National Panhellenic Council

The national pan-hellenic council (nphc) colloquially known as the divine nine (d9), is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically african american fraternities and sororities. The member/partner organizations have not formally adopted nor recommended the use of this term to describe their collaborative grouping. The nphc was formed as a permanent organization on may 10, 1930, on the campus of howard university, in washington, d.c. With matthew w. Bullock as the active chairman and b. Beatrix scott as vice-chairman. Nphc was incorporated under the laws of the state of illinois in 1937 and is headquartered in decatur, georgia