Divine 9 Facts

What is the Divine Nine?

The Divine Nine refers to a group of nine Greek-letter, historically Black sororities and fraternities including Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta.

Divine Nine Facts:

FIRST DIVINE NINE FRATERNITY: Alpha Phi Alpha (1906)

FIRST DIVINE NINE SORORITY: Alpha Kappa Alpha (1908)

LARGEST DIVINE NINE SORORITY: Delta Sigma Theta

LARGEST DIVINE NINE FRATERNITY: Omega Psi Phi

MOST DEVOTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE: Delta Sigma Theta

FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE: Kappa Alpha Psi

ONLY MEMBER OF THE DIVINE NINE THAT WAS FOUNDED AT AN HBCU OTHER THAN HOWARD (MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY): Iota Phi Theta