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NPC: Who Are We?
NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE
the voice for sorority advancement
NPC is a collaborative organization for women’s fraternities and sororities and brings the following value to all member organizations:• Provides a forum for exchange of
ideas• Creates mutual support and
cooperation between organizations• Fosters interfraternal relationships• Helps Panhellenic members maintain
high standards
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Be familiar with the people who can support you
• NPC area coordinator• NPC office staff (Panhellenic support
coordinator)• Fellow Alumnae Panhellenic
presidents
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Be familiar with the NPC Manual of Information
Things you can find in the manual:• Unanimous
Agreements (UAs)• Policies and best
practices• Information on
running your Panhellenic
• Programming information
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Be familiar with the NPC Unanimous Agreements
• What are they?• What are some examples of UAs?
• Example:• UA. II. Jurisdiction of Panhellenic
Associations• 2. Alumnae Panhellenics
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Be familiar with your Alumnae Panhellenic bylaws
• Are yours up to date?• Alumnae Panhellenic bylaws template• Each organization has only one vote
regardless of representatives
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Communication
• With your Executive Board• With your NPC area coordinator• With the NPC office
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Ethical leadership
• Model the way• Ethical decision
making• Panhellenic
President represents the organization
• Challenge status quo when necessary
The Panhellenic CreedWe, as Undergraduate members of women’s fraternities, stand
for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for
maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of
our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in
harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that
shall guide our fraternity activities.
We, as Fraternity Women, stand for service through the
development of character inspired by the close contact and
deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through
mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive
to live.
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Complete reports
• Alumnae Panhellenic annual report – May 15
• Officer information (when officers are selected or elected)
• Dashboard documents (bylaws, meeting minutes)
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Use your resources
• Alumnae Panhellenic Handbook• Monthly electronic newsletter ,
“Alumnae Panhellenic Connections,” with links to important resources
• Regular updates from the area coordinator
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Use the NPC website (www.npcwomen.org)
• Submit reports & pay dues• Gain access to the Manual of Information
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Follow NPC on social media (@npcwomen)
• Facebook• Twitter• Pinterest• YouTube
• LinkedIn• Instagram• Blogger
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the voice for sorority advancement
Use NPC marketing resources
www.thesororitylife.com • Define the sorority experience• Give basic information on sorority life• Provide monthly newsletters on
different areas of sorority lifewww.sororityparents.com• Share real parents’ experiences of
their daughter’s sorority life• NPC answers questions about sorority
life
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Taking Care of Yourself
• You will only be effective if you are healthy and well!
• Find great information about women’s health online here: http://womenshealth.gov/nwhw/
*This is just one of many NPC-sponsored programs: https://www.npcwomen.org/alumnae-panhellenics/for-everyone.aspx
Contact NPC
NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE
the voice for sorority advancement
NPC area coordinatorshttps://www.npcwomen.org/alumnae-panhellenics/for-officers/area-advisors.aspx
NPC Alumnae Panhellenics Committee chairmanCarol [email protected]
NPC office [email protected]