Panhellenic Community
Alpha Gamma Delta is one of 26 fraternal organizations for women recognized
by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC). Members of the other 25
groups have much in common with our Alpha Gam sisters: we all embody the
Panhellenic spirit of sisterhood, friendship, leadership and charity.
During the competitive Recruitment season, it is important to maintain the bonds of
Greek friendship with members outside of Alpha Gamma Delta. This issue of
NewsBytes is dedicated to Panhellenic community and will serve as a resource
for finding Panhellenic friends on the World Wide Web.
More about NPC
The National Panhellenic Conference has served as an umbrella organization for many
national and international women's fraternities and sororities since its founding in 1902.
There are currently 26 NPC member groups, with the most recent being admitted in 1951. Alpha
Gamma Delta was admitted in 1909. Currently, for an organization to be admitted into the
NPC, the following requirements must be met:
- The organization must have been established in its national character for a minimum
of 13 years;
- All of the organization's collegiate chapters must be established in senior colleges
and universities that are authorized to confer a bachelor's degree and that have received
a satisfactory rating by the pertinent recognized regional association of colleges and
secondary schools;
- The organization must have at least 14 chapters, of which the latest establishment
is at least two years old.
Source: National Panhellenic Conference website
The NPC website includes
generous information about the history of Greek life for women, NPC member agreements
and resolutions, as well as instructions on starting an Alumnae Panhellenic
in your area. Alumnae Panhellenics will be the focus of an upcoming
NewsBytes issue, so please look forward to seeing it soon.
NPC Member Group Websites
Of the 26 NPC member groups, 25 have inter/national websites. Visit the sites below to
learn more about our Panhellenic friends!
State of the Greek System
Joann Barton Vaughan, alumna of Kappa Kappa Gamma, wrote an article entitled " Back to the Future -
What lies ahead for sororities?" for KKG's Spring 1997 issue
of The Key.
In this article, Marian Klingbeil Williams, KKG's then-NPC Delegate,
shares her views on the Greek system. Where are we compared to where we were in 1900 and where
are we going to be in 2000?
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Panhellenic Facts
Each Panhellenic group has its own milestones, as well as milestones that are important
to the entire Panhellenic community. Below are just a few milestones and other facts that
we were able to find by a quick look through some NPC group websites. Visit each group's
website to find more!
Did you know...
- Fourteen of the NPC groups have active chapters in Canada?
- Alpha Gamma Delta has the most active Canadian chapters of all NPC
groups?
- Alpha Delta Pi is the oldest NPC group, founded in 1851?
- Alpha Phi was the first NPC group to have an official website?
- Delta Delta Delta was the first women's fraternity to hold a national
Leadership Conference?
- Kappa Alpha Theta was the first NPC group to charter in Canada?
- The first women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa (Honor Society) were Kappa
Alpha Theta members?
- Kappa Delta has 477 chartered alumnae associations, the most of any NPC
group?
- Kappa Kappa Gamma's The Key was the first college women's fraternity
magazine, published continuously since 1882?
- NPC was founded in 1902 by seven sororities?
AGD Website News
If your Collegiate Chapter, Alumnae Chapter/Club or Junior Circle is interested in starting a website,
please be sure to visit our WebDesign pages for information about how to get
started. If additional assistance is needed, please feel free to email
webdesign@alphagam.net and we'll be happy to help in any
way we can.
New Collegiate Chapter Sites
Beta Xi - Purdue University
New Webring Sites
Beta Xi - Purdue University
Theta Epsilon - University of South Alabama
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