The Panhellenic Council is the governing board for the national affiliated sororities for women. The University of Nebraska at Kearney Panhellenic Council functions through delegates from each sorority and cooperates with UNK authorities in their effort to maintain high social and scholastic standards. UNK sororities include: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega and Gamma Phi Beta.
Each social fraternity selects representatives to the InterFraternity Council. The council functions as a coordinating agency for the many activities of the member fraternities.
Currently there are nine national social fraternities on campus: Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Tau Gamma and Theta Xi.