National Pan-Hellenic Council - wikipedia National Pan-Hellenic Council Not to be confused with National Panhellenic Conference. National Pan-Hellenic Council Data Established 1930 Members 9 Continent North America Country United States Headquarters Decatur, Georgia Organization type Coalition of members The National Pan-Hellenic Council ( NPHC ) is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to as the `` Divine Nine ''. The member / partner organizations have not formally adopted nor recommended the use of this term to describe their collaborative grouping. The NPHC was formed as a permanent organization on May 10, 1930 on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C. with Matthew W. Bullock as the active Chairman and B. Beatrix Scott as Vice-Chairman. NPHC was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in 1937. The council promotes interaction through forums, meetings and other mediums for the exchange of information and engages in cooperative programming and initiatives through various activities and functions. Each constituent member organization determines its own strategic direction and program agenda. Today, the primary purpose and focus of member organizations remains camaraderie and academic excellence for its members and service to the communities they serve. Each promotes community awareness and action through educational, economic, and cultural service activities. Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 See also 4 Citations 5 Further reading History The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an age when racial segregation and disenfranchisement plagued African Americans, the rise of each of the black fraternities and sororities that make up the NPHC bore witness to the fact that despite hardships African Americans refused to accede to a status of inferiority. The organization 's stated purpose and mission in 1930 : 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. The founding members of the NPHC were Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council 's membership expanded as Alpha Phi Alpha ( 1931 ), Phi Beta Sigma ( 1931 ), Sigma Gamma Rho ( 1937 ), and Iota Phi Theta ( 1997 ) joined this coalition of Black Greek letter organizations ( BGLOs ). In his book on BGLOs, Lawrence Ross coined the phrase `` The Divine Nine '' when referring to the coalition. As required by various campus recognition policies, neither the NPHC, nor its member national or chapter organizations discriminate on the basis of race or religion. In 1992, the first permanent national office for NPHC was established in Bloomington, Indiana on the campus of Indiana University through the joint cooperation of Indiana University and the National Board of Directors of NPHC. Members The members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council are shown below in order of founding : Member Founded Headquarters Chapters Members NPHC M / F Alpha Phi Alpha ( 1906 - 12 - 04 ) December 4, 1906 ( age 110 ) Cornell University Baltimore, Maryland 706 70,000 1931 Alpha Kappa Alpha ( 1908 - 01 - 15 ) January 15, 1908 ( age 109 ) Howard University Chicago, Illinois 1,005 290,000 1930 Kappa Alpha Psi ( 1911 - 01 - 05 ) January 5, 1911 ( age 106 ) Indiana University as Kappa Alpha Nu Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 720 1930 Omega Psi Phi ( 1911 - 11 - 17 ) November 17, 1911 ( age 105 ) Howard University Decatur, Georgia 750 1930 Delta Sigma Theta ( 1913 - 01 - 13 ) January 13, 1913 ( age 104 ) Howard University Washington, D.C. over 940 ( including alumnae chapters ) 1930 Phi Beta Sigma ( 1914 - 01 - 09 ) January 9, 1914 ( age 103 ) Howard University Washington, D.C. 740 1931 Zeta Phi Beta ( 1920 - 01 - 16 ) January 16, 1920 ( age 97 ) Howard University Washington, D.C. 800 1930 Sigma Gamma Rho ( 1922 - 11 - 12 ) November 12, 1922 ( age 95 ) Butler University Cary, North Carolina 700 1937 Iota Phi Theta ( 1963 - 09 - 19 ) September 19, 1963 ( age 54 ) Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland 300 30,000 See also African American portal Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee National APIA Panhellenic Association National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations National Multicultural Greek Council National Panhellenic Conference North - American Interfraternity Conference United Council of Christian Fraternities and Sororities List of hazing deaths Citations Jump up ^ `` Celebrating Community : A Tribute to Black Fraternal, Social and Civic Institutions ''. Houston Public Library. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 16. ^ Jump up to : `` About the National Pan-Hellenic Council ''. nphchq.org. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ * Ross, Jr, Lawrence ( 2001 ). The Divine Nine : The History of African - American Fraternities and Sororities in America. New York : Kensington. pp. 37 -- 38. ISBN 0 - 7582 - 0325 - X. ^ Jump up to : `` Home ''. Alpha Phi Alpha. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 07. ^ Jump up to : `` Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc ''. aka1908.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 07. Jump up ^ Delta Sigma Theta website. Retrieved April 4, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Iota Phi Theta ® Fraternity Inc. Founded 1963 - Chapter Locator ''. www.iotaphitheta.org. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 07. Further reading Brown, Tamara L., Gregory S. Parks, and Clarenda M. Phillips. ( 2005 ). African American Fraternities and Sororities : The Legacy and the Vision. Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8131 - 2344 - 8. Parks, Gregory Scott. ( 2008 ). Black Greek - Letter Organizations in the 21st Century : Our Fight Has Just Begun. Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8131 - 2491 - 9. Skocpol, Theda, Ariane Liazos, and Marshall Ganz. ( 2006 ). What a Mighty Power We Can Be : African American Fraternal Groups and the Struggle for Racial Equality. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 691 - 12299 - 1. National Pan-Hellenic Council ( in order by founding date ) Alpha Phi Alpha 1906 Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908 Kappa Alpha Psi 1911 Omega Psi Phi 1911 Delta Sigma Theta 1913 Phi Beta Sigma 1914 Zeta Phi Beta 1920 Sigma Gamma Rho 1922 Iota Phi Theta 1963 Greek umbrella organizations Association of College Honor Societies Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida National American Greek Council National APIA Panhellenic Association National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations National Interfraternity Music Council National Multicultural Greek Council National Panhellenic Conference National Pan-Hellenic Council North - American Interfraternity Conference Professional Fraternity Association United Council of Christian Fraternities & Sororities Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Pan-Hellenic_Council&oldid=790377863 '' Categories : National Pan-Hellenic Council African - American society Ethnic organizations Fraternities and sororities in the United States Student organizations established in 1930 Student societies in the United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 13 July 2017, at 10 : 49. 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Question: when was the national pan hellenic council formed
Answer: 1930