National Pan-Hellenic Council

An array of events takes place during the University of Alabama’s homecoming week festivites. In the midst of all the events the university partakes in, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) hosts an annual step show broadcasting the different talents and attributes the African American Greek System has to offer. The National Pan-Hellenic Council first made its debut on Alabama’s campus in 1974 housing a total of eight sororities and fraternities of the “Divine 9.” A part of the NPHC’s over all mission is to foster scholarship, community service, and to support academic excellence all the while providing a variety of programs intended to enrich the cultural experience of the University of Alabama’s student body. The NPHC’s reason behind hosting this annual step show is to allow the African American students at the University a chance to come together as one. Being that the University of Alabama is a Predominantly White…

The student organization I chose to write my reflection about is the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. This fraternity is a part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and is the Omega Epsilon Chapter at the University of Toledo. Their colors are royal purple and old gold and their national founding date is November 17, 1911. The fraternity also goes by other names like the (Ques or Da Bruhz). Some of the requirements are to have at least 30 credit hours and a GPA of 2.5 or higher. There were…

back in 1906 that was a time not to far from slavery and African American’s weren 't really accepted in America. So the fraternity was really founded based on a lot of racial issues and discrimination acts that they were facing back in those days. Alpha Phi Alpha has taken lead on overcoming those racial biases all the way in to the civil rights movement and even today. The organization was first a literate society, basically a group to help African American men to stay in college but they met…

sororities raised 21.1 million dollars philanthropic causes in 2013 and other community service. Problem Statement Many people think hazing is just for fun and games until someone becomes hurt, however hazing is a very complex and serious problem with our society. It is all about power and control. Those who are members of the organization have the power and they use that power and control. Those who are members of the organization have the power and they use that power to get those who want to…

Each culture has a number of things that is thought to be exclusively theirs. Dancing specifically is something that makes a culture more easily identified. When you see a particular dance or think of it you, without delay associate it with a specific culture or group of people. For instance, when you hear hip-hop dance you immediately think of African Americans right? Let’s take this same idea and apply it to stepping or step dancing, what group of people or culture do you associate it with?…

The NPHC Homecoming Step Show is one of the yearly events at The University of Alabama during homecoming season. It is a tradition of excellence of more than 30 years. NPHC organizations also provide a variety of programs designed to enhance the cultural experience of UA students. These organizations are often referred to as divine nine: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma…

life that one must understand is that it is a commitment that lasts a lifetime. It is not just a club that you join for your time at the university. It is an organization that you will forever be a part of. This idea becomes significantly helpful in the job market. Belonging to a sorority is the best kind of networking. Tons of successful businessmen and women were in Greek life (Hageman). A connection you created when you were 18 at a philanthropy event could potentially give you a career…

themselves (Handler 1995). The process to gain entrance to a sorority is sorority recruitment, where the sororities allow new member to come into their space to be considered for membership (Stuber 2011). Most members join through the prosses of formal recruitment. This process is run by National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), which was started in 1985 and is comprises of 26 sororities…

able to determine the safety of our members in cases of an emergency. With Ariel’s guidance, I have grow a further love for all Gamma Phi Beta. Ariel sees the best in every situation we have encountered. There are always troubling times when you are in a leadership position, but it is helpful to realize that the little things we may dwell over are not nearly as important as how we treat our members will stick with them for the rest of their lives. On top of being a great role model for our…

I went to a community college where they didn’t have sorority or fraternities on the campus. When I first saw the name Zeta Phi Beta sorority on campus. I was interested to learning more on my own. I did a little bit of research on the organization and I love everything about the finer woman. They are the first ones to establish chapters in Africa, the first ones to have a national headquarter. Zeta Phi Beta sorority is all about business, community service and scholarship. I am personally a…