Baylor University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Clubs and organizations=== ====Greek organizations==== Approximately 14 percent of undergraduate men are members of fraternities, and 21 percent of undergraduate women are members of a sorority.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baylor.edu/studentactivities/greeklife/ |title=Baylor University || Greek Life |publisher=Baylor.edu |date=October 24, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207093040/http://www.baylor.edu/studentactivities/greeklife/ |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> There are four councils at Baylor. Most of the university's fraternities began as local fraternities, before affiliating with their national organizations in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baylor.edu/studentactivities/greeklife/index.php?id=74959 |title=Baylor University || Greek Life || Meet the Greeks |publisher=Baylor.edu |date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208225339/http://www.baylor.edu/studentactivities/greeklife/index.php?id=74959 |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:All-University Sing.jpg|thumb|right|Phi Kappa Chi and [[Chi Omega]] performing at Baylor University's 2011 All-University Sing]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Fraternities ! Nickname ! Status |- | [[Alpha Tau Omega]] | ATO | Active |- | [[Beta Theta Pi]] | Beta | Active |- | [[Delta Tau Delta]] | Delt | Active |- | [[Kappa Alpha Order]] | KA | Active |- | [[Kappa Sigma]] | Ksig | Active |- | [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]] | Lambdas | Active |- | [[Phi Gamma Delta]] | Fiji | Active |- | [[Phi Iota Alpha]] | Phiota | Active |- | [[Pi Kappa Phi]] | Pi Kapp | Active |- | [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] | SigEp | Active |- | [[Sigma Chi]] | Sigs | Active<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baylorlariat.com/2015/03/03/sigma-chi-back-after-5-year-disciplinary-leave/|title=Sigma Chi back after 5-year disciplinary leave|date=March 3, 2015|website=Baylorlariat.com|access-date=May 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422145641/https://baylorlariat.com/2015/03/03/sigma-chi-back-after-5-year-disciplinary-leave/|archive-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] | SAE | Active |- | [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] | TKE | Active |- |[[Beta Upsilon Chi]] |BYX "Bucks" |Active |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Fraternities ! Nickname ! Status |- | [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] | Pike | Inactive |- | [[Sigma Nu]] | Sig Nu | Inactive |- | [[Lambda Chi Alpha]] | Lambda Chi | Inactive |- | [[Phi Delta Theta]] | Phi Delt | Inactive |- | [[Delta Upsilon]] | Ducks | Inactive |- | [[Sigma Tau Gamma]] | Sig Tau | Inactive |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Sororities ! Nickname ! Local Founding Date ! Status |- | [[Alpha Delta Pi]] | ADPi | 1980 | Active |- | [[Alpha Chi Omega]] | AXO, Alpha Chi | 1985 | Active |- |[[Alpha Phi]] |Aphi |2019 |Active<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baylorlariat.com/2019/01/14/alpha-phi-participates-in-first-formal-recruitment-at-baylor/|title=Alpha Phi participates in first formal recruitment at Baylor {{!}} The Baylor Lariat|last=Asinof|first=Sarah|date=January 14, 2019 |access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011412/https://baylorlariat.com/2019/01/14/alpha-phi-participates-in-first-formal-recruitment-at-baylor/|archive-date=February 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Chi Omega]] | Chi-O | 1977 | Active |- | [[Delta Delta Delta]] | Tri Delt | 1977 | Active |- | [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] | Theta | 1976 | Active |- | [[Kappa Kappa Gamma]] | Kappa | 1977 | Active |- | [[Pi Beta Phi]] | Pi Phi | 1977 | Active |- | [[Zeta Tau Alpha]] | Zeta | 1977 | Active |- |} [[File:Baylor Float (KA and Tridelt).jpg|thumb|[[Delta Delta Delta]] and [[Kappa Alpha Order]] participate in Baylor University's 2018 Homecoming Parade.]] {| class="wikitable" |- ! Sororities ! Nickname ! Local Founding Date ! Status |- | [[Kappa Delta]] | KD | 1983 | Inactive |- |} '''Non-IFC fraternities, social clubs, and non-NPC sororities''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Fraternities ! Sororities |- | Kappa Omega Tau | Kappa Chi Alpha |- | Phi Kappa Chi | Sigma Phi Lambda |} '''NPHC Fraternities and Sororities''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Fraternities ! Sororities |- | [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] | [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] |- | [[Kappa Alpha Psi]] | [[Delta Sigma Theta]] |- | [[Omega Psi Phi]] | [[Zeta Phi Beta]] |- | [[Phi Beta Sigma]] | |} ====LGBT organizations ==== Historically, [[LGBT]] student organizations received no official recognition at Baylor University.<ref name="McGee2021" /> The subject of sexual orientation was "too complex" for student groups, according to the statement by a university official posted on a student group's blog.<ref name="Washeck2013">{{cite news |last=Washeck |first=Angela |date=January 21, 2013 |title=Princeton Review Labels Three Texas Universities as LGBT-Unfriendly |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/princeton-review-labels-three-texas-universities-as-lgbt-unfriendly/ |work=Texas Monthly |access-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823164901/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/princeton-review-labels-three-texas-universities-as-lgbt-unfriendly/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, Baylor chartered an official LGBT organization<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNeel 10 |first=Bekah |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Baylor Grants First Charter to LGBTQ Student Group |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/baylor-prism-lgbtq-students/ |access-date=July 7, 2022 |website=Texas Monthly |language=en |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707212103/https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/baylor-prism-lgbtq-students/ |url-status=live }}</ref> called "Prism", that follows the University's "Statement on Human Sexuality", which affirms "purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm" and prohibits advocacy groups from promoting "understandings of sexuality that are contrary to biblical teaching", including "homosexual behavior".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baylor University Statement on Human Sexuality |url=https://www.baylor.edu/risk/doc.php/343044.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401033831/https://www.baylor.edu/risk/doc.php/343044.pdf }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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