Greek Life At The University Of Missouri
The University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri is home to one of the oldest and largest Greek systems in the United States. Greek Life at the University of Missouri originated on June 12, 1869, when Phi Kappa Psi National Fraternity organized its Missouri Alpha chapter, becoming the first fraternity chapter to be established at a public institution west of the Mississippi River. As of December 2009, more than 70 Greek-letter organizations remain active at MU. Of the 24,592 undergraduate students enrolled for the fall 2010 semester, roughly 22% were active in social fraternities and sororities, totaling 5,399 members in 28 Interfraternity Council chapters, 14 National Panhellenic Conference chapters, 6 National Pan-Hellenic Council chapters and 2 Multicultural Greek Council chapters.
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