| Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) | ||
| Year Founded: | 1999 | |
| Official Website: | None | |
| Mission Statement: | The Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) at the University of Rochester was established in the Spring of 1999 with five founding chapters. These chapters are undergraduate chapters of two Latina-based sororities, two Latino-based fraternities, one Asian-interest fraternity. The origins of Latino-oriented fraternities dates back to the late 1920’s with one of the first fraternities that still exists today being founded in 1931. The first Latina-oriented sorority was founded in 1975. Since then these chapters that have a focus on the Latino culture have become increasingly dominant organizations on their respective campuses. Today there are over 60 Latino fraternities and sororities across the United States and internationally. Asian-interest chapters in the East Coast are experiencing a recent rise in their growth. The West Coast saw the first Asian-interest organizations, also back in the early 1900s, however, in the past 10 years we see a great growth of these chapters across the United States. Both Latino and Asian interest chapters were formed due to a need that was felt by their members in securing a voice on their campuses; a medium in which they would ensure their issues would be raised and given attention as the rest of the student community on campus. Although these chapters have a specific cultural focus, they do not discriminate. They welcome all those that are interested in their respective organizations. Currently, the MGC now includes a new Asian-interest fraternity, as well as, members of National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations as a result of the merger of the local NPHC council and MGC in the Spring of 2001. On this campus, the MGC is comprised of the following chapters: **Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Howard University 1908**Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Howard Univeristy 1911**Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Howard University 1913**Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Howard University 1920**Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. 1931**La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Cornell University 1982**Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. University at Buffalo 1985**Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. Binghamton University 1987**Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/Lambda Pi Chi Sorority, Inc. Cornell University 1988**Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. University at Albany, SUNY 1989**Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. University of Pennsylvania 1996**Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. University at Albany, SUNY 1993**Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Inc. Binghamton University, SUNY 1994 | |
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| On-Campus Office: | Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs | |
| Phone: | 585-275-3167 | |
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| Mailing Address: | Fraternity and Sorority Affairs PO Box 270443 WC 510 | |
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| Officers: |
President: Nadine Nicholson at nnichols@u.rochester.edu (2010) Vice President: Susan Lee at slee89@u.rochester.edu (2011) Treasurer: Saikrishna Patibandla at spatiban@u.rochester.edu (2011) Secretary: Tasha Vazquez at tvazque2@u.rochester.edu (2011) Publicity Chair: Lorenzo Mendez at lmendez@u.rochester.edu (2012) | |
| Officer Info Last Updated: | May 26, 2009 08:39 PM | |
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| Info Last Updated: | Sep 23, 2009 12:58 PM | |
| Multicultural Greek Council's Scheduled Events | |||||
| No future events scheduled. This group may schedule events through EMS or their Google Calendar. | |||||
