National Pan-Hellenic Council

NPHC members hang out on the Quad. 

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The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in 1930 at Howard University as a national coordinating body for the nine historically African American Fraternities and Sororities which had evolved on American college and university campuses by that time. Blatant racism had prevented many African American students on historically white campuses from joining general fraternities and sororities. African Americans were denied admittance to large numbers of campuses which still prohibited blacks from attending. Therefore, African American students on both types of campuses established fraternities and sororities to enhance their college experiences. These organizations did not then nor do they now restrict membership to African Americans. They have developed, however, a distinctive African American style in their activities both social and philanthropic.

The nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities that make up NPHC are as follows:
1906~ Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ~Cornell University
1908~ Alpha Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Inc. ~Howard University
1911~ Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. ~Indiana University
1911~ Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. ~Howard University
1913~ Delta Sigma Theta Fraternity, Inc. ~Howard University
1914~ Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. ~Howard University
1920~ Zeta Phi Beta Fraternity, Inc. ~Howard University
1922~ Sigma Gamma Rho Fraternity, Inc. ~Butler University
1963~ Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. ~Morgan State University

 

The stated purpose and mission of the organization in 1930 was “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.”

Chapters on Jax State's Campus joined the community on the dates below:

Kappa Beta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. May 12th,1973
Eta Mu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. May 17th, 1974
Theta Eta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. April 19th, 1975
Lambda Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. May 21st,1977
Xi Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. June 5th, 1980
Pi Kappa Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. October 23rd, 1985
Chi Nu Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. December 4th, 1988
Mu Xi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. March 6th, 1992
Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. September 3rd, 2003

NPHC chapters embrace a lifetime commitment philosophy and aim to assure the continuance of academic achievement, political awareness, and community service. We strongly encourage those interested in the Membership Intake process to contact the respective NPHC organizations for more information.

Membership selection in NPHC is an individualized process that is different for each organization. Chapters choose the time when they will take new members. This process, known as intake, generally begins with an interest meeting followed by a period of membership education. The membership process culminates with initiation and a New Member Presentation, or "probate" show in which the organization's new members are revealed to the community.

In order to participate in the intake process with any NPHC organization at JSU you must first attend NPHC Expo. This event will give you the opportunity to learn more about the Eight NPHC organizations which are currently active at JSU.

Camren Gaines
NPHC President
Email: cgaines2@stu.jsu.edu 

Chase Mixon
Vice President

Brandon DeWalt
Vice President of Finance

Tamera Banks
Vice President of Administration

Briona Peoples
Vice President of Public Relations

Tanaya Fairbanks
Vice President of Events

Omarion Garrett
VP or Philanthropy

NPHC Expo - Feb. 17th @ 6:30 in Leone Cole
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NPHC Week: Feb. 16th - 2thth
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