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Meet Auburn University's 18 sororities

August is only a few months away, which means hundreds of young women will soon join the sisterhood at one of Auburn University's 18 sororities active on campus.

In 2016, interested students will be able to participate in recruitment activities for Auburn University's 17 active National Panhellenic Conference sororities as well as Delta Sigma Theta, the college's active National Pan-Hellenic Council sorority.

Want to know more about each of Auburn University's 18 sororities? Browse this slideshow to find out each organization's founding year, colors, symbol and more.

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Alpha Chi Omega

Chapter name: Epsilon Zeta
Established at Auburn University in: 1967
Colors: Scarlet red and olive green
Symbol: Lyre
Flower: Red carnation
Fun Fact: Alpha Chi Omega was originally founded as a society for music students in 1885 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

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Alpha Delta Pi

Chapter name: Beta Omega
Established at Auburn University in: 1942
Colors: Azure blue and white
Symbol: Clasped Hands, Diamond
Flower: Woodland violet
Mascot: Lion
Fun Fact: Alpha Delta Pi, which was founded in 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Ga., was the first secret society in the world for college women.

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Alpha Gamma Delta

Chapter name: Gamma Delta
Established at Auburn University in: 1939
Colors: Red, buff and green
Mascot: Squirrel
Flower: A red and a buff rose with green asparagus plumosa fern
Fun Fact: The Gamma Delta chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta has been awarded with the highest GPA of all of Greek life for 16 consecutive years.

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Alpha Omicron Pi

Chapter name: Delta Delta
Established at Auburn University in: 1946
Colors: Cardinal red
Mascot: Panda
Flower: Jacqueminot
Fun Fact: Since its founding at Barnard College in New York in 1897, Alpha Omicron Pi has installed 187 collegiate chapters.

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Alpha Xi Delta

Chapter name: Zeta Xi
Established at Auburn University in: 1980
Colors: Double blue and gold
Symbol: Quill
Flower: Pink rose
Mascot: BetXi Bear
Fun Fact: Alpha Xi Delta's first National Panhellenic Conference Chairman wrote the Panhellenic Creed, which all members of NPC still recite on college campuses today.

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Chi Omega

Chapter name: Alpha Beta
Established at Auburn University in: 1923
Colors: Cardinal and straw
Flower: White carnation
Mascot: Owl
Symbol: Skull and crossbones
Fun Fact: Founded in 1895 at the University of Arkansas, Chi Omega is the largest women's fraternal organization in the world with more than 330,000 initiates.

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Delta Delta Delta

Chapter name: Phi Theta
Established at Auburn University in: 1954
Colors: Silver, gold and cerulean blue
Symbol: Dolphin
Flower: Pansy
Fun Fact: Tri Delta was founded in 1888 at Boston University by two women who felt the college needed an organization that would "be kind alike to all and think more of the girl's inner self and character than of her personal appearance."

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Delta Gamma

Chapter name: Delta Sigma
Established at Auburn University in: 1972
Colors: Bronze, pink and blue
Symbol: Anchor
Flower: Cream rose
Mascot: Hannah Doll
Fun Fact: Since its founding in 1873 at the Lewis School for Girls, Delta Gamma has grown to more than 210,000 women worldwide with 146 collegiate chapters and more than 220 alumnae groups across the United States and Canada.

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Delta Zeta

Chapter name: Beta Xi
Established at Auburn University in: 1940
Colors: Rose and green
Mascot: Turtle
Flower: The Killarney rose
Fun Fact: Founded at Miami University in Ohio in 1902, Delta Zeta is the second largest national sorority and the largest international sorority with chapters in Canada.

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Gamma Phi Beta

Chapter name: Gama Phi
Established at Auburn University in: 1968
Colors: Brown and mode
Founded in: 1874 at Syracuse University
Symbol: Crescent moon
Flower: Pink carnation
Fun Fact: Notable Gamma Phi Beta alumnae include actress Kristin Chenoweth and Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jacquelyn Lufkin-Stuar.

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Kappa Alpha Theta

Chapter name: Gamma Omega
Established at Auburn University in: 1957
Colors: Black and gold
Symbol: Kite-shaped badge
Flower: Black and gold pansy
Fun Fact: Kappa Alpha Theta was founded in 1870 at Indiana Asbury College, and its four core ideals are scholarship, leadership, service, and personal excellence.

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Delta Sigma Theta

Chapter name: Kappa Upsilon
Established at Auburn University in: 1974
Founded in: 1913 at Howard University
Colors: Crimson and cream
Flower: African violet
Fun Fact: Delta Sigma Theta is the largest the largest African-American Greek-lettered organization and the first predominately black sorority on Auburn's campus.

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Kappa Delta

Chapter name: Sigma Lambda
Established at Auburn University in: 1922
Colors: Olive green and pearl white
Mascot: Teddy bear
Founded in: 1897 at State Female Normal School/ Longwood University in Farmville, Va.
Flower: White rose
Symbol: Nautilus shell, dagger and diamond shape
Fun Fact: The Sigma Lambda chapter of Kappa Delta was one of the first sorority chapters founded at Auburn University.

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Kappa Kappa Gamma

Chapter name: Epsilon Eta
Established at Auburn University in: 1963
Colors: Light blue and dark blue
Symbol: The fleur
Founded in: 1870 at Monmouth College in Illinois
Flower: Iris
Fun Fact: Famous Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae include actresses Sophia Bush and Ashley Judd as well as Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and "Dateline" reporter Jane Pauley.

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Phi Mu

Chapter name: Alpha Mu
Established at Auburn University in: 1946
Colors: Rose and white
Mascot: Lion
Symbol: Quatrefoil
Flower: Rose carnation
Fun Fact: Founded in 1852 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., Phi Mu is the second oldest secret society for women in the nation.

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Pi Beta Phi

Chapter name: Alpha Gamma
Established at Auburn University in: 1957
Colors: Wine and silver blue
Founded in: 1867 at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois
Symbol: Angel
Flower: Wine carnation
Fun Fact: In 2015, the Alpha Gamma chapter was recognized as a top ten outstanding chapter for its fundraising efforts to support education, leadership, literacy, and philanthropy for the Pi Beta Phi Foundation.

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Sigma Kappa

Chapter name: Theta Xi
Established at Auburn University in: 1989
Colors: Lavender and maroon
Flower: Violets
Symbol: Dove and heart
Fun Fact: Founded in 1874 at Colby College in Maine, Sigma Kappa has more than 110 collegiate chapters in 36 states.

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Zeta Tau Alpha

Chapter name: Gamma Rho
Established at Auburn University in: 1951
Colors: Turquoise blue and steel gray
Symbol: Crown
Flower: White violet
Founded in: 1898 at the Virginia State Female Normal School/Longwood University in Farmville, Va.
Fun Fact: An admirer of one of Zeta Tau Alpha's founders, Mary Campbell Jones, sent her a gift of strawberries, which prompted the group to host their first purely social gathering and to become officially recognized as a campus organization.

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