National Multicultural Greek Council

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National Multicultural Greek Council
NMGC
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Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
Type Trade association
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisMulticultural fraternities and sororities
ScopeNational
Members12 organizations active
HeadquartersP.O. Box 25632
Newark , New Jersey 07101
United States
Website www.nationalmgc.org

The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) is an umbrella council for twelve multicultural fraternities and sororities (Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs)) in the United States. It was established in 1998.

Contents

Affiliate organizations

Organizations noted in alphabetical order. Chapter counts include graduate chapters and colonies. [1]

Current Members

Organization NameGreek LettersChaptersFounding DateFounding UniversityYear JoinedNotes
Delta Xi Phi sororityΔΞΦ26April 20, 1994 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 1998 (Founder)
Delta Xi Nu sororityΔΞΝ20October 7, 1997 Texas A&M University 2016
Gamma Beta Chi fraternity [2] ΓΒΧ9November 15, 2002 Broward County, Florida 2022
Gamma Eta sororityΓΗ8October 18, 1995 University of Florida 2006
Lambda Sigma Gamma sororityΛΣΓ26October 24, 1986 California State University, Sacramento 2012
Lambda Tau Omega sororityΛΤΩ33October 9, 1988 Montclair State University 1998 (Founder)
Mu Sigma Upsilon sororityΜΣΥ64November 21, 1981 Rutgers University–New Brunswick 1998 (Founder)
MALIK fraternityMALIK24May 13, 1977 C.W. Post College at Long Island University 2023 [a] [b]
Omega Phi Chi sororityΩΦΧ26November 9, 1988 Rutgers University 1998 (Founder)
Phi Sigma Chi fraternityΦΣΧ5November 16, 1996 New York City College of Technology 1998 (Founder)
Psi Sigma Phi fraternityΨΣΦ20December 12, 1990 Montclair State University and New Jersey City University 1998 (Founder) [c]
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.ΘΝΞ64April 11, 1997 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2011 [d]
  1. Non-Greek Fraternity, formerly known as MΣΨ
  2. Organizes Kingdoms (Chapters) using the Arabic alphabet as opposed to the Greek letters
  3. Not to be confused with the NIC general fraternity with a similar looking name, Phi Sigma Phi.
  4. Not to be confused with the sophomore class society, now largely disbanded, with a similar looking name, Theta Nu Epsilon.

Former members

Organization NameGreek LettersChaptersFounding DateFounding UniversityYear Joined/LeftNotes
Delphic of Gamma Sigma Tau fraternityΓΣΤ1871 SUNY-Geneseo (Active as of 2009)
Delta Sigma Chi sororityΔΣΧNovember 27, 1996 NYC College of Technology Founding Member 1998 / (Mid 2018 ~ 2022)
Lambda Psi Delta sororityΛΨΔ1997 Yale University (Active as of 2009)

Chapter Advisor award

The Council gives the Chapter Advisor of the Year award to a selected fraternity or sorority chapter advisor. The 2014 award went to Xong Lor of the University of Arkansas. [3]

See also

References

  1. Chapter lists and founding schools noted in the Baird's Manual Online Archive, accessed 13 June 2021, or from each organization's website.
  2. Gamma Beta Chi national website , accessed 16 October 2023
  3. "Sorority Advisor Earns National Award Xong Lor Recognized by National Multicultural Greek Council." States News Service. July 25, 2014.