National Panhellenic Conference
- slight confusion with the Afro-American National Pan-Hellenic Council
| National Panhellenic Conference | |
|---|---|
| founded | 1902 |
| Members | 26th |
| distribution | North America |
| organization | Professional association |
The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) was founded in 1902. It serves as an umbrella organization for female sororities among the fraternities and sororities of North America.
Via the independent Greek Letter connections, NPC liaison houses are represented at 620 technical colleges and universities in the USA and Canada. There are over 4600 fraternity years with over 3.6 million members worldwide.
Members
The following connections are part of the National Panhellenic Conference
- Alpha Chi Omega - 1903
- Alpha Delta Pi - 1909
- Alpha Gamma Delta - 1909
- Alpha Epsilon Phi - 1951
- Alpha Omicron Pi - 1905
- Alpha Phi - 1902
- Alpha Sigma Alpha - 1951
- Alpha Sigma Tau - 1951
- Alpha Xi Delta - 1904
- Chi Omega - 1903
- Delta Delta Delta - 1902
- Delta Gamma - 1902
- Delta Zeta - 1902
- Delta Phi Epsilon - 1951
- Gamma Phi Beta - 1902
- Kappa Alpha Theta - 1902
- Kappa Delta - 1912
- Kappa Kappa Gamma - 1902
- Phi Mu - 1911
- Phi Sigma Sigma - 1951
- Pi Beta Phi - 1902
- Sigma Delta Tau - 1951
- Sigma Kappa - 1905
- Sigma Sigma Sigma - 1951
- Theta Phi Alpha - 1951
- Zeta Tau Alpha - 1909
history
Overarching cooperation between female connections had existed for a long time, and as a result of further intensification, the need for a common umbrella organization was recognized. Therefore, in 1902, the Alpha Phi Association members invited other associations to a conference in Chicago on May 24th . Representatives of Pi Beta Phi , Kappa Alpha Theta , Kappa Kappa Gamma , Delta Gamma , Gamma Phi Beta , Delta Delta Delta , Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were invited . The representatives of Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were prevented, but the remaining seven fraternities founded an umbrella organization, and later helped establish the National Interfraternity Conference in 1909 for the male fraternity, later the North American Interfraternity Conference .
On November 12, 1947, the Association of Pedagogical Sororities joined the NPC, but some are now run in other umbrella organizations.
Web links
- NPCwomen.org - Official website