Members of the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC) collected everything from dress shirts to Pop Tarts from residents of East and Pollock halls Sunday to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The "Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Effort" marked NPHC's first service day of the year. Those involved collected more than 15 cardboard boxes of toiletries, clothing, food and notebooks, which will be taken to the American Red Cross to help victims of the hurricane, said Randy Winder, NPHC executive vice president.   more >>

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will host its annual Yard Show tomorrow on the UCen lawn as part of the 2005 Black Culture Week celebration.

The free event will last from 12 to 2 p.m. with a live DJ. The Black Student Union will host a raffle with prizes, and the show will feature performances from the Black Reign and Skyline dance troupes. Third-year law & society and black studies major Karen Everett, NPHC president, said the show is meant to serve dual purposes.  more >>

Members of the National Pan-Hellenic Conference took part in the "Ain't No Half Steppin'" competition.

A quiet pervades the EMU most Saturdays, its many amenities shuttered as students head off campus to party and study.

But this Saturday the hip-hop that rumbled through the building was drowned out only by the thunder of a stomping and clapping crowd during "Ain't No Half Steppin'," the sixth-annual step competition put on by the members of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority.   more >> 

Members of the University's division of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, formerly known as the Black Fraternal Council, revised its executive board structure yesterday when the outgoing and recently elected officers met.

Instead of having two co-chairs and a vice chair, the University's NPHC now has one president and two vice presidents. The revision was part of the transition of the Council from the BFC to the NPHC.  more >>

Hip hop, R&B, funk, stepping, dancing, sketch comedy and Greek calls filled Greaves Concert Hall April 10, during the Northern Kentucky University National Pan-Hallenic Council, Inc.'s third annual Spring Step Off.

The trophy for best sorority went to NKU's Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., whose members wore pajamas while performing amongst a set of props including a giant red teddy bear, stuffed animals, toys and a Nintendo.

The women performed a skit where they acted as grade-school-aged "Future Deltas" at a sleepover party and, at one part, used canes as part of their step routine.    more >>

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Students with dreams of displaying their vocal or musical stylings for an audience may soon get their chance.

A WKU Idol competition is being planned to offer a venue for such talent. The event is being sponsored by the Western chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

The contest will be held on March 29 if NPHC can get enough interest.

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Frederick and Sheila Varnado use their military experience, desire to serve and relationship with each other to give of themselves to the Hattiesburg community.

"As a married couple we share that interest of wanting to do community service work," Sheila Varnado said. "He supports me and I support him in activities we get involved in. Collectively, we can do a much better job."

The Varnados are involved in several ways. They are both members of the Mississippi Panhellenic Council, the Military Officers Association of America and True Light Missionary Baptist Church.

Frederick Varnado is the community service chairman for the Lion's Club and community program chair for the Alcorn State University Alumni Chapter. He also is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Sheila Varnado is on the executive board of the United Way of Southeast Mississippi, the Spirit of Women board and a former member of the Hattiesburg American Editorial Board. She also is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.  more >>

Member organizations of the Black Fraternal Council unanimously voted last night to join the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc., the umbrella organization for the nine historically black Greek letter fraternities and sororities.

"Because of the increased accountability that we have to go through with the NPHC, it will create more of a stable structure," BFC co-Chair Brandon Green said. "The hope is that it will bring us together socially, on a more personal level, as well as with the University. Hopefully it will make us more visible in the University community as well as the Charlottesville community."

David Bynes, assistant dean of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said joining the NPHC will increase support and resources for the BFC member organizations.   more >>

A University of Toledo student is suing the school and the president of a sorority for injuries she said were caused in a hazing incident last year.

Jonetta Reed filed the lawsuit last week in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. She said she was paddled on the buttocks and thighs and subjected to other incidents as part of the initiation into the Xi Beta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority.

Angelia M. Brown, who is president of the chapter, and Lydia C. Thomas are accused of paddling Ms. Reed. They were named as defendants in the complaint, which was assigned to Judge Charles Wittenberg. She is seeking in excess of $25,000 in damages.  more >>