Auburn University National Pan-Hellenic Council

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC, is the official coordinating agent for nine historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities. NPHC and its member organizations have a profound commitment to providing community service and promoting the welfare of the campus and community. The Auburn University NPHC serves as the communication link among the affiliate organizations. It develops and supports programs designed to meet the needs of the Auburn campus and community in the following ways:

Standard-Setting

NPHC serves as a standard-setting body for the affiliate organizations present on campus.

Cooperative Enviroment

NPHC strives to foster and maintain a cooperative environment among member fraternities and sororities.

Interaction

NPHC encourages the interaction of its affiliate organizations with the general campus and community.

Forum

NPHC serves as a forum for the consideration of issues important to its member organizations.

Coordinate

NPHC acts as a coordinator of activities and matters of common interest among member fraternities and sororities.

Greek Glossary

Active: A fraternity or sorority member who has been initiated and is in good standing with their chapter

Alumna/Alumnae: An initiated sorority member who has received their undergraduate degree

Alumnus/Alumni: An initiated fraternity member who has received their undergraduate degree

Chapter: A chartered undergraduate or alumni group recognized by the Inter/National fraternity or sorority

Charter: The official document drafted by an Inter/National fraternity or sorority that allows for creating a local chapter affiliated with a college or university campus

Founders Day: An event celebrated by fraternities and sororities to highlight the founding of their organization and celebrate its history

General Assembly (GA): Bi-weekly council meeting

Legacy: A prospective member whose parent, sibling or grandparent is an alumnae/alumnus or active member of a sorority or fraternity

Line: People who were initiated together. The term is primarily used in NPHC and multicultural Greek letter organizations.

Membership Intake: The process of acquiring membership into NPHC and some multicultural Greek letter organizations.

Neophyte: A new member of an NPHC organization during his/her first year of membership or until they bring in new members

New Membership Presentation Show/Neophyte Show/ Probate: After initiation, newly initiated members will participate in a new member presentation show to the campus to announce their membership in their organization.

Stepping: A creative form of artistic dance and musical entertainment unique to culturally based fraternities and sororities, especially those of historically African American heritage

Stroll: An informal form of stepping

Yard: The campus Yard Show: A structured stepping and strolling performance normally done on campus in the evening that takes place in an indoor or outdoor facility

Meet the Greeks

On the second Thursday of each semester the Auburn NPHC host Meet the Greeks, an event where participants can learn more about the NPHC organizations that are currently active at Auburn. Connect with members, ask questions, and discover each organization’s history, academic and financial obligations, and on-campus events.

This program provides an opportunity to learn about all NPHC organizations so there is no worry about showing a preference for one group over another. To join an NPHC organization, you must attend Meet the Greeks during the academic year of your selection.

We encourage students to research all NPHC fraternities and sororities historically, to identify which organization resonates with them. After identifying your interested organizations, please prepare questions to ask at Meet the Greeks to better understand each organization, particularly regarding chapter culture, chapter requirements, and overall fit.

Greek Life 101

Auburn University Greek Life is a vibrant part of the Auburn student experience. With 50 organizations across three governing councils, more than 9,000 Auburn students call one of our fraternities or sororities home. Auburn fraternities and sororities offer students a wide variety of experiences, including service projects, philanthropic efforts, leadership development, and social engagement. Membership connects students to alumni from across the nation and in every professional industry and area.

All fraternities and sororities were founded on core values and beliefs centered on improving their members’ lives while the members improve the campus and community. By joining a fraternity or sorority, you are committing to uphold the standards of the organization and the institution. Membership in a fraternity or sorority is open to regularly enrolled undergraduate students and is selected by the current membership within the organization.

Greek Councils

Interfraternity Council

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There are 26 fraternity chapters affiliated with the Auburn Interfraternity Council, or IFC, which serves as the governing body for national and international men’s fraternities, many of which are affiliated with the North American Interfraternity Conference, or NIC. These 26 chapters host recruitment activities throughout the fall and spring and have a formal recruitment week at the beginning of each semester.

NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL

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The six fraternities and sororities of the Auburn National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC, are affiliated with the National Pan-Hellenic Council, which consists of nine fraternities and sororities known as the Divine Nine. These organizations are historically African American fraternities and sororities that participate in a deferred membership selection process known as Intake. For an aspirant to participate in a chapter’s Membership Intake Process, or MIP, the aspirant must have completed at least 12 Auburn credit hours and have attended Auburn NPHC’s Meet the Greeks during the academic year of Intake participation.

Panhellenic Council

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The 18 sorority chapters affiliated with the Auburn Panhellenic Council select membership through a mutual selection process which primarily takes place before the start of the fall term, with some opportunities available throughout the year. The chapters are affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference, or NPC, the umbrella organization for 26 national and international sororities and women’s fraternities across North America.