I am looking for info about the membership populations of
traditionally African American fraternities and sororities. Where
might I find this?

I. Castelaz
idcinusa@hotmail.com

Hello.

According to the National Pan-Hellenic Council, an umbrella group of
traditionally African American fraternities and sororities, the total
membership population of undergraduate and alumni members is 1.5
million.

Source: National Pan-Hellenic Council
"Presently, there are approximately 1.5 million members of
undergraduate and graduate affiliate chapters served by NPHC."
http://www.nphchq.org/about.htm


Here are membership populations for each of the nine historically
African-American fraternities and sororities:

"... more than 170,000 women..."
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
http://www.aka1908.com/aka/history/overview.htm


Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
"...has over 100,000 members..."
source: GCSU.edu: Greek Handbook
http://www.gcsu.edu/student_affairs/greeks/Greek_Handbook/52.htm
More information at Alpha Phi Alpha official site:
http://www.alphaphialpha.net/


"over 200,000 college-educated women"
Delta Sigma Theta sorority
http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/dstpresident.htm
You might also be interested in their membership demographics:
http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/membership/demographics.htm


"100,000+ College-educated, dynamic, community service driven, diverse
and professional women"
Zeta Phi Beta sorority
http://www.zphib1920.org/membership/


"Number of Initiated Members: Approximately 19,000"
Iota Phi Theta fraternity
http://www.iotaphitheta.org/about.htm


Kappa Alpha Psi
"There are over 100,000 members"
source: Umich.edu: Greeks
http://www.umich.edu/~nudeltas/greeks.html
More information at:
Kappa Alpha Psi official site:
http://www.kappaalphapsi.com/index2.html

"Sigma has over 75,000 members..."
Sigma Gamma Rho
http://www.sgrho1922.org/pdf/80years.pdf
General information:
http://www.sgrho1922.org/


"... more than 130,000 members.."
Omega Psi Phi fraternity
http://www.omegapsiphifraternity.org/


Phi Beta Sigma
"....membership of over 110,000..."
source: MSU.edu: Go Greek
http://gogreek.msu.edu/nphc.html
Also see: Phi Beta Sigma main page
http://www.pbs1914.org/main.htm


search strategy: "african american fraternities," "million members",
"000 membmers", national pan hellenic council


I hope this is the information that you were seeking. If anything is
unclear, please use the "request clarification" feature. Thanks.

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Request for Answer Clarification by iko312-ga on 11 Apr 2003 14:35 PDT

Good info! I am hoping to acquire more exact numbers, particularly
regarding the fraternites. Both K-A-PSI and A PHI A have over 100,000
members, but I have read other reports that cite A PHI A with over
160,000.  This is the matter I hope to clarify.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 11 Apr 2003 14:50 PDT

Hi.

There are some other numbers floating around out there, such as:

 "THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED exceeds 125,000 members
"
http://stuwww.hsu.edu/apa/history_of_alpha_phi_alpha.htm


If you need more exact, up-to-date figures, though, it would probably
be a good idea to contact the fraternities directly:

Alpha Phi Alpha
Telephone: 410-554-0040
http://www.alphaphialpha.net/home.html

Kappa Alpha Psi
Telephone: (215) 228-7184 
http://www.kappaalphapsi.com/ihq/ihq.htm
or email contacts:
http://www.kappaalphapsi.com/contacts/Administration.htm