UA NPHC Presents Greek Week and Convocation

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The National Pan-Hellenic Council, the coordinating council for The University of Alabama’s six historically black fraternities and sororities, will host Greek Week on campus Sept. 2-6.

Students who are interested in being considered for membership in any of the NPHC organizations this fall are required by the Office of the Dean of Students to attend a convocation at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3 in Ferguson Theatre. To be considered for membership, a student must have at least 12 hours of college credit and a minimum grade point average of 2.0. The convocation will provide information about membership intake, rules and regulations, and hazing. Each NPHC fraternity and sorority will offer information about their individual organization. NPHC currently includes four sororities — Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Zeta Phi Beta — and two fraternities — Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma.

Other events will include a Health Expo from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2 in the Ferguson Center Plaza, followed by a Health Forum titled “Where do we go from here?” in the Ferguson Theatre at 7 p.m. that evening.

Two events are planned to benefit West Alabama AIDS Outreach: a movie night in the Ferguson Theatre, Thursday, Sept. 4 at 9 p.m. (admission $2) and a benefit titled “Battling for a cure against HIV/AIDS,” featuring the NPHC Unity Step Team and Spoken Word Artists, Friday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Ferguson Theatre (admission $5).

For more information or a complete schedule of events, contact the Dean of Students’ Office at 205/348-6114.