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The Other Greek Life
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Introduction

• Historically white Greek-lettered organizations
  are structured and focused on specific ideals
  that do not typically include cultural diversity.
  Large scale philanthropy, alcohol, and social
  networking are the primary focus of these
  organizations. They have historically been known
  for being racist, homophobic, sexist, classist,
  and ableist.
• In 1906, a new entity of Greek life emerged, one
  focused on social action, progress, and the
  empowerment of a people. This new wave is known
  as the cultural Greek-lettered movement,
  beginning with the historically black
  Greek-lettered organizations and moving to the
  present-day multicultural Greek-lettered
  organizations. Though they are each different,
  they all share a founding based on oppressions,
  lack of power, and lack of resources for
  particular communities.

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National Pan-Hellenic Council

• 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.
• - http//www.nphchq.org/about.htm

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Crests and Letters
Omega Psi Phi Est. 1911
Kappa Alpha Psi Est. 1911
Alpha Kappa Alpha Est. 1908
Alpha Phi Alpha Est. 1906
Iota Phi Theta Est. 1963
Delta Sigma Theta Est. 1913
Zeta Phi Beta Est. 1920
Phi Beta Sigma Est. 1916
Sigma Gamma Rho Est. 1922
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In Context
The founding of historically black fraternities
and sororities stems back to the turn of the 20th
Century, when African-Americans had little to no
access to higher education. Whereas historically
white fraternities were created to establish a
networking system and a system of political
solidarity for white Americans, historically
black Greek-lettered organizations were created
for social action, support, and the empowerment
of African-Americans in a white dominated
country. The National Pan-Hellenic Council is the
most notable entity for historically black
Greek-lettered organizations, but there are many
other fraternities and sororities with similar
missions that are not a part of this national
council. George Ritzers McDonaldization Theory
is very evident in the Rush process of
historically white Greek-lettered organizations,
where the process is meant to attain members as
efficiently and conveniently as possible,
calculating how much money is needed from dues to
keep the houses afloat. The 7-day process is a
mass production of new members. The NPHC works
completely different. The attainment of members
is called an Intake process, where interested
members must contact that individual organization
and fulfill numerous requirements to attain their
letters. Members of the organization closely
analyze everything about each interested member
to ensure that their intentions are not ill and
that they will be an asset to the organization.
Membership in a historically black Greek-lettered
organization claim their organization forever,
whereas historically white Greek-lettered
organizations usually only claim their
organization during their college
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Famous NPHC Members

• Jane Addams (Alpha Kappa Alpha)
• Maya Angelou (Alpha Kappa Alpha)
• Bill Cosby (Omega Psi Phi)
• Aretha Franklin (Delta Sigma Theta)
• William Johnson (Kappa Alpha Psi)
• Michael Jordan (Omega Psi Phi)
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Alpha Phi Alpha)
• Thurgood Marshall (Alpha Phi Alpha)
• Toni Morrison (Alpha Kappa Alpha)
• Rosa Parks (Alpha Kappa Alpha)
• Emmit Smith (Phi Beta Sigma)

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NALFO

• The National Association of Latino Fraternal
  Organizations (NALFO) is an umbrella council for
  21 Latino Greek-lettered organizations
  established in 1998. 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, the National
  Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations,
  set out to become the uniting force for
  Latin-based fraternities and sororities. Latino
  organizations had developed in different parts of
  the United States in their early years, and this
  created difficulties for the organizations to
  find information on their peer groups in an
  effort to come together. As a result, two
  different umbrella organizations evolved, the
  Concilio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas, which
  primarily consisted of fraternities and
  sororities on the east coast, and NALFO which
  primarily consisted of fraternities and
  sororities that originated on the west coast. In
  the winter of 2001 the two groups merged under
  the NALFO name and made history in developing one
  umbrella organization for all Latin-based
  fraternities and sororities.
• Currently there are 21 Latino/a fraternities and
  sororities that fall under the NALFO.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association
  _of_Latino_Fraternal_Organizations

