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33-433: The Safe Campus Act would require schools to report each allegation of sexual violence to local law enforcement for investigation after obtaining written consent from the alleged victim. Schools would be required to wait for the results of a law enforcement investigation before beginning their own internal disciplinary procedures, and would not be allowed to punish the accused in cases where the alleged victim did not consent to

66-492: A Boston meeting, with the intention to meet again in 1893. In 1902, Alpha Phi invited Pi Beta Phi , Kappa Alpha Theta , Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma , Gamma Phi Beta , Delta Delta Delta , Alpha Chi Omega , and Chi Omega to a conference in Chicago on May 24 to set standards for collegiate sororities. Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were unable to attend and joined the following year. The remaining seven groups met and

99-604: A college investigation, which was the main issue for the opponents of the Safe Campus Act. Supporters of this bill claim mandatory police reporting will ensure students have access to fair representation during a trial, which may not be the case in a campus hearing, as it does not have criminal implications without the police. The Safe Campus Act is supported by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and

132-602: A criminal investigation. Some of the most outspoken opponents of this bill are the National Panhellenic Conference and the North American Inter-fraternity Conference . The Fair Campus Act was introduced shortly after the Safe Campus Act as a response to the criticism of the Safe Campus Act. This bill is very similar but does not require sexual assault victims to report to the police in order for there to be

165-662: A delegate board with at least one representative from each of its 18 senior members. That year, the Congress also began plans for a centralized headquarters to coordinate and streamline interactions with the separate sororities. Shortly before its merger with the NPC, the Association of Educational Sororities (AES) was part of a larger multi-panhellenic association, the Council of Affiliated Panhellenics. Created in 1941, it included

198-450: A few days, which is organized on a particular subject, or to bring together people who have a common interest. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making , although discussion, not always decisions, is the primary purpose of conferences. The term derives from the word confer . The first known use of "conference" appears in 1527, meaning "a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern". It came from

231-447: A law enforcement investigation before their school could begin its own investigation. In 2016, collegiate members began discussing membership offers for transgender women , which was supported by some national organizations with changes to their national policies; however, some national organizations delayed membership offers for trans women due to fears about Title IX exemption status, which caused dissent in local chapters. Though

264-447: A law enforcement investigation. In cases where deemed necessary to protect the safety of the alleged victim, schools would be permitted to impose interim measures such as temporary suspensions, no contact orders, adjustments to class schedules, and changes in housing assignments. These interim measures would be lifted after the completion of the law enforcement investigation if it did not result in an indictment. Alleged victims would have

297-494: A national voice on contemporary issues of sorority life. Founded in 1902, the NPC is one of the oldest and largest women's membership organizations, representing more than 4 million women at over 650 college and university campuses and 4,600 local alumnae chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Each year, NPC-affiliated collegians and alumnae donate more than $ 5 million to causes, provide $ 2.8 million in scholarships to women, and volunteer 500,000 hours in their communities. The organization

330-441: A policy explicitly open to trans and non-binary individuals, and sororities open to anyone who identifies as a woman include: Alpha Chi Omega , Alpha Delta Pi , Alpha Epsilon Phi , Alpha Sigma Tau , Chi Omega , Delta Gamma , Gamma Phi Beta , Kappa Alpha Theta , Kappa Delta , Kappa Kappa Gamma , Phi Sigma Sigma , Sigma Sigma Sigma , and Theta Phi Alpha . Sororities open to anyone who identifies and lives as

363-405: A variety of topics, from politics, to science or sport. Many conferences are held on a regular periodic basis, such as annually, biannually (twice per year), or biennially (every other year). With the development of communications technology , conference holders have the choice of replacing the physical meeting space with a telephonic or virtual form of meeting. This has resulted in terms such as

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396-424: A woman include: Alpha Gamma Delta , Alpha Omicron Pi , Alpha Xi Delta , Delta Delta Delta , Pi Beta Phi , Sigma Delta Tau , and Sigma Kappa , while Zeta Tau Alpha specifies that the individual must consistently identify and live as a woman. A Panhellenic Council consists of executive board members at each university or college. Each institution holds different executive positions based on its size and

