{"id":84,"date":"2016-11-30T16:17:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T16:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gogreek.utdev3.wpengine.com\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:16:54","slug":"nphc-intake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/nphc-intake\/","title":{"rendered":"NPHC Intake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/nphc\">The National Pan-Hellenic Council<\/a> at UT is composed of seven of the nine historically, not exclusively, Black sororities and fraternities. These organizations live by the values of culture, academic achievement, diversity, community service, leadership, social justice advocacy, and lifetime brotherhood and sisterhood NPHC organizations are committed campus leaders that produce and engage in educational and social activities.<\/p>\n<h2>Fall 2026: Important NPHC Dates<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>August 19: NPHC &amp; Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) Meet the Greeks<\/li>\n<li>August 26: Misconceptions &amp; Stereotypes<\/li>\n<li>August 27: Membership Intake Process (MIP) Window Opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/about-us\/councils-organizations\/nphc\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Browse NPHC Chapters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/261174266397162\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\" target=\"_noblank\">Submit an NPHC Interest Form <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/misconceptions-stereotypes\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">RSVP to Misconceptions &amp; Stereotypes <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"clearshortcode\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5223 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/20230519_CCI_Commencement_152-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/20230519_CCI_Commencement_152-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/20230519_CCI_Commencement_152-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/20230519_CCI_Commencement_152-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/20230519_CCI_Commencement_152.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What to Expect During NPHC Intake<\/h2>\n<p>These sororities and fraternities are a part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/divine-nine-black-fraternities-sororities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divine 9<\/a>. NPHC \u201cDivine 9&#8243; or &#8220;D9\u201d sororities and fraternities initiate new members through a membership intake process. This engagement starts either with an informal, informational meeting and\/or a formal rush\/interest meeting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An informational meeting is generally a meeting to learn more about the organization.<\/li>\n<li>An interest\/rush meeting is a formal event in which members attend who are interested in joining an organization. These meetings typically start intake for organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>NPHC Membership Requirements<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Each organization conducts their process at their own specified time within a given fall or spring academic term. <\/span>Undergraduate students who wish to affiliate with an NPHC organization must meet specific GPA, credit hours, and service hours minimums:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be enrolled full-time at UT<\/li>\n<li>12 credit hours earned<\/li>\n<li>2.5 cumulative GPA<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer\/service hours<\/li>\n<li>Students currently in the Volunteer Bridge Program or Road to Rocky Top are not eligible to join a sorority or fraternity until their successful completion of the program and are registered for a full course load at UT.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend Misconceptions &amp; Stereotypes at least once in an academic year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Note: GPA, credit hours, and service hours are the minimum NPHC requirements. Some organization requirements may be higher or more specific.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) The National Pan-Hellenic Council at UT is composed of seven of the nine historically, not exclusively, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5222,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NPHC Intake<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore NPHC intake and join a vibrant community of fraternities and sororities dedicated to leadership, service, and cultural empowerment!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/nphc-intake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NPHC Intake\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore NPHC intake and join a vibrant community of fraternities and sororities dedicated to leadership, service, and cultural empowerment!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/gogreek\/nphc-intake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Office of Sorority &amp; 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