National Pan-Hellenic Council

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National Pan-Hellenic Council
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Established	1930
Members	9
Continent	North America
Country	United States
Organization type	Service

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC) is an umbrella organization for nine historically-black, international Greek letter fraternities and sororities. Each of the nine NPHC organizations evolved during a period when African-Americans were being denied essential rights and privileges afforded other college students.

NPHC was formed as a permanent organization on May 10, 1930 on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C.. NPHC was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in 1937.

The council promotes interaction through forums, meetings and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions.

The organization's stated purpose and mission in 1930:

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.

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Today, the primary purpose and focus of member organizations remains community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities. The individual member is also expected to align with a graduate/alumni chapter, following graduation from college to perpetuate the purpose of the council.

History

The NPHC was established in an age when racial segregation and disenfranchisement plagued African Americans, the rise of each of the black fraternities and sororities that make up the NPHC bore witness to the fact that despite hardships African Americans refused to assent to a status of inferiority. [link]

Five of the Council's nine member organizations were founded at Howard University beginning in 1908, after Alpha Phi Alpha established its second chapter, Beta, in 1907 at Howard.

In 1992, the first permanent national office for NPHC was established in Bloomington, Indiana on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington through the joint cooperation of Indiana University and the National Board of Directors of NPHC.

Notable programs

The NPHC collectively sponsors programs at the national level and asks that each chapter implement some or all of these initiatives in their local area. The Pan-Hellenic campaign enlists "Greeks" from all over the world to help construct the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, to enlighten the world of their support, remembering the Man, the Movement, and the Message! [link]

Social initiatives

1. All National "Thrusts" of the Affiliates
2. National Bone Marrow Foundation
3. Get Out the Vote Campaign
4. National Seat Belt Campaign
5. National African American Tobacco Education Network
6. Race for the Cure of Breast Cancer
7. Prostate Cancer Awareness Program

The member organzations spearhead their own national programs as part of their social and service programs. Some notable programs include:

• Alpha Kappa Alpha's "The Ivy Reading AKAdemy," is a reading initiative which focuses on early learning and mastery of basic reading skills by the end of third grade,
• Alpha Phi Alpha sponsors Project Alpha in conjunction with March of Dimes. Other programs of the fraternity are Go To High School, Go To College and Voteless People Is a Hopeless People. The fraternity jointly leads programming initiatives with Head Start, Boy Scouts of America and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America,
• Delta Sigma Theta's major programs are based upon the organization's Five-Point Programmatic Thrust: Economic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement,
• Iota Phi Theta's The National Iota Foundation is utilized to obtain funding for chartiable causes and philanthropic programming,
• Kappa Alpha Psi established the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation as the philanthropic arm of the fraternity to assist both alumni and undergraduate chapters support of scholarships, after-school programs, and national projects such as Habitat for Humanity,
• Omega Psi Phi made National Negro Achievement Week an annual observance in 1927, and it continues today as Achievement Week. The fraternity gives an annual gift of $50,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF),
• Phi Beta Sigma's Phi Beta Sigma Educational Foundation, and Phi Beta Sigma Housing Foundation are two of its national programs,
• Sigma Gamma Rho's Public service, leadership development and education of youth are the hallmark of the organization's programs and activities,
• Zeta Phi Beta's Stork's Nest Program encourages women to seek prenatal care and healthy behaviors within the first of pregnancy in an effort to increase the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality.

Members

The members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are:

Member	Headquarters	Classification	Chapters	Founded	NPHC
Alpha Kappa Alpha	Chicago, Illinois		900+	1908 at Howard University	1930
Alpha Phi Alpha	Baltimore, Maryland		700+	1906 at Cornell University	1931
Delta Sigma Theta	Washington, D.C.	Sorority	900+	1913 at Howard University	1930
Iota Phi Theta	Baltimore, Maryland	Fraternity	200+	1963 at Morgan State University	1997
Kappa Alpha Psi	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Fraternity	600+	1911 at Indiana University Bloomington as Kappa Alpha Nu	1930
Omega Psi Phi	Decatur, Georgia	Fraternity		1911 at Howard University	1930
Phi Beta Sigma	Washington, D.C.	Fraternity		1914 at Howard University	1931
Sigma Gamma Rho	Cary, North Carolina	Sorority	500+	1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana	1937
Zeta Phi Beta	Washington, D.C.	Sorority		1920 at Howard University	1930

Image:AKAshield.gif|Alpha Kappa Alpha
By Culture and By Merit Image:APAcrest color web sm.jpg|Alpha Phi Alpha
First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All Image:Delta-sigma-theta-shield.jpg|Delta Sigma Theta
Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom Image:iotashield.gif|Iota Phi Theta
Building A Tradition, Not Resting Upon One! Image:KappaShield.gif|Kappa Alpha Psi
Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavor Image:omegashield.gif|Omega Psi Phi
Friendship is Essential to the Soul
(Ωφελεί Ψυχή Φιλαδέλφια) Image:Pbsshield.jpg|Phi Beta Sigma
Culture For Service and Service For Humanity Image:SigmaGammaRhoshield.jpg|Sigma Gamma Rho
Greater Service,
Greater Progress Image:ZetaPhiBetaShield.jpg|Zeta Phi Beta
A Community-Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization

See also

• National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
• National Multicultural Greek Council
• National Panhellenic Conference
• North-American Interfraternity Conference

External links

• [National Pan-Hellenic Council website]
• [NPHC—Greeks asking Greeks]

National Pan-Hellenic Council Alpha Kappa Alpha | Alpha Phi Alpha | Delta Sigma Theta | Iota Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Psi | Omega Psi Phi | Phi Beta Sigma | Sigma Gamma Rho | Zeta Phi Beta

 

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