Sorority

First Secret Society for Women - 1851, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority (as Adelphean Society)
First to be Called a Sorority - Gamma Phi Beta (1874)
First Sorority to Use Greek Letters - Kappa Alpha Theta (1870)
Only NPC in Hawaii - Alpha Gamma Delta
First NPC to charter in Alaska - Sigma Sigma Sigma
First NPC to charter in Europe - Sigma Sigma Sigma
First to Adopt a Philanthropy - 1919, Alpha Gamma Delta
First Non-Caucasian Initiate - Alpha Gamma Delta (UBC, 1953)
Widest Span of Chapters - Alpha Gamma Delta (Manoa, HI to Halifax, NS - 5403 miles/8695 km)
First NPC Sorority in Canada - Kappa Alpha Theta (Toronto)
Oldest Sorority in Canada - Alpha Phi (Toronto)
Only Sorority to Have a Male Initiate - Delta Gamma (George Banta)
Oldest Founding Chapter Still In Existence - Kappa Alpha Theta
First Alumnae Initiate - Frances Willard, Alpha Phi (1875)
First to Publish a Book Length History - Delta Delta Delta
First Divine Nine Sorority - Alpha Kappa Alpha (1908)
First to Publish a Magazine - Kappa Kappa Gamma (1882)
Most Initiates (NPC) - Chi Omega, 225,000+
Most Chapters (NPC) - Chi Omega, 176
Most Chapters (NPHC) - Delta Sigma Theta, 300+
Most Chapters in One State - Alpha Phi (23 in California) & Alpha Sigma Tau (23 in Pennsylvania)
Campus With Most Foundings - 5 - Howard University
Campus with the Most NPC Sororities - Penn State (20 of 26), University of Illinois (20 of 26), Indiana University (19 of 26), University of Georgia (18 of 26) Miami University of Ohio (17 of 26)
Highest Percentage of Chartered Chapters Still Active - Kappa Kappa Gamma (85%)
First to Declare a National Day for Hands-On Service Projects - Phi Mu

Fraternity

Oldest Continuously Published Magazine - Beta Theta Pi (since 1872)
Most First Chapters On Each Campus - 13, Beta Theta Pi
First to Create Alumni Chapters - Beta Theta Pi, 1867
Most Initiates - Sigma Alpha Epsilon (262,000+)
Most Chapters - Lambda Chi Alpha (364)
First Dry House - Delta Sigma Phi
Largest Fraternity Merger - Theta Kappa Nu with Lambda Chi Alpha, 1939
First Divine Nine Fraternity - Alpha Phi Alpha 1906
First Fraternity to Adopt Color, Flower Pledge Pin, Stone, Patron Saint - Theta Delta Chi
First to Publish A Magazine - Theta Delta Chi 1869
Longest Continuously Open Chapter - Beta Theta Pi's Gamma Chapter at Washington and Jefferson College (since June 1 1842)
Campus With Most Foundings - 6 (Union College, NY)
Campus With the Most NIC Fraternities - Penn State (54 of 64)
First to Charter in All 50 States - Sigma Phi Epsilon (not all are active now)
First Risk Management Program - Lambda Chi Alpha (1987/88)

General

Largest Greek System (# of Students Participating) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Most Greek Organization Chapters on One Campus - University of Illinois (95), Penn State (88 organizations)
Largest Sorority Recruitment - University of Alabama, with over 1700 women participating in recruitment (2011).

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