, ▁when ▁the ▁Ph i ▁D elta ▁Th eta ▁( Φ Δ Θ ) ▁national ▁organization ▁decided ▁to ▁ban ▁alco hol ▁consumption ▁in ▁its ▁chapter ▁houses , ▁the ▁U VA ▁chapter ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁its ▁national ▁organization ▁and ▁created ▁local ▁organization ▁Ph i ▁D elta ▁Al pha , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁Ph i ▁Society . ▁After ▁debate ▁within ▁the ▁I FC , ▁Ph i ▁Society ▁was ▁admitted ▁and ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁frat ern ity . ▁Ph i ▁Society ▁is ▁viewed ▁as ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁D elta ▁Th eta ▁frat ern ity ▁that ▁existed ▁prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁maintain s ▁the ▁same ▁house . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Ph i ▁D elta ▁Th eta ▁established ▁another ▁chapter ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁that ▁ad her es ▁to ▁its ▁direct ives ▁concerning ▁alco hol ▁consumption . ▁The ▁Greek ▁system ' s ▁expansion ▁to ▁new ▁groups ▁continued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁local ▁frat ern ity ▁S igma ▁O mic ron ▁R ho ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁gender - in clus ive ▁and ▁L GB T Q ▁frat ern ity ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁University ▁recognition ▁ ▁University ▁policy ▁prevents ▁national ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁sor or ities ▁from ▁directly ▁establish ing ▁a ▁chapter ▁at ▁the ▁university ; ▁instead , ▁an ▁interested ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁must ▁establish ▁an ▁interest ▁group , ▁pet ition ▁for ▁establishment , ▁and ▁obtain ▁spons or ship ▁from ▁one