University in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
1. National Pan-Hellenic Council Marker
Inscription.
National Pan-Hellenic Council. . The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10th, 1930 at Howard University. The founding members of the NPHC were Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council's membership expanded as Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta joined this coalition of Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOS). The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an era when Greek lettered organizations founded by African Americans were banned from being affiliated with Greek lettered organizations founded by white Americans. The organization's stated purpose and mission in 1930: Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10th, 1930 at Howard University. The founding members of the NPHC were Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta. The council's membership expanded as
Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta joined this coalition of Black Greek letter organizations (BGLOS). The National Pan-Hellenic Council was established in an era when Greek lettered organizations founded by African Americans were banned from being affiliated with Greek lettered organizations founded by white Americans. The organization's stated purpose and mission in 1930: Unanimity of thought and action as far as possible in the conduct of Greek letter collegiate fraternities and sororities, and to consider problems of mutual interest to its member organizations.
Erected 2020 by University of Louisville National Pan-Hellenic Council.
85° 45.418′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in University. It is on South Brook Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in the plaza between the Belknap Academic Building and the Student Activities Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2211 S Brook St, Louisville KY 40208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2022
3. National Pan-Hellenic Council Marker
Featured marker is first on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
