GREEKS AT UC IRVINE - Los Angeles Times

Clipboard researched by Susan Davis Greene and Rick VanderKnyff / Los Angeles Times. Graphics by Doris Shields / Los Angeles Times The Greek system at UC Irvine started in 1973 with about

200 members. In 1988, the most recent year for which information is available, there were 1,689 undergraduate sorority/fraternity members. The chart below illustrates the increase in the

university’s Greek population since 1982. Totals include pledges and active members. Chapter 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 UCI SORORITY MEMBERSHIP Alpha Chi Omega 100 112 114 111 107 99

100 Alpha Kappa Alpha 12 20 24 10 10 7 12 Alpha Phi 112 * * * * * * Delta Delta Delta 110 119 120 122 114 99 96 Delta Gamma 131 130 120 114 112 100 110 Delta Sigma Theta 8 10 15 9 9 12 10

Gamma Phi Beta 137 118 114 103 101 86 102 Kappa Alpha Theta 101 119 126 * * * * Kappa Kappa Gamma 111 120 100 112 93 64 69 Pi Beta Phi 112 118 115 110 112 95 109 Phi Zeta Tau 46 47 50 * * *

* Sigma Gamma Rho ** ** ** 1 * * * TOTAL 980 913 898 692 658 565 608 % of undergraduates 14.3 14 15 12 13 13 14 UCI FRATERNITY MEMBERSHIP Alpha Phi Alpha 2 1 3 3 3 4 8 Beta Theta Pi 85 96 90

79 90 78 75 Chi Psi 42 36 38 48 55 36 35 Kappa Alpha Psi 1 1 4 1 2 7 8 Kappa Sigma 110 88 96 91 82 76 57 Lambda Theta Delta 38 * * * * * * Phi Delta Theta 93 90 93 97 86 83 86 Phi Gamma

Delta 58 43 63 48 41 37 27 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 93 88 69 * * * * Sigma Chi 94 99 92 108 88 84 87 Sigma Nu 93 * * * * * * TOTAL 709 542 548 475 447 405 383 % of undergraduates 11.4 9 9 9 9 9 9

* Chapter not yet formed ** Chapter discontinued Source: UC Irvine Student Activities Office MORE TO READ