429-765: Is a conference , not a congress , as it enacts no legislation and only regulates its own meetings. Other than basic agreements which its member groups must unanimously vote to follow, the NPC confines itself to recommendations and advice and acts as a court of final appeal in any college Panhellenic disputes. One of its services is providing advisors for sororities. Early histories of sororities contain accounts of rushing and pledging agreements or compacts among sororities on various campuses, and many stories of cooperation and mutual assistance. However, no actual Panhellenic organization existed and no uniform practices were observed. The NPC's origin can be traced to 1891, when Kappa Kappa Gamma invited all seven existing sororities to

462-469: The 1940s many teachers' colleges had begun to add liberal arts programs, and vice versa, which led to difficulties in the organizations functioning separately. On November 12, 1947, at a conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado , the NPC considered and granted associate membership "with reservations" to the six AES sororities. The AES was holding its biennial meeting when it was notified of

495-631: The 2010s, sorority members and outside observers noticed a shift in sorority culture; though sororities began as feminist organizations, emphasis during the mid-1900s on social reputations and exclusionary recruitment policies (such as a refusal to recruit Jewish and African-American women) led to a reputation for following cultural hegemony and being made up of upper-class white women. Though such issues continue to persist in various ways, sorority and anti-sorority women alike observed sororities becoming more ethnically diverse and moving away from traditional power structures towards their feminist roots. In

528-519: The 2010s, sorority members began attempts to change how sororities work from within. In November 2015, eight NPC members ( Alpha Phi , Alpha Chi Omega , Phi Mu , Alpha Gamma Delta , Sigma Delta Tau , Delta Phi Epsilon , Delta Gamma , and Gamma Phi Beta ) broke ranks from the NPC to withdraw their support for the Safe Campus Act , a controversial bill that would have required campus sexual assault victims to report to police and submit to

561-606: The AES, NPC, and Professional Panhellenic Association as members. Members of Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Alpha organized the Association of Pedagogical Sororities on July 10, 1915. Its members were primarily sororities located on state campuses mainly attended by women entering the educational field. In 1917, Pi Kappa Sigma and Delta Sigma Epsilon joined the association, followed by Theta Sigma Upsilon in 1925, Alpha Sigma Tau in 1926, and Pi Delta Theta in 1931. At

594-452: The NPC created a gender identity study group to examine potential legal consequences, they concluded that the legal precedents were "incomplete, inconclusive, and inconsistent," and did not enact official policy or recommendations. By 2021, most national organizations had released political statements on racial and social equity and inclusion, while also developing membership policies regarding gender identity. Delta Phi Epsilon developed

627-495: The NPC decision and, at that meeting, "completed the necessary business and took formal action to dissolve the Association". The NPC admitted five other sororities at the same time: Alpha Epsilon Phi , Delta Phi Epsilon , Phi Sigma Sigma , Sigma Delta Tau , and Theta Phi Alpha . In December 1951, all 11 of these sororities became full NPC members. Since that time, three AES members have merged with other NPC groups, leaving Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, and Sigma Sigma Sigma as

660-403: The NPC's relationship with it. The basic positions at each institution are President, VP of Communications, VP of Finance, VP of Philanthropy and Community Service, VP of Programming, VP of Recruitment, VP of Scholarship, and VP of Judicial. The number of positions is based on the number of NPC sororities at each institution. Along with the delegates each being a representative from their sorority,

693-687: The National District Attorneys Association. National Panhellenic Conference The National Panhellenic Conference ( NPC ) is an umbrella organization for 26 national and international women's sororities throughout the United States and Canada . Panhellenic ( lit.   ' all-Greek ' ) refers to the group's members being autonomous social Greek-letter societies of college women and alumnae . The National Panhellenic Conference provides guidelines and resources for its members and serves as

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726-416: The accused student could be punished has generated controversy. The bill's opponents point to low reporting rates in cases of sexual assault and insist forced reporting to the police will inhibit even more victims from coming forward as victims of a sexual crime. Opponents also point out that this bill singles out sexual assault crimes, as colleges can still punish students with other accusations, even without

