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Mildly helpful information:
Fraternities developed in the US as they developed in Germany (called student corporations). They're a little different there but about as close as you can get.
The most easily-identifiable system in the UK might be the "House System" (popular in boarding schools in reality and fiction: Harry Potter). In day schools, it is just a grouping of students and may come up for sports competitions.
I won't pretend to be an expert on the House System, but it may be a good place to start. The "houses" would simply be identified with Greek letters--a nod to the common scholarly endeavor of students in previous centuries. The group may or may not live together, but a social camaraderie is a major component. Most importantly, there is a recruitment/rush period that defines membership. Membership is for life. While the vast majority of national organizations in the US are gender-specific (and the huge number of statesmen who are Greek continues to keep this legal), there are co-ed organizations out there if that's the only option. Google "Phi Tau" at Dartmouth for an example.
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