National Pan-Hellenic Council
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)is composed of the nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities. It was organized in May 1930 at Howard University in Washington D.C. The stated purposed of the organization is: “Unanimity of thought and action, as far as possible, in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.”
The following nine fraternities and sororities make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council:
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Fraternity & Sorority Life is looking for 鶹ѰBoulder staff and faculty that are affiliated with a National Pan-Hellenic Council organization to help guide the NPHC committee on campus. Please share your contact information if you would like to help build NPHC at 鶹ѰBoulder.
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NPHC at 鶹ѰBoulder
These organizations are currently recognized on our campus. Omega Psi Phi is an officially Registered Student Greek Organization (RSGO). The others all have provisional status on campus. For information on recruitment, contact FSL@colorado.edu.
NPHC in the U.S.
These additional organizations are also in the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Undergraduate Chapter: Alpha Kappa
Denver Chapter: Epsilon Nu Omega
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. was founded on January 15, 1908at Howard University in Washington D.C.by 16 collegiate women. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on a mission comprised of five basic tenets that have remained unchanged since the sorority’s inception more than a century ago. Alpha Kappa Alpha’s mission is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship among college women, to study and help alleviate problems concerning girls and women in order to improve their social stature, to maintain a progressive interest in college life, and to be of “service to all mankind.”
Chapter: Delta Delta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C.on January 9, 1914by three young African-American male students. The founders, Honorable A. Langston Taylor, Honorable Leonard F. Morseand Honorable Charles I. Brown, wanted to organize a Greek letter fraternity that would truly exemplify the ideals of brotherhood, scholarshipand service. Today, Phi Beta Sigma has blossomed into an international organization of leaders. No longer a single entity, members of the fraternity have been instrumental in the establishment of the Phi Beta Sigma National Foundation, the Phi Beta Sigma Federal Credit Unionand the Sigma Beta Club Foundation. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, founded in 1920 with the assistance of Phi Beta Sigma, is the sister organization of the fraternity.
Chapter: Beta Rho Sigma
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. was founded on November 12, 1922on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indianaby seven young educators. Sigma Gamma Rho is a non-profit whose aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community. Public service, leadership developmentand the education of youth are the hallmark of the organization’s programs and activities. Sigma Gamma Rho is the only National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) sorority to be founded at a predominantly white institution (PWI).
Chapter: Alpha Beta Omega
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. was founded on September 19, 1963on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Marylandby 12 non-traditional students who had a slightly different perspective than the norm for college students. The founders of Iota Phi Theta established the fraternity’s purpose as: “The development and perpetuation of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, fidelity, and brotherhood among men.”