Sunday, April 13, 2014

Chapters Represented at EMU

Interfraternity Council:



College Panhellenic Council:



National Pan-Hellenic Council:

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated 

The National Pan-Hellenic Council

The purpose of this council shall be to foster cooperative action of its member in dealing with matter of mutual concern. The NPHC at EMU also promotes the well-being of its affiliate fraternity and sorority members by providing leadership opportunities, academic support and community service to EMU and the greater Washtenaw County Area. The NPHC at EMU is the local governing body for the fraternities and sororities affiliated with the National Pan-Hellenic Council, incorporated. It is comprised of four student leaders who fill the following positions: President, Vice President of Civic Engagements and Programming, Vice President of Internal Affairs, Vice President of Standards and Scholarship. At EMU, the NPHC represents 7 active fraternity and sorority chapters.

College Panhellenic Council

The College Panhellenic Council is the local governing body for the sororities affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference at EMU. The executive board is comprised of six elected leaders from various sororities who fill the following positions: President, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Internal Affairs, and Vice President of External Affairs. At EMU, CPC represents 8 active chapters.

The National Panhellenic Conference Creed is as follows:

We, as Undergraduate Members of women’s fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, 
for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities.

We, as Fraternity Women, stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact 
and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live. 

CPC During Formal Recruitment

The Interfraternity Council

The Interfraternity Council is the local governing body for the fraternities affiliated with the North-American Interfraternity Conference at EMU. The executive board is comprised of six elected leaders from various fraternities who fill the following positions: President, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Internal Affairs, and Vice President of External Affairs. At EMU, the IFC represents 6 active chapters.

The IFC creed is as follows:

We, the Interfraternity Council, exist to promote the shared interests and values of our member fraternities: leadership, service, brotherhood, and scholarship. We believe in Fraternity and that the shared values of Fraternity drive the IFC to create better communities, better chapters, and better men.

We work to advance the academic mission of the host institution, to enable fraternal organizations to grow and thrive through collaboration and teamwork, to provide an outlet for self-governance and accountability, and to model and teach ethical leadership. In a spirit of mutual support and betterment, we, the men of the Interfraternity Council, pledge to elevate the Ritual and the values of the member organizations.

IFC at Greek Awards Ceremony

Greek Life at EMU

Greek Life at EMU

The Greek Life POD in Campus Life is designed to support fraternity and sorority life within the EMU community. Greek students are supported by a number of resources on and off campus, including the National Panhellenic Conference, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated, the North-American Interfraternity Conference, Diversity and Community Involvement, VISION, the Holman Success Center, and Snow Health Center. Through guidance of the governing councils, NPHC, IFC, and CPC, individual chapter advising, academic support, programming, and alumni involvement, Greek Life at EMU promotes success in all areas of life for the students involved. 

Friday, April 11, 2014

Greek Community Service Hours

The greek community performed 1465 hours of community service this year. This is the first year that the community has compiled such a list and we look forward to gathering this data every year so that we may begin to identify and analyze trends in hours and places Greeks are serving the community.
Acts of service this semester include:

  • Volunteering in the ER at St. Joe's
  • Helping to organize the Ann Arbor Marathon
  • Donating time at multiple food banks
  • Reading with children in after school programs
  • Cleaning and assisting at the Huron Valley Humane Society
  • Renovating Ypsilanti houses with Habitat for Humanity
  • Helped to organize Girls on the Run
  • The Corner health center helping kids create a healthy attachment to adults