hmmmm?

[excuse_3]

What are the requirments to become part of the NIC? And is it possible to be a member of more than one fraternity council?

[Blue Violet]

the NIC has a website-don't know it off hand, but they have all the expansions/membership information on there. Its actually very interesting.

[excuse_3]

I know about the web site but it doesnt say anything about expansion etc.

[33girl]

Kappa Alpha Psi and Iota Phi Theta are members of both NIC and NPHC.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by excuse_3
I know about the web site but it doesnt say anything about expansion etc.

You have to click on "About the NIC," then on "Constitution."

Article IX of the NIC's constitution says:

ARTICLE III. Membership. The Conference shall be composed of those men's general college fraternities which (a) were members on December 1, 1921, or (b) are thereafter admitted in conformity with this Constitution. Provisions may be made in the By-Laws for Associate Membership and Foundation Membership.

and

ARTICLE IX. Admission to Membership. Every general college fraternity eligible for membership in the Conference under Article III of this Constitution and under Section 1 of the By-Laws may be admitted to membership upon two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors in attendance at the meeting when the vote is taken. In the event of the failure by the applicant fraternity to obtain the approval of the Board of Directors for admission to membership in the Conference, such fraternity may thereafter appeal to the House of Delegates, which by a two-thirds vote of the member fraternities represented at such meeting may approve the application for admission and admit the fraternity to membership in the Conference. Failure to obtain a two-thirds vote in the House of Delegates shall affirm the action of the Board in rejecting the application for admission.

If you scroll down, you'll find the By-Laws. Section 1 of the By-Laws outlines the membership requirements:

(a) Fraternity Membership. To be eligible for membership in the Conference, a fraternity must:

(1) Be devoted to general fraternity ideals;

(2) Be national, as distinct from local, in character, meaning that it shall (i) consist of no fewer than five undergraduate chapters, each of which has a current undergraduate membership of at least ten members, (ii) include not less than three undergraduate chapters, which have been part of the fraternity for at least five years, and (iii) have constitutional provisions for national conventions or equivalent with interim authority in trustees, directors or other officers who supervise the affairs of the fraternity.

(3) Be mutually exclusive of and in competition with other general fraternities, meaning that no member fraternity shall initiate a member of another fraternity until such time as the second fraternity shall have been formally notified in writing by the national office of the first fraternity that a candidate for membership in the second fraternity is no longer regarded as a member of the fraternity.

(4) Have no undergraduate chapters related to institutions other than accredited

(i) four-year colleges or universities which grant Bachelor Degrees, or

(ii) two-year degree granting junior colleges.

For the purposes of these By-Laws, "accredited" shall mean, in the United States, institutions which are accredited by one of the following regional associations: Middle States, New England, North Central, Northwest, Southern, or Western, and the accrediting agencies recognized by the American Council on Education; and, other than the United States, institutions which are accredited or approved in some similar manner.

For the purposes of these By-Laws, a chapter is "related to" an institution if its membership is drawn from students enrolled at such institution, and no formal agreement with or recognition by such institution shall be required or implied.

This subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit undergraduate chapters related to extension, branches or regional campuses of accredited institutions.

Hope this helps.

[Blue Violet]

sorry I didn't see that someone else had already put this up-my bad.