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NALFO Members
Alpha Pi Sigma Alpha Psi Lambda Chi Upsilon
Sigma Gamma Alpha Omega Gamma Phi Omega
Gamma Zeta Alpha Kappa Delta Chi Lambda
Alpha Upsilon Lambda Pi Chi Lambda Pi Upsilon
Lambda Sigma Upsilon Lambda Theta Alpha
Lambda Theta Nu Lambda Theta Phi Lambda
Upsilon Lambda Omega Phi Beta Phi Iota Alpha
Sigma Iota Alpha Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Gamma Sigma Lambda Upsilon
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NMGC

• The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC)
  is the umbrella council for Multicultural Greek
  Letter Organizations. NMGC is comprised of 13
  member organizations who meet annually to discuss
  the development and implementation of the
  council's mission. Please explore the site to
  learn more about our coalition and member
  organizations.
• The 1980s and 1990s saw the emergence of a
  multicultural fraternity/sorority movement. It
  seemed like new fraternities and sororities were
  popping up everywhere. But, not the typical
  fraternity and sorority. The end of the twentieth
  century gave birth to a colorful movement - that
  of multiculturalism. Newly formed fraternities
  and sororities were looking to write a new page
  in the Greek-letter society history books. The
  message that they announced was the inclusiveness
  of all cultures, races, religions, and creeds.
  Realizing the importance of uniting the new faces
  of Greek Life 13 GLOs 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.
• The goals of the NMGC are as follows
• To provide a forum that allows for the free
  exchange of ideas, programs, and services between
  its constituent fraternities and sororities
• To promote the awareness of multicultural
  diversity within collegiate institutions, their
  surrounding communities, and the greater
  community-at-large and
• To support and promote the works of its member
  organizations.
• http//www.nationalmgc.org/

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Other Types of Fraternities and Sororities
Some organizations exist without a National
Council that pertains to a particular culture or
identity Asian-American Greek-lettered
organizations (over 25) Pi Delta Psi alpha
Kappa Delta Phi Kappa Phi Lambda Lambda Phi
Epsilon South Asian-American Greek-lettered
organizations (over 10) Delta Phi Omega Beta
Chi Theta Sigma Sigma Rho Alpha Iota
Omicron Multicultural Greek-lettered
organizations (over 15) Theta Nu Xi Psi Sigma
Phi Delta Xi Nu Zeta Sigma Chi
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Multiculturalism In Context

• These fraternities and sororities do not have the
  same historical force that the National
  Pan-Hellenic Council has. The earliest
  organization was Lambda Theta Phi Latin
  Fraternity, Inc., which was founded on December
  1975. Because of this, members who join are still
  first-generation members in their organization
  (where as the NPHC has grandparents who are
  affiliated). These organizations allow for
  members who traditionally do fit the mold of
  other Greek-lettered organizations to find a
  place in these more progressive organizations.
• The Multicultural movement within Greek life is a
  recent shift in paradigm, as they began in the
  late 1980s. Many of the previously identified
  Latino or Asian organizations are making identity
  shifts and relating to the more progressive
  multicultural identity, inclusive of everyone.
  This not only reflects a more globalized and
  inclusive organization, but it makes sense in the
  21st Century where many minority groups share
  similar experiences of oppression. People are
  also realizing that identities are intersected,
  where religious, sexual, ethnic, and class
  identities all form diverse groups even within a
  given group of similar cultural backgrounds.
• Bourdieu spoke about different forms of capital.
  The modern multicultural movement in Greek life
  offers a distinct form of capital that is
  otherwise not found in more homogenous groups.
  Cultural capital is attained most, since these
  groups offer an understanding about numerous
  cultural norms, behaviors, and beliefs. Social
  capital is also gained because you attain
  connections in various social groups, since it is
  a diverse group of individuals. Overall, these
  Greek-lettered organizations offer insight to the
  ever-changing 21st Century.

