Editing Johns Hopkins University (section)

=== Fraternity and sorority life ===
[[Fraternities and sororities|Fraternity and sorority]] life came to Hopkins in 1876 with the chartering of [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity, which still exists on campus today.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|title = The Beginning of Greek Life at Hopkins|date = March 6, 2014|access-date = February 26, 2015|website = Student Life @ Hopkins|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233213/https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|archive-date = February 26, 2015}}</ref> As of Spring 2025, Johns Hopkins is home to seven social fraternities and five social sororities, as well as ten culturally-based sororities and fraternities.<ref name="Recognized Organizations">{{Cite web |title=Recognized Organizations |url=https://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/leed/fraternity-and-sorority-life/recognized-organizations/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Leadership Engagement & Experiential Development |language=en}}</ref> The seven social fraternities at Hopkins all belong to the national [[North American Interfraternity Conference|North-American Interfraternity Conference]] and are locally governed by the Interfraternity Council (IFC). The five social sororities at Hopkins belong to the [[National Panhellenic Conference]] and are locally governed by the Panhellenic Association at Johns Hopkins.<ref name="Recognized Organizations"/> [[Alpha Phi Alpha]], a historically black fraternity, was founded in 1991, [[Lambda Phi Epsilon]], an Asian-interest fraternity, was founded in 1994, and [[Lambda Upsilon Lambda]], a Latino-interest fraternity, was founded in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|title = The Beginning of Greek Life at Hopkins|date = 2015|access-date = February 26, 2015|website = Student Life @ JHU|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150226233213/https://studentlifeatjhu.wordpress.com/greek-life-at-hopkins/origins-of-greek-life-at-hopkins/|archive-date = February 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lulphi.org/phatal-phi | title=La Unidad Latina | access-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814234734/https://www.lulphi.org/phatal-phi | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lul/chaptersframe.htm|title=Chapters of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.|website=www.columbia.edu|access-date=August 14, 2022|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173956/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lul/chaptersframe.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Rush for all students occurs in the spring. Most fraternities keep houses in the nearby [[Charles Village, Baltimore|Charles Village]] or [[Oakenshawe Historic District|Oakenshawe]] neighborhoods, while sororities do not.