Fraternities and Sororities in North America - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

• In the 1967 movie The Graduate, Ben (Dustin Hoffman) runs into the Theta Delta Chi house at Berkeley while searching for Elaine and her fiance, Carl - supposedly a member living there prior to his nuptials. (The flag for the fraternity is visible over the ivy covered entry.)
• The 1978 comedy movie National Lampoon's Animal House portrayed members of a fictitious fraternity at a fictitious college.
• The 1984 comedy movie Revenge of the Nerds portrayed 'rejected' fraternity members taking revenge on popular fraternities by setting up their own fraternity and the change in power from the jocks and cheerleaders to the nerds. Starred Robert Carradine and Anthony Edwards.
• The 1994 comedy movie PCU also portrays members of a student group at a fictitious college where fraternities have been prohibited.
• The 1997 movie Scream 2 includes fictional Greek organizations. The character Derek gives a lettered necklace to his girlfriend, prompting an angry response from his fraternity brothers.
• The 2001 film Legally Blonde features the sorority 'Delta Nu'. Several of the characters, including Elle Woods and Brooke Wyndham, are members.
• The 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder features the fraternity 'Delta Iota Kappa', which Van's love rival leads.
• The 2002 film Drumline includes the real Kappa Kappa Psi fraternity and the fictional Sigma Phi Alpha sorority. Images of Tau Beta Sigma appear throughout the film.
• The 2006 film Stomp the Yard depicts African American Greek life centered around the tradition of stepping, made popular by Black Greek Letter Organizations.
• The 2006 film Accepted includes a fictional fraternity Beta Kappa Epsilon, which Sherman Schrader attempts to become a part of because his father is a member.
• The 2007 film Sydney White features the sorority 'Kappa Phi Nu'. Amanda Bynes was one of their members.
• The 2007–2011 ABC Family television series Greek depicts students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University (CRU) who participate in the school's Greek system.
• The 2007 film American Pie Presents: Beta House where new college freshman try to gain eligibility to the Beta House fraternity.
• The 2008 season of Degrassi: The Next Generation features the sorority 'Phi Gamma Phi'. Liberty was trying to apply to the sorority.
• The 2008 film The House Bunny features the sorority 'Phi Iota Mu' competing with 'Zeta Alpha Zeta'.
• The 2009 slasher film Sorority Row features the sorority 'Theta Pi' in which Audrina Patridge was one of their members.
• The 2009 movie Sorority Wars revolves around sorority experience in college.
• The 2010 television series Glory Daze depicts students of the fictional Hayes University who participate in the school's Greek system.
• The 2010 film Brotherhood directed by Will Canon depicts hazing which gets out of hand.