Please consider financially supporting the National Pan-Hellenic Conference throught the NPHC Support Fund within the University of Michigan.
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The University of Michigan chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was chartered on October 21, 2005. Prior to then, Michigan housed it’s historically African American fraternities and sororities in the Black Greek Association, a council created prior to being chartered with the NPHC nationally. NPHC fraternities and sororities were founded during a time when Black students were prohibited from joining historically white fraternities and sororities due to discriminatory practices and policies in the early 1900s.
Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) and at Predominantly White Institutions (PWI’s) then created these historic organizations to celebrate and promote Black/Afro-diasporic pride, history, and culture.
In more modern times, fraternities and sororities from every council are open to members of any background, but membership in an NPHC fraternity or sorority means that students honor that activism by doing service and programming in the Black community.
Joining the National Pan-Hellenic Council
Students interested in a National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternity or sorority participate in a process called intake. NPHC holds various events throughout the year to introduce students to different organizations. In the fall, the council hosts a week of events referred to as NPHC Week. As part of NPHC Week, the council sponsors an Open House where individual fraternity and sororities present their objectives and disseminate information to prospective members. Each organization takes new members at different times throughout the year.
NPHC Executive Board
See List of current executive board members
NPHC Resources and Forms
These forms are designated to inform Fraternity & Sorority Life staff as to whether chapters intend on conducting intake, general process information, and new member information. All paperwork will be regarded with the utmost confidentiality.
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