Just to clarify.
NPHC organizations are HISTORICALLY African American in origin. However, as of Y2K ALL of the NPHC organizations are multi-racial and have been for many years.
The National Pan Hellenic Council was formed in 1930, to unify idealogy and purpose.
The NPHC distinction is made to signify membership in one of the 9 member affiliated organizations listed below.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Incorporated
BGLO is an acronym...signifying the orgin not affiliation, consequently there are other BGLOs that are not members of the NPHC...nicknamed the Divine Nine. Technically one would not interchangeably use the acronyms BGLO and NPHC.
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Originally posted by mgdzkm433:
I'm not a member of a BGLO, but from what I understand, and my information might be off, but, BGLO's aren't just for African Americans. Recruitment is open to anyone of any race. The reson why they are considered BGLO's is because their organizations differ a bit (recruitement, government, ideals, purpose) from GLO's. They are traditionally black, and when they were governed under IFC and Panhell, they were not recieving the funding or support that GLO's were recieving, so they broke away and created their own governing body. Rightly so in my opinion. Because the were TRADITIONALLY black, they were then named BGLO's to signify the difference in organizations, not just because of color, but because of government. If any of my information is wrong, someone let me know, but this is how I understood it.
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