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Greek Court Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2023

Greek Life and leadership: developing skills for the future

Payton Liggins, Reporter November 10, 2023

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and the Panhellenic Council (PHC) are two different organizations with distinct purposes. The NPHC is a collaborative organization consisting of nine historical...

'For The Culture', a way to get out for students

‘For The Culture’, a way to get out for students

Nero Jones, Reporter October 16, 2023

On Friday, the Black Student Union (BSU) and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) hosted “For The Culture” game night. The event took place at the student recreation center on Court 5. The event...

A Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated member, speaks at the NPHC Greek 101 event at Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Eastern Illinois University campus Wednesday Evening

NPHC hosts first fall informational: Greek 101

Alexis Moore-Jones, Feature Reporter September 7, 2023

The Eastern Illinois National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC), hosted its 2023 Greek 101 fall informational Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The informational was held in the Grand Ballroom on the...

Members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. stroll during the Meet The Greeks event Saturday evening.

Meet the Greeks brings people together

Alexis Moore-Jones, Feature Reporter August 28, 2023

Meet the Greeks is an annual event held by the National Pan-Hellenic Council, or NPHC, which is an organization that “is comprised of six of the nine historically African-American fraternities and...

Meet the Greeks took place Sept. 10.

NPHC provides a space for Black students at Eastern

Cam'ron Hardy, News Editor February 1, 2023

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, NPHC, was founded May 10, 1930, and has been nicknamed the Divine Nine, or D9, which is a collection of nine Black fraternities and sororities. It was founded at Howard...

NPHC gets involved with African American Heritage Month

NPHC gets involved with African American Heritage Month

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter February 9, 2022

Throughout Black History Month, groups from Eastern’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, NPHC, will be hosting events. Some events during the month detail African American history and culture. Even...

Black History Month events to be held throughout February

Black History Month events to be held throughout February

Katja Benz, Campus Reporter January 28, 2022

Eastern’s is celebrating Black History Month by having African American Heritage Month with events throughout February. The first event is Black Lives Matter Speaker Series: Bias in Professionalism...

Karen Gonski is the 2021 president of the Panhellenic Council.

Meet the Panhellenic Council president

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Associate News Editor September 27, 2021

College is a time where students can learn lots of valuable lessons and skills in and out of the classroom. For many, college can be the opportunity to learn what it takes to be a leader. In fact, that...

Eastern Illinois University’s Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated perform at the Meet the Greeks event held on  Sept. 10.

Meet the Greeks showcases Black Greek life

Kyara Morales-Rodriguez, Associate News Editor September 12, 2021

The booming sounds of chants, applause, stomps and music filled the Library Quad on Friday when Eastern’s National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted Meet the Greeks.  Meet the Greeks is an event that is...

Meet the Geeks introduction event seeks greek unity, student involvement

Meet the Geeks introduction event seeks greek unity, student involvement

Jakira Smith, Contributing Writer September 10, 2017

Showing unity was the common goal for greek organizations from the National Pan-Hellenic Council Friday as they gave students a glimpse of their organization during “Meet the Greeks.” The NPHC is...

Greek chapters still working on unity

Ariel Anderson, Contributing Writer February 26, 2017

Though individual Greek chapters strive for unity, some say there is still work to be done when bringing Greek life together as a whole. Currently at Eastern, there are six National Pan-Hellenic fraternities...

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