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The '''University of Central Florida Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life''' offers organizations under the [[North-American Interfraternity Conference|Interfraternity Council]], [[National Pan-Hellenic Council]], Panhellenic Council, and the Diversified Greek Council. The [[Order of Omega]] has a chapter at the university.
<ref>[http://www.greeklife.sdes.ucf.edu/ UCF Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life]</ref>

The Interfraternity Council (IFC) comprises 16 fraternities, the Panhellenic Council is made up of 10 sororities. In addition there are also many multicultural and honor Greek organizations. The Diversified Greek Council consists of 9 cultural organizations ([[Latino]], [[Asian people|Asian]], [[South Asia]]n, etc.), four fraternities and five sororities. The National Pan-Hellenic Council comprises nine historically-black organizations, five fraternities and four sororities). There are now also three recognized fraternal organizations for Christian students.<ref>[http://www.greeklife.sdes.ucf.edu/chapters.html UCF Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Chapter Directory]</ref>

Greek Life at the [[University of Central Florida]] is some of the strongest in the [[United States]], involving more than 2,700 students in over 40 chapters.<ref>{{cite news | title = University of Central Florida | publisher = The Princeton Review | date = [[2008-07]] | url = http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeCampusLife.aspx?iid=1022881 | accessdate = 2009-04-30 }}</ref> Approximately 11% of current undergraduates males and 9% of undergraduate females are members of either a sorority or fraternity.<ref>[http://collegeprowler.com/university-of-central-florida/greek-life/ University of Central Florida - Greek Life]</ref>

UCF offers housing to eleven Greek organizations in Greek Park on its main campus in [[Orlando, Florida]]. In the future the university plans to construct a larger Greek Park II on adjacent land.

==Academics==

In Greek Life at UCF there is a great emphasis put on academics. In fact, the average GPA of Greek Life is higher than the overall university average.

UCF's Greek Life won the inaugural [[Mid-America Conference]] Grade Point Average Award, which is given to the university with the highest Greek GPA above their campus’ non-Greek GPA. In 2003, Florida Leader Magazine named UCF the university with the best Greek academics program in the state.<ref>{{cite news | title = Best of Florida Schools 2003 | publisher = Florida Leader Magazine | date = [[2003]] | url = http://www.floridaleader.com/best2003_15.htm | accessdate = 2009-04-30 }}</ref>

==Chapters==

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===Fraternities===

* [[Alpha Epsilon Pi]]
* [[Alpha Phi Omega]]
* [[Alpha Tau Omega]]
* [[Beta Theta Pi]]
* [[Delta Tau Delta]]
* [[Delta Upsilon]]
* [[Kappa Sigma]]
* [[Lambda Chi Alpha]]
* [[Lambda Theta Phi]]
* [[Phi Beta]]
* [[Phi Delta Theta]]
* [[Phi Gamma Delta]]
* [[Sigma Chi]]
* [[Sigma Nu]]
* [[Sigma Pi]]
* [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]]
* [[Theta Chi]]
* [[Zeta Beta Tau]]

===Sororities===

* [[Alpha Delta Pi]]
* [[Alpha Epsilon Phi]]
* [[Alpha Xi Delta]]
* [[Chi Omega]]
* [[Delta Delta Delta]]
* [[Delta Sigma Theta]]
* [[Kappa Alpha Theta]]
* [[Kappa Delta]]
* [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]]
* [[Pi Beta Phi]]
* [[Zeta Tau Alpha]]

===Multicultural Fraternities===

* [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] (African American)
* [[Iota Phi Theta]] (African American)
* [[Kappa Alpha Psi]] (African American)
* [[Kappa Upsilon Chi]] (Christian)
* [[Lambda Sigma Upsilon]] (Latin)
* [[Lambda Theta Phi]] (Latin)
* [[Omega Psi Phi]] (African American)
* [[Phi Beta Sigma]] (African American)
* [[Pi Delta Psi]] (Asian American)
* [[Sigma Lambda Beta]] (Latin)

===Multicultural Sororities===

* [[Alpha Epsilon Phi]] (Jewish)
* [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] (African American)
* [[Delta Phi Lambda]] (Asian American)
* [[Delta Sigma Theta]] (African American)
* [[Sigma Gamma Rho]] (African American)
* [[Sigma Lambda Gamma]] (Latin)
* [[Lambda Theta Alpha]] (Latin)
* [[Sigma Phi Lambda]] (Christian)
* [[Theta Alpha]] (Christian)
* [[Zeta Phi Beta]] (African American)

===Other Greek Organizations===
* [[Diversified Greek Council]]
* [[GAMMA]] (Alcohol and Health Awareness )
* [[Greek Council]]
* [[Interfraternity Council]]
* [[Order of Omega]]
* [[National Panhellenic Council]]
* [[Panhellenic Council]]
* [[Rho Lambda]] National Honor Society for Greek Women
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== Greek Park ==
Greek housing is also available on the main campus in the Greek Park community, which consists of close to 400 beds.<ref>{{cite news | title = Greek Park Housing | publisher = University of Central Florida Department of Residence Life | date = [[2008-05-15]] | url = http://www.housing.ucf.edu/greek/houses.php | accessdate = 2009-04-30 }}</ref> There are six sororities and three fraternities housed on campus, with five fraternities offering housing off campus. In addition, two previously unoccupied houses are currently being renovated by the university and will house [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] and [[Theta Chi]] beginning in Fall 2009.<ref>{{cite news | title = Vacant Greek houses get a new chapter | publisher = Central Florida Future | date = [[2009-04-14]] | url = http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/vacant-greek-houses-get-a-new-chapter-1.1714263 | accessdate = 2009-04-14 }}</ref> There was a sixth fraternity house on campus that was demolished in May 2008, and plans for two new houses in its spot are currently under review.

UCF plans on constructing a Greek Park II, which will have a much higher population density than that currently of Greek Park, when it becomes financially feasible for the university.<ref>{{cite news | title = Vacant Greek houses get a new chapter | publisher = Central Florida Future | date = [[2009-04-14]] | url = http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/vacant-greek-houses-get-a-new-chapter-1.1714263 | accessdate = 2009-04-14 }}</ref>

===On-Campus Greek Housing===
* [[Alpha Delta Pi]]
* [[Alpha Tau Omega]]
* [[Alpha Xi Delta]]
* [[Delta Delta Delta]]
* [[Kappa Delta]]
* [[Kappa Sigma]]
* [[Pi Beta Phi]]
* [[Sigma Chi]]
* [[Zeta Tau Alpha]]

===Under Renovation Greek Houses On-Campus (To be completed Fall 2009)===
* [[Kappa Alpha Theta]]
* [[Theta Chi]]

==External links==
* [http://www.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida]
* [http://www.greeklife.sdes.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life]

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