National Councils: National Interfraternity Council (NIC)

There are hundreds of greek letter organizations. Their focus is as varied as the greek alphabet itself. The same is true of national governing bodies or National Councils. In an effort to present a unified front and to better govern the different entities of the same focus, National Councils were created. For the next two weeks, we will be sharing information about the varying councils. Today, we’ll talk about the North-American Interfraternity Council, commonly referred to as NIC.

The North-American Interfraternity Council, was Founded in 1909. It is the home for most mainstream fraternities. It is the trade association which represents seventy three Men’s Fraternities of both national and international scope. In its role as advocate, the NIC serves the needs of its member fraternities through enrichment of the fraternity experience; advancement and growth of the fraternity community; and the furthering of the educational mission of the undergraduate institutions were organizations have chapters. The NIC has a strong commitment to the enhancement of the benefits of fraternity membership. Today, the NIC governs seventy three member organizations with approximately fifty five hundred undergraduate chapters on over eight hundred campuses within the United States and Canada, and approximately 350,000 undergraduate members. The NIC is led by a Board of Directors comprised of nine volunteers from member fraternities, and has its headquarters and professional staff in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Check out the Promo video for their upcoming centenial banquet, and stay tuned for more National Councils.