Fraternity numbers going in 2022 rush
by: Young Dolph
Based off the information the UT Dean of Students had, here is the number of members per fraternity during Spring 2022. This does not include the new pledge class of 2022. But this is the only information we have to guess how many members each fraternity has.
ZBT - 206
Fiji - 198
Phi Psi - 189
Delt - 181
KA - 173
SigEp - 171
Sammy - 141
Kappa Sigma - 140
Beta Upsilon Chi - 133
Sigma Chi - 118
Beta - 97
Pike - 95
TKE - 52
Lambda - 51
Delta Sigma Phi - 50
Acacia - 45
Theta Chi - 43
Delta Upsilon - 37
Zeta Psi - 31
Phi Delt - 24
Phi Kapp - 24
Phi Sig - 12
From what I gathered the established elite 6 are:
Fiji
SAE
SigEp
KA
Delt
ZBT
The top 3 are Fiji, SAE, and SigEp. These 6 fraternities get the most rushees and are the ones all incoming freshmen want to rush. They have good relations with the hottest 6 sororities on campus: Pi Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Zeta, Tridelt, and Chi Omega. They throw the biggest parties and whenever they do throw be assured these 6 sororities will follow. Looking into their members, these kids look your stereotype of a "frat boy" with their preppy clothes, voice, and stance. They were the football and basketball jocks in high school and this is their clique. From my personal experience, I believe SAE wins 2022 with their most recent pledge class. The one thing Fiji has over SAE is that most of their pledges, and actives in general, are actually UT Austin students.
Following these are the middle pack fraternities that are trying to grow more and compete with the top 6.
Kappa Sigma
Sigma Chi
Pike
Sammy
Phi Psi
Beta
These fraternities are similar to the top 6 but have less money and fewer rushees. They're still massive fraternities that get along with all the sororities. It's just that not many rushees choose these 6 as their #1-#3 choices. That being said there is little controversy surrounding these 6 fraternities unlike the top 6. The sorority girls that love these fraternities tend to not like the top 6 fraternities. At least Fiji, and SAE in particular. They're still growing and I can definitely see a few of these competing with Delt, ZBT, KA, and SigEp for a spot in the top 6. For Round Up it is normally these 6 fraternities that steal the show and have the biggest events. Believe it or not, once upon a time Pike and Kappa Sig were at the top of the UT pyramid with Fiji, SAE, SigEp, Delt and KA. They were considered elite in the 70's, 80's, and 90's. Unfortunately, the two dropped in recent years but I give it one or two great pledge classes, and successful mixers with PKT, and they will be back up there. Especially considering ZBT struggles to remain in that elite 6. They just have a lot of members.
Next are the bottom ones. These fraternities struggle to put pledge classes together but are working on growing.
Lambda
TKE
Theta Chi
Phi Delt
DU
Phi Kap
Phi Sig
Acacia
Zeta Psi
Once upon a time, Phi Delt used to be a massive fraternity at UT. These fraternities struggle to mix with the sororities since the 12 sororities are mainly attracted to the big 12 fraternities. These orgs also don't have the gigantic mansion houses that the other fraternities have so they have pretty small houses for their parties. That being said, the turnout for their parties is massive since they open the doors for kids not in greek life.
Overall I think this is a good overview of fraternities at the University of Texas at Austin.
Commentby: Hello Nov 29, 2022 11:22:58 PM
Hundreds of UT alum disagree with you. You can say they're not a top house now, which is fair, but to deny their prestige in the past is just bs. The same goes for Phi Delt and Kappa Sig. Especially considering the reputation Pike and Kappa Sig have nationally as the two most popular fraternities along with SAE, Sigma Chi, and Fiji.
Pike has the newest house in Austin and it is more beautiful than Sammy's. Why do you think Sammy paired up with Pike for Round Up? Sammy is a great fraternity but their house is too small and they know Pike has great relations with KD and DG. The only thing holding Kappa Sig back is that dorm-looking of a house they have. Aside from that, Kappa Sig would be elite. Delt and ZBT may get the most rushees because of their reputation but their houses are god-awful compared to Pike, Kappa Sig, and Sigma Chi. The mid-fraternities have more space for parties. ZBT also relies on Fiji for PKT to come.
And to counter your argument. Pike now has between 110 and 120 active members due to their new pledge class. 120 puts them even with Sigma Chi and just 20-30 behind Kappa Sig and Sammy. And remember quality>>quantity. From 2014-2018 Delt had the most members. But no one in their right mind questioned Fiji's place at the top of the UT Austin pyramid.
You can hate, but at least respect Pike and Kappa Sig.
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by: Hello Nov 29, 2022 11:23:35 PM
The difference that separates KA and SigEp is that the PKT sororities go to SigEp more than KA. That's the only real nudging difference
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#3 by: Alum
Good informative post. I’m an older UT fraternity alum.
Since you mentioned a couple of fraternities that were once bigger and top tier back in the day, without criticizing any fraternities past or present, here are some others that were also in the top 5-6 at different periods and had some “glory days.” Some are still on campus and some aren’t.
You said Phi Delt was big in size, but they were also considered top tier for many decades until the 1980s or ‘90s. The same with ATO until the 80s and to a lesser extent Sigma Nu and Beta. Sigma Chi had many great decades as recently as a few years ago. For 40 years or so until the late 60s-early 70s Phi Psi and Deke were top houses. All of these fraternities along with most of the others competed against each other for varsity athletes and campus leaders. They all had notable UT football-baseball-basketball players, but Deke was especially known for them. They had good representation in the Cowboys, Spurs, student government, and other campus organizations. There’s lots of good history and prominent alumni with most or all UT fraternities.
Again, nice post.
by: Hello Nov 29, 2022 11:15:16 PM
Interesting. I knew ATO was a fraternity at UT but they've been suspended for a while. Phi Delt was considered a crazy house for the women mud wrestling. Sigma Nu got kneecapped after they brutally hazed that one kid. Beta would be competing for a top 6 if they had a house. Hell even Lambda Chi was in the top 5 for most members in a fraternity and now they struggle to even put a pledge class together.
I know Fiji and SAE have always been in that top 6 and top 3 battle. They've always been considered the two top houses and always will. But the rest are fair game. SigEp, KA, Delt, and ZBT find themselves up there but it would not surprise me if Kappa Sig, Sigma Chi, Pike, or Phi Psi knocked off one of those four. SigEp will probably stay up there too but the other three . . . .
It's interesting to me how rankings change but Fiji and SAE will always remain at the top. But it is interesting to see how the others fluctuate.
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by: NoNov 29, 2022 2:41:36 AM
“At the top of the frat world is the elite group, known as the Big Six—the Kappa Alphas (KAs), the SAEs, the PIKES, the Sigma Phi Epsilons, the Delts, and the Fijis. They are the classic, old-money fraternities, with up to 140 members and annual budgets that can hit $500,000. The kinds of guys who, in high school, were football stars or the most-popular figures among the in-group, Big Six men are considered prize dates for the 2,286 women in UT sororities. “You’re told early that those six are the cool ones to be with,” one member of a prominent sorority confided to me. “If you go out with an SAE, it’s considered pretty cool, not because of who he is, but because he’s an SAE.”“
- Texas Monthly 1991
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