Fraternity and Sorority Life: Governing Councils
NPC | IFC | NALFO | NMGC | NPHC | UCGC
NPC – www.npcwomen.org / cph@ramapo.edu (see disclaimer below)
The National Panhellenic Conference exists to promote the values of and to serve as an advocate for its member groups in collaboration with those members, campuses and communities.
National Panhellenic Conference, founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 inter/national women's fraternities and sororities. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae. Members are represented on over 620 college and university campuses in the United States and Canada and in over 4,600 alumnae associations, making up over 3.6 million sorority women in the world.
Ramapo College of New Jersey currently has 5 of the National Panhellenic Conference Organizations on our campus.
- Alpha Omicron Pi
- Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority
- Theta Phi Alpha Sorority
- Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
- Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
IFC – http://www.nicindy.org / ifc@ramapo.edu (see disclaimer below)
The North-American Inter-Fraternity Conference (NIC) serves the needs of its member fraternities through advocacy, collaboration, and education. Through the enrichment of the fraternity experience; advancement and growth of the fraternity community; and enhancement of the educational mission of the host institutions the NIC works to ensure that fraternities can operate in an environment conducive to their success. The NIC is also committed to enhancing the benefits of fraternity membership.
Today, the NIC has 69 member organizations with approximately 5,500 chapters located on 800+ campuses in the United States and Canada with approximately 350,000 undergraduate members. The NIC is led by a Board of Directors comprised of nine volunteers from member fraternities. The headquarters and professional staff are located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Ramapo College of New Jersey currently has 9 of the North-American Inter-Fraternity Conference Organizations on our campus.
- Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity
- Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
- Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity
- Kappa Sigma Fraternity
- Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
- Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
- Tau Delta Phi Fraternity
- Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
- Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity
NALFO – http://www.nalfo.org (see disclaimer below)
NALFO (National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations) is an umbrella council for Latino Greek Letter Organizations. Mission Statement: The purpose of NALFO is to promote and foster positive interfraternal relations, communication, and development of all Latino Fraternal organizations through mutual respect, leadership, honesty, professionalism and education.
Established in 1998, NALFO has 23 member organizations from across the United States.
Ramapo College of New Jersey currently has three of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations on our campus; these organizations make up the United Cultural Greek Council alongside five National Multicultural Greek Council organizations.
- Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity
- Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity
- Lambda Sigma Upsilon Fraternity
- Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority
- Omega Phi Beta Sorority
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NMGC – http://www.nationalmgc.org (see disclaimer below)
The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) is the umbrella council for Multicultural Greek Letter Organizations.
Realizing the importance of uniting the new faces of Greek Life 13 Greek Life Organizations came together to create a national multicultural council. The NMGC was conceptualized in 1998 with intentions to unite Greek-letter Fraternities and Sororities under one national entity.
The NMGC serves in an advisory capacity to its member organizations. Each member organization is autonomous as a Greek-letter society.
Ramapo College of New Jersey currently has three of the National Multicultural Greek Council Organizations on our campus; these organizations make up the United Cultural Greek Council alongside three National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations.
- Psi Sigma Phi Fraternity
- Lambda Tau Omega Sorority
- Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority
- Omega Phi Chi Sorority
NPHC – http://www.nphchq.org / nphc@ramapo.edu (see disclaimer below)
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated (NPHC) is currently composed of nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities. NPHC 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.
The stated purpose and mission of the organization in 1930 was “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.” Early in 1937, the organization was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois and became known as “The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated.”
Ramapo College of New Jersey currently has 3 of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Organizations on our campus.
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
UCGC - ucgc@ramapo.edu
The United Cultural Greek Council, an organizational committee of the Inter-Greek Senate, who encompasses fraternal groups which are historically Black, Latino, and Multicultural, and have a variety of membership intake processes including on-line, military style, pledging, or a combination of those listed.
The purpose of UCGC is to serve as a representative body for historically Black, Latino, and Multicultural Greek Organizations, social fellowships and interest groups as a sub-division of Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Inter-Greek Senate.
Ramapo College of New Jersey currently has 11 organizations that formulate the United Cultural Greek Council on our campus.
- Beta Kappa Sigma Sorority
- Lambda Tau Omega Sorority
- Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority
- Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity
- Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity
- Lambda Sigma Upsilon Fraternity
- Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority
- Omega Phi Beta Sorority
- Omega Phi Chi Sorority
- Psi Sigma Phi Fraternity
- Theta Nu Xi Sorority
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