National Pan-Hellenic Council

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative council composed of historically African American Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Divine Nine (D9)". The member/partner organizations have not formally adopted nor recommended the use of this term to describe their collaborative grouping. The NPHC was formed as a permanent organization on May 10, 1930 on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C. with Matthew W. Bullock as the active Chairman and B. Beatrix Scott as Vice-Chairman. NPHC was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in 1937 and is headquartered in Decatur, Georgia.

Not to be confused with National Panhellenic Conference.
National Pan-Hellenic Council
NicknameDivine Nine
FoundedMay 10, 1930 (1930-05-10)
Founded atHoward University
TypeCoalition of members
HeadquartersDecatur, Georgia
Websitehttps://nphchq.com/millennium1/

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.

Each constituent member organization determines its own strategic direction and program agenda. Today, the primary purpose and focus of member organizations remains camaraderie and academic excellence for its members and service to the communities they serve. Each promotes community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities.

History

The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an era when Greek letter organizations founded by African Americans were banned from being affiliated with Greek letter organizations founded by White Americans.[1]

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.[2]

The founding members of the NPHC were Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council's membership expanded as Alpha Phi Alpha (1931), Phi Beta Sigma (1931), Sigma Gamma Rho (1937), and Iota Phi Theta (1996) joined this coalition of Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOs). In his book on BGLOs, Lawrence Ross coined the phrase "The Divine Nine" when referring to the coalition.[3]

As required by various campus recognition policies, neither the NPHC, nor its member national or chapter organizations discriminate on the basis of race or religion.

In 1992, the first permanent national office for NPHC was established in Bloomington, Indiana on the campus of Indiana University through the joint cooperation of Indiana University and the National Board of Directors of NPHC. Prior to its establishment, for over a 62 year period, the national office would sojourn from one officer to the next.[2]

Members

The members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are shown below in order of founding:[2]

Member Founded Headquarters Chapters Members NPHC M/F
Alpha Phi Alpha (1906-12-04) December 4, 1906
Cornell University		 Baltimore, Maryland 706[4] 200,000[4] 1931 M
Alpha Kappa Alpha (1908-01-15) January 15, 1908
Howard University		 Chicago, Illinois 1,005[5] 290,000[5] 1930 F
Kappa Alpha Psi (1911-01-05) January 5, 1911
Indiana University
as Kappa Alpha Nu		 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 720 160,000 1930 M
Omega Psi Phi (1911-11-17) November 17, 1911
Howard University		 Decatur, Georgia 750 1930 M
Delta Sigma Theta (1913-01-13) January 13, 1913
Howard University		 Washington, D.C. over 940[6]
(including alumnae chapters)		 1930 F
Phi Beta Sigma (1914-01-09) January 9, 1914
Howard University		 Washington, D.C. 740 185,000 1931 M
Zeta Phi Beta (1920-01-16) January 16, 1920
Howard University		 Washington, D.C. 800 1930 F
Sigma Gamma Rho (1922-11-12) November 12, 1922
Butler University		 Cary, North Carolina 700 1937 F
Iota Phi Theta (1963-09-19) September 19, 1963
Morgan State University		 Baltimore, Maryland 300 30,000[7] 1996 M

Traditional Greek housing

Traditional Greek housing amongst NPHC organizations is rare. Unlike most National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) and North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) organizations that have many traditional Greek houses primarily for undergraduate members on or near their college campuses, NPHC organizations have a small few. Most of the few existing NPHC organization houses are untraditional and unaffiliated with a college. In recent years, a growing number of undergraduate chapters of NPHC organizations have advocated for convenient traditional Greek housing. In substitute of it, some undergraduate chapters have small outdoor Greek plots to help substantiate their presence on campus.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

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See also

References
  1. Gillon, Kathleen E.; Beatty, Cameron C.; Salinas, Cristobal (2019). "Race and Racism in Fraternity and Sorority Life: A Historical Overview". New Directions for Student Services. 2019 (165): 9–16. doi:10.1002/ss.20289.
  2. "About the National Pan-Hellenic Council". nphchq.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
    • Ross, Jr, Lawrence (2001). The Divine Nine: The History of African-American Fraternities and Sororities in America. New York: Kensington. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-7582-0325-X.
  4. "Home". Alpha Phi Alpha. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  5. "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc". aka1908.com. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  6. Delta Sigma Theta website Archived 2016-04-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. "Iota Phi Theta® Fraternity Inc. | Founded 1963 - Chapter Locator". www.iotaphitheta.org. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  8. https://thedmonline.com/black-fraternity-houses/
  9. https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/08/black-greek-life-0822
  10. https://thedepauw.com/mgc-and-nphc-houses-still-not-on-campus-maps/
  11. https://www.memphisflyer.com/NewsBlog/archives/2019/08/16/u-of-m-students-look-to-raise-funds-for-african-american-greek-organizations
  12. https://www.houkappa.com/
  13. http://www.charlottedst.org/aboutus/membership.html
  14. https://www.studentprintz.com/white-vs-black-greek-life-theres-a-greek-letter-for-everyone/
  15. https://www.idsnews.com/article/2019/01/greek-life-has-lost-its-identity-at-iu
  16. https://themsuspokesman.com/8240/campus-news/greek-plots-return-to-morgans-campus/

Further reading
  • Brown, Tamara L., Gregory S. Parks, and Clarenda M. Phillips. (2005). African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2344-8.
  • Parks, Gregory Scott. (2008). Black Greek-Letter Organizations in the 21st Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2491-9.
  • Skocpol, Theda, Ariane Liazos, and Marshall Ganz. (2006). What a Mighty Power We Can Be: African American Fraternal Groups and the Struggle for Racial Equality . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12299-1.

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