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Spotlight Omega Delta Phi

• The purpose of this Brotherhood, a Service/Social
  fraternity dedicated to the needs and concerns of
  the community, is and shall be to promote and
  maintain the traditional values of Unity,
  Honesty, Integrity, and Leadership. This
  Brotherhood was founded in order to provide, ANY
  man, a diverse fraternal experience which
  coincides with a higher education.
• Our motto of "Cresit Eundo - It grows as it goes"
  is reflective of the ever evolving world. Omega
  Delta Phi does not rely on the past to identify
  with the present and future. We realize that our
  future is controlled by the actions we do today.
  Elevating our standards and constant improvement
  are goals that every brother of Omega Delta Phi
  is instilled from their inception.
• "One culture, any race." This paradigm accurately
  describes Omega Delta Phi's philosophy of
  inclusion. While proud to be a fraternity founded
  primarily by Latinos at Texas Tech University,
  Omega Delta Phi has always found itself in the
  position of appealing the people of many races
  and backgrounds. The question that begs to be
  asked is, "Why is this true?" It is that you will
  find that our ideals are universal. While other
  organizations focus on what they have been Omega
  Delta Phi focuses on what it is becoming. Race is
  a limiting concept that forces people of a
  nationality and/or color into preconceived roles
  and expectations. However, any man will tell you
  that people of the same nationality can be
  different as night and day in their beliefs and
  ideals. A culture, however, is defined by a set
  of shared ideals, traditions, and values.
• The men of Omega Delta Phi are founded on the
  concept that in order to truly grow as an
  individual, one must experience views which can
  challenge preconceived perceptions to foster
  growth and enlightenment. "One Culture, any
  race." This is a completely new way of looking at
  ourselves and the world we live in. "One culture,
  any race." A challenge to the closed minded to
  look beyond what they believe to be true and
  realize the truth is largely dependent on one's
  perspective. "One culture, any race." A
  philosophy that suggests the coexistence of
  various races can be a win-win situation if we
  are willing to learn from one another. "One
  culture, any race" is an ideal for a new
  millennium and a new fraternity.
• - www.omegadeltaphi.com

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Omega Delta Phi Facts

• Founding Date November 25, 1987
• 36 Chapters and 11 colonies
• Sacraments Unity, Honesty, Integrity, and
  Leadership
• National Motto Crescit Eundo - It Grows as it
  Goes
• Ideal One Culture, Any Race
• Colors Scarlet and Silver
• Black as a supporting color
• Mascot The Silver Knight
• Goals
• To graduate our brothers
• To serve the community and promote higher
  education
• To excel academically, athletically and socially

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How ODPhi is Different

• 1)  Service First The organization focuses on
  giving back to the community through hands-on
  community service and involvement.
• 2)  Multiculturalism Members are dedicated to
  learning and educating the community about
  diverse cultures and identities to broaden
  peoples understanding of others.
• 3)  Progress ODPhi focuses on growth,
  development, improvement, altruism, and
  involvement.
• 4) Reaching Out The organization seeks to
  provide ANY man a fraternal experience.
• 5) Branching Out Members purposely become
  involved in communities that are not their own in
  efforts to both learn about other groups and
  teach about their own.

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Greek Lettered Organization Videos

• Pi Delta Psi Recruitment Video
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vF-rXliWVI7c
• Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Incorporated
  at UF
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vvknffahLVo0
• Sigma Gamma Rho Founders Dedication
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4bquHu4JRYI
• Omega Delta Phi Recruitment Video
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vUiAWdZKf8sk

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Conclusion
These Greek-lettered organizations have a unique
purpose. They are focused around culture. They
were founded to create a space for historically
oppressed people and ideas to have a voice and be
successful in higher education. They provide
academic support, a venue for hands on community
service (rather than check-writing philanthropy),
and an activist opportunity to create positive
social change in their campuses and
communities. They also do something unique. They
educate about culture as well. Many members join
not knowing much about their own culture or other
groups cultures. Their norms, values, and
beliefs change after becoming a member. They
acquire more capital, go against traditional
power structures like the historically white
Greek-lettered organizations, and instill in its
members an ideology of progress and social
action. Though there are certainly negative
aspects to these organizations that most of tem
are battling, they are overall positive
organizations that are pioneers in educating
their campus about the social construction of
culture and its effect in the 21st Century.