Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations
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This is a list of defunct National Greek umbrella councils for Greek lettered organizations.
- Interfraternity Conference (IFC) - Organized in 1909. Changed its name to National Interfraternity Conference in 1931.
- Association of Pedagogical Sororities (APS) - Organized in 1915. Changed its name to Association of Educational Sororities at its third biennial conference.
- Association of Educational Sororities (AES) - Created 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 ConferenceNational Panhellenic ConferenceThe National Panhellenic Conference , founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities.Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae...
(NPC), attaining Full membership four years later in 1951.
- Professional Panhellenic Association (PPA) - Organized in 1925. In 1978, it merged with the Professional Interfraternity Conference to create the Professional Fraternity AssociationProfessional Fraternity AssociationThe Professional Fraternity Association is an association of national, collegiate, professional fraternities and sororities that was formed 1978. Since PFA groups are discipline-specific, members join while pursuing graduate degrees as well as undergraduate degrees...
(PFA), as a result of the impact of Title IXTitle IXTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most...
on most fraternal groups with professional affiliations.
- Professional Interfraternity Conference (PIC) - Organized in 1928. In 1978, it merged with the Professional Panhellenic Association to create the Professional Fraternity AssociationProfessional Fraternity AssociationThe Professional Fraternity Association is an association of national, collegiate, professional fraternities and sororities that was formed 1978. Since PFA groups are discipline-specific, members join while pursuing graduate degrees as well as undergraduate degrees...
(PFA), as a result of the impact of Title IXTitle IXTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most...
on most fraternal groups with professional affiliations.
- National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) - Created in 1931 from the renaming of the Interfraternity Conference. Changed its name to North-American Interfraternity ConferenceNorth-American Interfraternity ConferenceThe North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...
in 1999 in order to reflect the organization's Canadian membership.
- Concilio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas (CNHL) - Organized in 1996. In 2000, CNHL dissolved and its member organizations became members of the National Association of Latino Fraternal OrganizationsNational Association of Latino Fraternal OrganizationsThe National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations is an umbrella council for 19 Latino Greek Letter Organizations established in 1998...
(NALFO).
- Latino Fraternal Council (LFC) - Organized in June 2000 as five Latino fraternities withdrew their respective CNHL or NALFO membership. LFC dissolved in June 2001, after only one year of existence.
- Latino Fraternal Caucus (LFC) - Caucus organized within NICNorth-American Interfraternity ConferenceThe North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...
in 2001 by its four Latino fraternity members. Eventually, it dissolved.
- Fraternity Leadership AssociationFraternity Leadership AssociationThe Fraternity Leadership Association was an association of six fraternities that was created in 2002 as an alternative to the North-American Interfraternity Conference.-History:...
(FLA) - Organized in 2002 by two fraternities that withdraw their membership in NICNorth-American Interfraternity ConferenceThe North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...
due to a disenchantment with the strategic direction of the organization. They were joined by four other fraternities, which kept dual membership in NICNorth-American Interfraternity ConferenceThe North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...
. Eventually, it dissolved.
- Asian Greek Association (AGA) - Organized in 2004. Changed its name to National Asian Greek Council in 2005.
- National Asian Greek Council (NAGC) - Created from the renaming of the Asian Greek Association in 2005. After some restructuring, it changed its name to National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association (NAPA) in 2006.