NPHC plays host to social, educational events
Feb. 26, 2008
Academic Retention Services Director and Greek Graduate adviser Linda Garth answers question during the “Ask a Black Greek Forum” sponsored by the National Pan-Hellenic Council Monday in Memorial Union.
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This week the National Pan-Hellenic Council is holding its second NPHC week of the school year.
NPHC is the governing body of five historically black sororities and fraternities at MU: Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternities and Zeta Phi Beta and Delta Sigma Theta sororities.
While each sorority and fraternity has their own week to showcase events and try to recruit prospective initiates, this week is about the organization as a whole doing community service and forums on campus, NPHC President Chris Addae said.
In planning the week, NPHC did its best to find a community service event, church event and a social event to cover all areas of college life, Addae said.
Addae hopes to get the campus involved this week and to give the students “a better look at what we do on campus.”
Sunday afternoon’s church service marked the beginning the week. An informational meeting was held that same evening in Jesse Wrench Auditorium in Memorial Union. This gave interested students an opportunity to find out about NPHC and get information.
Freshman Brittani Burton, who said some of her family members are affiliated with NPHC houses, came down because she was interested in joining a sorority next year.
“I hope to get information during the presentation,” Burton said.
The students who attended were allowed to ask questions of a panel of representatives from each of the five chapters at MU. The panel talked about what attracted them to the organization, common misconceptions and how to join.
Panel member Ray Sanders, who is also the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity membership intake coordinator, said joining one of these organizations is not for a student who just wants letters or to party, but it is for people who share the same ideals of the brotherhood or sisterhood.
Monday night was “Ask A Black Greek Forum.” Students were able to ask questions, either by raising their hands or putting questions in the “honesty bowl” for a panel of six NPHC representatives to answer.
The open discussion included tense topics such as the lifelong commitment to each organization and more light-hearted topics such as the service events that each house is involved in.
Tonight, NPHC will show “Why Did I Get Married?” at 7 p.m. in Tate Hall. Wednesday is Bowling Night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at T.A. Brady’s. A Resource Utilization Forum is at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Agriculture Building in room 2-6.
On Friday, NPHC is co-sponsoring Fusion, a party, at 9:30 p.m. at the Student Recreation Complex. The Multicultural Greek Council is co-sponsoring the event. Admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. All proceeds will go to paying for the event and to an undetermined charity.
The final event of the week is a community service event in which participants will pick up trash around the Columbia area. This will be start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Black Culture Center.
NPHC wanted to start the week off on a serious aspect with the forums but gradually added entertaining events in as the week progressed, Addae said.
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