NPHC – National Pan-Hellenic Council

Welcome to the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), also known as the Divine Nine!

 

 

NPHC


National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC): SPRING 2025 RECRUITMENT and INTAKE Information –
UIC Fraternities and Sororities: Men’s Organizations & Women’s Organizations, also known as the Divine Nine

On behalf of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at UIC, we cordially invite each of you to Meet NPHC.

We are inviting you to meet the organizations as a courtesy to get students engaged with the historically African-American Fraternities and Sororities in the Divine Nine / National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

About NPHC

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10, 1930, at Howard University in Washington, DC. The chartering organizations were:

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

In 1931, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., joined the council, followed by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in 1937.

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

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

 

Mission

The purpose of the NPHC shall be to foster cooperative actions of its members in dealing with matters of mutual concern. To this end, the NPHC promotes the well-being of its affiliate fraternities and sororities, facilitates the establishment and development of local councils of the NPHC and provides leadership training for its constituents.

 

Visit NPHC National Website: https://www.nphchq.com/

*** UIC REGISTERED Organization/Chapters:

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Website: www.akabeta1913.com
@akabeta1913

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Website: www.theta1910.com
@theta.1910

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Website:https://linktr.ee/SGRhoOB
@sgrho_ob


*** UIC FSL Conditional Agreement Chapters:

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Website: www.lambdadst.com
@lambdadst

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Website: https://midwestiotas.iotaphitheta.org/
@uic_iotas

 

*** Currently NOT on the Campus of UIC:

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Website: www.kappaalphapsi1911.com

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Website: https://oppf.org/
@officialoppf

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Website: https://linktr.ee/ThunderdomeIA
@thunderdomeia

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Website: https://zphib1920.org/