Presidential Alumni: 1
Funds donated through the Sigma Chi Foundation to 501(c)(3)s:$1,436,883
- [via The Daily Beast]
As much as I despise Sigma Chi Headquarters, this makes me happy
12 years ago at 9:59 amI’ve urinated on that building multiple times
12 years ago at 10:10 am^
12 years ago at 11:59 amNewsweek‘s next article:
“Breaking News: The Sun is Hot”
Nothing new to see here, people.
12 years ago at 12:27 pm^
12 years ago at 3:05 pm^ the greatest name I have ever seen on this site
12 years ago at 10:30 pm“Let’s have a bunch of geeds analyze chapters based on insignificant statistics.”
12 years ago at 10:00 am^This.
12 years ago at 11:15 amWhere’s Phi Kappa Psi? Chapters in almost every state, 1 presidential alumni, the guy from Jaws, Scrubs, Adams Family, Mayor Bloomberg, and Mark Spitz. Does tons of philanthropy, hell it’s the fucking motto. Amiright?
12 years ago at 11:37 amI wouldn’t brag about Mayor Bloomberg if I were you.
12 years ago at 12:29 pm^ It’s a terrible list sir. I mean Kappa Alpha Psi is at number 12.
12 years ago at 12:31 pmIf Sigma Nu is #5, then something is terribly wrong.
12 years ago at 12:35 pmI put him down cause he’s a politician. Wilson wasn’t a good president but he was still a president. My comment was mostly a rant
12 years ago at 12:40 pmAt the very least they could have looked at foundation dollars, amount of money given in scholarships, NIC awards given, or any number of factors. The rest of the lists are pretty shitty anyway. A lot of small, liberal arts schools make the cut.
12 years ago at 12:47 pmFor real. Phi Psi has Woodrow Wilson as well as 2 active members of congress, not to mention the 100 or so retired ones, which already puts us ahead of a lot of people on this list. Throw in a bunch of Fortune 500 company founders and executives as well as people such as Billy Mitchell, Mark Spitz, and Tex Schramm and there’s no reason we shouldn’t be on this list. Kappa Sig too. They’ve got a ridiculous amount of really successful business alumni too but they’re not on here either. Plus they have over 300 chapters! This list is retarded.
12 years ago at 1:21 pmYou mad bro?
12 years ago at 1:59 pmI’m with TXLonghorn on this one. I was shocked that my Fraternity wasn’t on this list and also the rankings for a number of other ones. Something is telling me that these guys really didn’t do as much research as they’d have everyone think while compiling this list.
12 years ago at 2:15 pmWilson was a shitty president. But I agree that the makers of this list could have used better measurements.
12 years ago at 5:06 pmStop bitching. This list is completely meaningless.
12 years ago at 5:25 pmLet’s be honest, any list that includes Pike in a top 25, then doesn’t include Phi Psi or Kappa Sig is a list compiled by people who assume number of chapters = best fraternity in the country. We have about 110 right now, counting colonies, but even our worst chapters are mostly “meh” instead of a collective of bottom tier fucks who can’t hold a conversation.
Plus, we have the richest national foundation. Does that count for nothing?
12 years ago at 11:55 amhttp://hahgay.com/ <— what I think about that list
12 years ago at 10:00 am^ Tell us how you really feel.
12 years ago at 1:46 pmThis made me laugh
12 years ago at 2:01 pmWhere’s the list of schools with the worst security?
12 years ago at 3:42 pmIt was in Mississippi but a burglar stole it
12 years ago at 4:42 pmhahaha there u go
12 years ago at 6:06 pmOne more reason to be proud of all our Sigs out there!
12 years ago at 10:02 amIH
12 years ago at 10:07 amIHSV
12 years ago at 11:06 amIHSV
12 years ago at 11:14 amIHSV
12 years ago at 11:29 amDerby Days…Whoever started it was a genius!
12 years ago at 11:34 amIf you were at BLTW you shouldn’t be surprised by our Number 1 status. 70+ Peterson Blues, 6 Peterson Golds, 1,970 leaders of men in attendance; IHSV indeed.
12 years ago at 11:52 am^
12 years ago at 1:53 pm^^
12 years ago at 2:01 pmRECRUITMENT
12 years ago at 2:51 pm^^^^Balfour is the most god awful thing. You are what is wrong with the world if you think any of that Peterson shit will do anything for you in life.
12 years ago at 4:24 pmNo surprises here. IH
12 years ago at 7:52 pm^^ I don’t get the nationals hate, man. Were you in a chapter that got their shit pulled or something? In case you weren’t aware, Sigma Chi’s national headquarters is run exclusively by old white guys who were brought up in the age of merciless hazing, spectacular partying, and rampant cocaine usage. I promise you that as long as your school isn’t making noises, you’re staying out of the negative news spotlight, and you don’t owe them any money, they could really give a shit what you do.
12 years ago at 8:23 pmIHSV Brothers
12 years ago at 10:07 pmthe standard’s chapter has lost their path. Do yourself a favor and call a member review on yourself and save the good name of Sigma Chi.
12 years ago at 7:29 amAfter being at Balfour last year I would love to member review about 85% of sigma chi
12 years ago at 12:19 pmTKE doesn’t give any philanthropic dollars? Sounds like shitty reporting.
12 years ago at 10:03 amThe majority of this list is shitty reporting
12 years ago at 11:04 amAgree.
12 years ago at 12:24 pm^^
12 years ago at 5:45 pmThanks to the Daily Beast for further confirming that Sigma Chi is the greatest Fraternity ever.
12 years ago at 10:05 amIHSV
In hoc.
12 years ago at 10:32 am^^ That’s a clown comment bro
12 years ago at 5:33 pmA bit tough to donate when you own your charity
12 years ago at 10:10 amExactly what I was thinking as I was going down the list.
12 years ago at 11:33 amPush Fuckin’ America.
12 years ago at 2:23 pmSigma Chi’s partnership with the HCI is about as close to founding your own philanthropy as it gets without actually doing it.
12 years ago at 8:21 pmThis
12 years ago at 8:34 pmYou keep telling yourself that.
12 years ago at 9:15 pmIn Hoc
12 years ago at 10:11 amIHSV
12 years ago at 10:16 amWho’s sig chi
12 years ago at 10:17 amI’m not sure, I have heard of Sigma Chi though and they seem to be a pretty quality organization.
12 years ago at 11:54 am^This guy
12 years ago at 11:57 am^^^ that right there made me laugh
12 years ago at 5:34 pm