NPHC Of Montgomery County

About the NPHC Montgomery County, MD

The NPHC Montgomery County, MD is the Montgomery County, MD chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, a collaborative organization of the 9 major Black Greek Lettered Fraternities & Sororities area. 

Vision Statement
The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Montgomery County maximizes the collective local resources of the affiliate organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. to be an advocate for community-based issues, a resource to unify the community, and a professional networking base for all NPHC affiliate organization members in the Montgomery County area.

Mission Statement
Community being the central focus of the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Montgomery County, we promote programs and initiatives to improve the African- American conditions from an academic, economic, health, social and civic perspective. Through partnerships with other community-based organizations, as well as those relationships established among member-chapters, the NPHC-C encourages member chapters to be leaders in the community through service, education, brotherhood and sisterhood.

The Goals of the NPHC-MC are as follows:

• Increase active percentage of all known chapters in the Montgomery County
• Increase visibility and involvement of NPHC-MC among external community ("Non-Greek"; professional, community-based, health and academic organizations)
• Foster an environment that engages chapter presidents, educates their delegations, and informs the general membership of the affiliate NPHC organizations
• Provide professional and/or personal development opportunities for NPHC-MC membership

The NPHC Montgomery County meets on the first Thursday of each month, except July and August at 7:30 p.m. (locations vary).

About NPHC

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated (NPHC) is currently composed of nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 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.

On May 10, 1930, on the campus of Howard University, in Washington DC, the National Pan-Hellenic Council was formed as a permanent organization with the following charter members: Omega Psi Phi and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternities, and Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta Sororities. In 1931, Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternities joined the Council. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority joined in 1937 and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity completed the list of member organizations in 1997.

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.”