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The Story of the NPHC

One day, the Greek gods Brotherhood and Sisterhood realized that they were lonely in the world. They had given birth to various children, but all seemed to forsake their parents. So they decided to join together and create a new breed to fraternal children.

Brotherhood was given the opportunity to create the first child. He decided to take something from the two hemispheres of the world. So he gathered some "old gold" from the sun and black from the night in Egypt. There he created his first born, Alpha Phi Alpha. He granted his son wisdom as a gift of love.

Seeing the child that Brotherhood had created, Sisterhood realized that APHIA should not be alone in the world. Sisterhood roamed the world, looking for entities that she could create her first daughter from. On her journey, she came upon a field of pink flowers surrounded by a fence of green ivy. She knew that these were what she wanted to create her daughter from. Taking the beauty from the flowers and the ivy, Sisterhood created her first daughter, Alpha Kappa Alpha. As a gift for her daughter, Sisterhood created a mirror for AKA not only to view her outward beauty but her inner beauty as well.

Seeing the greatness they had created separately, Brotherhood and Sisterhood decided that they would join together and give birth to the rest of their children. Their first union brought about the birth of their twin sons Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi. These twins from birth were opposites. For one, they were born in two different locations. Kappa had obtained the beauty of his parents while Omega received the strength attributed to the parents. Though there was much conflict between the two personalities, Kappa and Omega expressed much love for each other. Brotherhood and Sisterhood decided to give their twin sons gifts as signs of their personalities. Kappa was given a cane created out of red and white revealing that his beauty only came through blood and sweat. They gave Omega a pair of boots of gold that shined with lightening where ever he stepped and a vest of purple as a sign of his royalty.

To Sisterhood’s delight, their next child was a girl who they called Delta Sigma Theta. Delta, like her older bother Omega, gained more of the strength attribute of her parents. Because of this, her parents gave Delta a red elephant with bright ivory tusks as a sign of her strength.

Shortly after the birth of their daughter Delta, Phi Beta Sigma was brought into this world. His birth occurred as the moon was in its crescent phase. So his parents gave Sigma the sign of the crescent moon. His peaceful nature was ascribed by the parents to the dove that sang the coming of his birth and would sing to him throughout the day. Sigma’s greatest pride would come in the form of another sister, Zeta Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta developed a bound that was greater than any of the other siblings. Because of their close relationship, Brotherhood and Sisterhood decided to give their daughter a gift of a white cat as an expression of her peacefulness.

These proud parents would soon welcome their next and last daughter into their family. She was given the name Sigma Gamma Rho. She would have an association with her brother Kappa because of the sharing of their birth places. Due to a certain degree of elegance that Gamma Rho exuded, her parents gave her the gift of a well-groomed poodle to express this elegance.

The elite eight would come together to establish their own nation called the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The children of eight would become siblings of nine after a long period of time. The last child that Brotherhood and Sisterhood brought into the world would be their baby boy, Iota Phi Theta. To celebrate this addition, they created a centaur as a gift for their son. The other siblings were somewhat cautious of granting their brother citizenship, but finally did.

Thus becoming known as the "Divine Nine."

The Greek gods looked down on all their children and say "Well done my children may your light sign in the East forever and may your glory never fade in the West. Never forget that you are all one and from one."

 let’s take a look at famous Black sorority and fraternity members — some you may know, others are not so well-known.

1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King was a civil rights leader and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He became a member while studying as a grad student at Boston University.

2. Cedric “The Entertainer”
This comedian and actor is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

3. Alicia Keys
Keys became an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 2004.

4. Nikki Giovanni
Giovanni is a well-known member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

5. Steve Harvey
This media mogul a member of Omega Psi Phi.

6. Keisha Knight PulliamThis former Cosby Show kid was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta at Spelman College in Atlanta.

7. Towanda Braxton
Towanda pledged Zeta Phi Beta long before she was on Braxton Family Values. She joined the sorority while studying at Bowie State University in Maryland.

8. Omari Hardwick
This Hollywood heart-throb is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

9. Jada Pinkett Smith
Smith is an honorary Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority member.

10. Sheryl Underwood
Underwood is a comedienne and the 23rd International President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

11. Kelly Price
This soul singer became an honorary member of Sigma Gamma Rho in 2006.

12. Roland Martin
Martin became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha at Texas A&M in 1989.

13. Marvin Sapp
The “Never Would Have Made It” singer is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

14. Aretha Franklin
Franklin an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

15. Ryan Howard
This major league baseball player was initiated into Phi Beta Sigma at Southwest Missouri State.

16. AJ Calloway
The former 106 and Park host is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

17. Star Jones
Jones is an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha.

18. Natalie Cole
Cole joined the Upsilion Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc at the University of Southern California.

19. Montell Jordan
The “This Is How We Do It” singer was initiated into Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at Pepperdine University.

20. Victoria Rowell
This soap opera actress is also a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

21. Lena Horne
This legendary soul singer is not only known for her vocals, but also as a member of Delta Sigma Theta.

22. Rev. Jesse Jackson
Jackson is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

23. T.C. Carson
You may remember Carson as Kyle on the 90′s hit show Living Single. He joined Iota Phi Theta at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1981.

24. Phylicia Rashad
This ageless actress is a member of the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. She joined while studying at Howard University.

25. Terrence J
The new E! News host is a proud member of the Bloody Mu Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He pledged while attending North Carolina A&T State University.

26. Shaquille O’Neal
Shaq is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

27. Michael Jordan
Did you know this NBA All-Star is a member of Omega Psi Phi?

28. Toni Morrison
This world-renowned author is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

29. Wanda Sykes
The comedienne joined the Gamma Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Hampton University.

30. Thurgood Marshall
This legendary Supreme Court Justice was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

31. Hill Harper
This Alpha Phi Alpha man was inducted into the fraternity in 2009.

32. Tavis Smiley
Smiley joined Kappa Alpha Psi at Indiana University Bloomington.

33. Loretta Devine
The actress joined the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority while attending the University of Houston.

34. Coretta Scott King
King is a famous member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

35. Tom Joyner
The popular radio show host is a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He was initiated at Tuskegee University.

36. Lionel Richie
Richie is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.

37. Dionne Warwick
The singer-songwriter is an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.

38. Bill Cosby
Cosby is a member of Omega Psi Phi.

39. Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston is a famous member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. She joined at Howard University.

40. Dr. Maya Angelou
Angelou is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.