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The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was established as a coordinating body of nine member historically African American Greek letter organizations.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities, commonly called the Divine Nine, and also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs).
Call - a sound used by NPHC members to acknowledge one another. Cane - a popular NPHC fraternity icon. Crossed - the date of initiation into an NPHC or MGC organization. Chapter - the smallest self-supporting unit of a Greek organization. Chapters may be part of a national organization, or may exist on their own. See also national, local.
National Panhellenic Council (NPHC): The national governing body for the nine historically African-American sororities and fraternities. National Panhellenic Conference (NPC): The conference body of the 26 women’s sororities established in 1902 to support the collegiate and alumnae chapters of the NPC member groups.
NPHC – The National Pan-Hellenic Council, the governing body of the nine historically African American fraternities and sororities, also known as the Divine Nine.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities, commonly called the Divine Nine, and also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs).
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10, 1930 at Howard University in Washington, DC. The chartering organizations were: In 1931, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., joined the council, followed by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in 1937.
