▁social ▁frat ern ities , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁social ▁sor or ities . ▁This ▁list ▁includes ▁active ▁all - f em ale ▁sor or ities ▁that ▁identify ▁themselves ▁primarily ▁as ▁social ▁organizations , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁professional , ▁service , ▁or ▁honor ▁organizations . ▁All - f em ale ▁Greek ▁organizations ▁that ▁refer ▁to ▁themselves ▁as ▁" w omen ' s ▁frat ern ities " ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁list ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Service ▁frat ern ities , ▁professional ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁honor ▁soci eties ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁also ▁has ▁chap ters ▁of ▁numerous ▁Greek ▁organizations ▁whose ▁primary ▁focus ▁is ▁not ▁social , ▁although ▁some ▁offer ▁social ▁events ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁service ▁or ▁academic ▁events . ▁While ▁membership ▁in ▁professional ▁frat ern ities ▁is ▁generally ▁open ▁to ▁any ▁student ▁studying ▁that ▁profession , ▁membership ▁requirements ▁for ▁honor ▁soci eties ▁are ▁often ▁more ▁demand ing ▁and ▁require ▁specific ▁academic ▁or ▁ext rac urr icular ▁achiev ements . ▁ ▁Service ▁frat ern ities ▁ ▁Professional ▁frat ern ities ▁ ▁Honor ▁soci eties ▁ ▁Def unct ▁and ▁in active ▁organizations ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁organizations ▁have ▁histor ically ▁existed ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁currently ▁active . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁chap ters ▁still ▁have ▁ext ant ▁national ▁organizations , ▁but ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁chapter ▁is ▁in active ; ▁others ▁were ▁local ▁frat ern ities ▁that ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁existence ; ▁still ▁others ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁active ▁because ▁their ▁entire ▁national ▁organization ▁became ▁ext inct