The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), also sometimes referred to as the "Divine Nine", is the council that is made up of the nine historically African-American fraternities and sororities.  With the creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. in 1906, NPHC organizations began for African-Americans at a time when they were not allowed to join existing fraternities and sororities due to their race. To learn more about the history of the Divine 9 organizations click here .  The 5 Fraternities:  Alpha Phi Alpha  Kappa Alpha Psi Omega Psi Phi  Phi Beta Sigma  Iota Phi Theta  The Four Sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha  Delta Sigma Theta  Zeta Phi Beta  Sigma Gamma Rho  Although all  the  organizations fall under the NPHC organization, their process differs from their NPC (sororities) and IFC (fraternities) counterparts as NPHC does not directly regulate its composing members. Therefore, the recruitment, known as the Member...

Sometimes Fraternity & Sorority life can have some confusing vocabulary. There are different abbreviations and terms that don't always make sense to those considering joining. Watch this video I made that includes common words you may run into as a Fraternity & Sorority life member. Hopefully you will learn some new words and what they mean in Greek life! Greek Dictionary on Biteable . If you want to learn even more Greek life vocabulary, there are a lot of different online resources. Here is one of my favorites!

To some people the idea of sorority recruitment looks like this: (maybe) Or maybe you think it will look like this: (probably not) You may even have heard horror stories of girls leaving like this: (sometimes) Yes, during recruitment there will probably be clapping, and yes, there will be the occasional set of tears, however sorority recruitment is way more than either of these things, it is a life changing experience that allows you to meet a whole community of people.  In last week's blog we discussed IFC recruitment, and while you may think that the two are probably similar, really they are very different sororities.  Sorority recruitment is a multiple day event (usually 3 or 4) that follows a strict schedule allowing both potential members and sororities the chance to show who they are and what they are truly about. It is hosted by the school's Panhellenic executive board While some schools have sorority recruitment at the beginning o...

Fraternities have been around since the early 1800s, and if you are a guy going to college, chances are you've probably been asked the question "are you going to join a frat?" Joining a fraternity can open many doors for men on campus looking to find a community, but before they can find the organization they have to go through the recruiting process.  Matthew McConaughey's fraternity composite as a   brother of Delta Tau Delta at University of Texas at Austin On college campuses, most social fraternities, and the ones that will be discussed in this blog, are members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. There are 70 organizations that fall under the Interfraternity Conference, with the earliest, Chi Phi, being founded all the way back in 1824. Fraternities have been a popular part of apart of American culture since the 1820’s, and many famous men wore Greek letters across their chest while in college. Delta Tau Delta calls Academy A...