List of defunct Greek umbrella organizations
Following is a list of defunct national umbrella councils and trade associations for fraternities and sororities.
Cultural
[edit]- Asian Greek Alliance (AGA) – previously was the Asian Green Association and became the National Asian Greek Alliance[1]
- Asian Greek Association (AGA) – alliance of nine Asian and Pacific Islander fraternities and sororities that was established in 2004. Changed its name to National Asian Alliance[1]
- Concilio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas (CNHL) - organized in 1996, CNHL merged with the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations in 2000[2][3]
- Latino Fraternal Council (LFC) – organization of five Latino fraternities that withdrew from CNHL or NALFO, lasting from June 2000 to June 2001[citation needed]
- Latino Fraternal Caucus (LFC) – caucus organized within the North-American Interfraternity Conference in 2001 by its four Latino fraternity members[citation needed]
- National Asian Greek Alliance (NAGA) – previously was the Asian Greek Alliance. Became the National Asian Greek Council[1]
- National Asian Greek Council (NAGC) – created from the renaming of the Asian Greek Association in 2005 and changed its name to National APIA Panhellenic Association (NAPA) in 2006[1]
Professional
[edit]- Association of Pedagogical Sororities (APS) – organized in 1916 and changed its name to Association of Educational Sororities at its third biennial conference[4][5]
- Association of Education Sororities (AES) – created as the Association of Educational Sororities from the renaming of the Association of Pedagogical Sororities. Later, the word "Educational" was changed to "Education". In 1947, AES dissolved, and its member organizations became associate members of the National Panhellenic Conference.
- Conference of Law Fraternities – organization of law fraternities that was established in 1923[6]
- Council of Affiliated Panhellenics – organization of representatives of the National Panhellenic Congress, Professional Panhellenic Council, and the Association of Education Sororities[7]
- Fraternity Advisors Association – co-founder of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors in 1976[8]
- Interfraternity Research and Advisory Council – formed in 1946 from eight fraternity umbrella organizations at National Conference on College Fraternities and Societies[9]
- Intermedical Fraternity Congress – organization of medical fraternities that was established in 1915[10]
- National Osteopathic Interfraternity Council – association established in 1937 for osteopathic fraternities[11]
- Professional Interfraternity Conference (PIC) – organized in 1928, this association of professional sororities merged to create the Professional Fraternity Association in 1978[12][13]
- Professional Panhellenic Association (PPA) – organized in 1925, this association of professional sororities merged to create the Professional Fraternity Association in 1978[12][14]
Social
[edit]- American Conference of Local Fraternities – organization for local American fraternities, established in 1923[15]
- Grand Inter-Fraternity Council – organized in February 1909 for high school fraternities[16]
- Fraternity Leadership Association (FLA) – organized in 2002 by two fraternities that withdrew their membership in NIC due to a disenchantment with the strategic direction of the organization. They were joined by four other fraternities, which kept dual membership in NIC. Eventually, it dissolved.
- Inter-Fraternity Congress of America[17]
- Interfraternity Conference (IFC) – organized in 1910, this organization for collegiate fraternities changed its name to National Interfraternity Conference in 1931[18]
- Junior Pan-Hellenic Congress – organization of high school sororities[5]
- National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) – created in 1931 from the renaming of the Interfraternity Conference and changed its name to North American Interfraternity Conference in 1999 to reflect the organization's Canadian membership.[19][18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "About". National APIDA Panhellenic Association. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "NALFO History". National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Torbenson, Craig L.; Parks, Gregory S., eds. (2009). Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities. Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-1611474022.
- ^ Banta's Greek Exchange: Published in the Interest of the College Fraternity World. George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1922. p. 260.
- ^ a b "Sorority Directory". Banta's Greek Exchange Directory. 10 (4). 1922 – via Google Books.
- ^ Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 12th edition. Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company, 1930. pp. 728. via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Mansell, Edith L. (October 1945). "The Report on the Association of Education Sororities". The Anchor. p. 14. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "Get to know AFA". Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc., p. 47.
- ^ Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 12th edition. Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company, 1930. pp. 726-727. via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc., p. 46.
- ^ a b "About". Professional Fraternity Association. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 43-44.
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 44-45.
- ^ Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed . Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 12th edition. Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company, 1930. p. 725. via Hathi Trust.
- ^ Cooper. W. J. The High School Fraternity: Report of the Committee of High School Teachers Association. Reprinted from the Sierra Educational News, vol. 9, no. 1 (January 1913). San Francisco: High School Teachers Association, 1913. via Hathi Trust.
- ^ "SAR History". SAR Alumni Association. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b "IFC History". Valdosta State University. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc., p. 34