759-537: The executive board includes a member from each sorority as well. Throughout its history the NPC Executive Board has been led by a chairman . In 2018 the NPC Board of Directors voted to change its governance model. As of 2021, members rotate onto the board in the order their organization joined the NPC, but the chairman is now elected. Conference A conference is a meeting , often lasting

792-489: The formation of group-specific sororities which attempted to provide the same social and academic outlets to groups who were otherwise excluded from membership. These groups included the first Black Greek letter organizations . By 1922, the NPC (at the time named the National Panhellenic Congress) had an executive committee consisting of a chairman, secretary, and treasurer; a publicity board; and

825-482: The hearing. Both the accused and the alleged victim would have the right to an attorney at their own expense, the right to access all evidence, and the right to cross-examination, although such cross-examination would be prohibited from including any questions on the sexual history of the alleged victim. Schools would be required to ensure that those adjudicating allegations do not have conflicts of interest. Students who are found responsible for sexual violence would have

858-459: The next decade, with Alpha Xi Delta in 1904, Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Kappa in 1905, Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Gamma Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha in 1909, Delta Zeta in 1910, Phi Mu in 1911, and Kappa Delta in 1912. No new members were admitted for the next few decades. Throughout its early years, NPC members were often racially and religiously segregated and rarely admitted Jewish , Catholic , or ethnic minority members, which led to

891-558: The organisation of tribal celebrations". Since the 1960s, conferences have become a lucrative sector of the tourism industry and have evolved into hundred billion Pound per year industry on a global scale. The growth around the world, including in Great Britain, Germany, Philippines, United States and Australia, has led to conferences themselves becoming an industry with buyers, suppliers, marketing , branding and conference facilities. Modern conferences can be held to discuss

924-548: The remaining former AES members. From the 1940s to the 1960s, various smaller organizations merged into larger ones. On some campuses with two different chapters from merged sororities, a third sorority would organize on the campus to absorb the smaller sorority's former chapter. By the end of the 1960s and the civil rights movement , NPC sororities eliminated official policies that prevented minority members from joining, although diversity in Greek life remained an issue. As of

957-621: The right to judicial review of that decision. Schools would be required to publish their procedures for adjudicating allegations of sexual violence in their student handbooks. The Safe Campus Act requires universities to educate all adult and student staff on sexual assault and reporting. It also encourages, but does not require the university to provide sexual assault education to the students. Universities must allocate funds to these programs and for programs to help victims of sexual assault on campus. The provision requiring an alleged victim to report an act of sexual violence to law enforcement before

990-561: The right to submit a joint request with law enforcement for interim measures if both agreed that they would not protect the safety of the alleged victim, and schools would be required to honor such a request. Students would be protected from being disciplined for violations of school rules that came to light as a result of their reporting of sexual violence. The Safe Campus Act would require a formal hearing before students could be disciplined for sexual violence. Schools would be required to provide all parties with at least two weeks notice before

1023-425: The session resulted in the organization of the first interfraternity association and the first intergroup organization on college campuses. The first few meetings resulted in several mutual agreements, especially regarding pledging. Up to this time, no guidelines had been set, and women could be pledged to groups before enrolling in college and belong to more than one group. Many of the current members joined through

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1056-466: The third biennial conference, the name of the association was changed to the Association of Educational Sororities. Later, the word Educational was changed to Education . From 1915 through 1926, the NPC and AES operated chapters in the same colleges and universities. In 1926, the NPC and AES made an agreement "defining fields of activities of each panhellenic". There was competition between NPC and AES sororities, and dual memberships were often held. By

1089-446: The word confer , which means "to compare views or take counsel". However the idea of a conference far predates the word. Arguably, as long as there have been people, there have been meetings and discussions between people. Evidence of ancient forms of conference can be seen in archaeological ruins of common areas where people would gather to discuss shared interests such as "hunting plans, wartime activities, negotiations for peace or

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