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Panhellenic Council company history timeline

1800

The history of sororities in America reaches back to the 1800’s – and one organization stands out in that long history: The National Panhellenic Conference.

1891

On April 16 and 17, 1891, the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority invited representatives from six other sororities to gather in Boston.

As early as 1891, Kappa Kappa Gamma invited all of the Greek-letter women's college fraternities (there were seven at the time) to a meeting in Boston on April 16 and 17.

1893

Seeing how a nationwide fellowship could help them all, they decided to establish a future meeting in 1893 at the Chicago World Fair.

1902

By 1902, it was obvious that some standards were needed, so Alpha Phi invited Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega to a conference in Chicago on May 24.

1906

1906 Cornell University, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

1908

1908 Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

1911

1911 Howard University, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

1913

1913 Howard University, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

1914

1914 Howard University, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

1920

1920 Howard University, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.

1922

1922 Butler University, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.

1931

In 1931, Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternities joined the Council.

1937

The NPHC incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in 1937.

1957

In 1957, the National Panhellenic Council had 32 different women’s organizations in it.

1963

1963 Morgan State University, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.

1964

Post Civil Rights Act 1964: Many colleges and universities which had previously denied admittance to African Americans or had small enrollments grew in their enrollment of African Americans and established NPHC chapters on their campuses.

1992

In 1992, through the joint cooperation of Indiana University-Bloomington and the National Board of Directors of NPHC, the first permanent national office for NPHC was established in Bloomington, Indiana on the campus of Indiana University.

1993

NPHC changed its national constitution in 1993, at the National Convention, to allow for the appointment of its first Executive Director, Doctor Michael V. W. Gordon.

1995

In 1995, the first international chapter was formed in Nassau, Bahamas.

1996

While in 1996, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity joined as its ninth affiliate member.

National Pan Hellenic Council, Incorporated, www.nphchq.org; Daniel Soyer, “Fraternities and Sororities,” Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (New York: Macmillan Library Reference, 1996).

1997

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. joined the NPHC as its ninth (9th) affiliate member in 1997

2008

In 2008 the Council began to shift from the BGA and formed the UofM chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

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