Panhellenic Association (PANHEL)
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The Panhellenic Association (Panhel) is the comprehensive name of the entire women's fraternity/sorority system. Every woman who is a member of one of the 9 sororities on campus is a member of the Panhellenic Association. The Panhellenic Council is the governing body of the women's fraternity/sorority system at the University of Rhode Island. The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is the governing body the Panhellenic Council. All policies instituted by the Panhellenic Council have been developed in accordance with NPC policies and recommendations. |
History of the NPC
Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of "rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities on various campuses, and also many stories of cooperation and mutual assistance. However, no actual Panhellenic organization existed and no uniform practices were observed. By 1902, it was obvious that some standards were needed, so 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. Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were unable to attend. The remaining seven groups met and the session resulted in the organization of the first interfraternity association and the first intergroup organization on college campuses. (National Interfraternity Conference for men's fraternities was organized in 1909, now called the North-American Interfraternity Conference).
This meeting, and the next few, 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, indeed, even belong to more than one group.
The fact that NPC is a "Conference" is significant to the NPC philosophy because the organization is a conference, not a congress. It enacts no legislation except for the conduct of its own meetings. Other than the basic UNANIMOUS AGREEMENTS which all groups have voted to observe, NPC confines itself to recommendations and advice, and acts as a court of final appeal in any College Panhellenic difficulty. One of its greatest services is providing Area Advisors for College Panhellenics and Alumnae Panhellenics.
SOURCE: www.npcwomen.org
Mission of the NPC
The National Panhellenic Conference supports its women's fraternities by promoting values, education, leadership, friendships, cooperation and citizenship.
PANHEL @ URI
Bylaws of URI Panhellenic Association (96.4kb.pdf) 
Our Purpose
The purpose of this non-profit organization shall be to promote cooperation among sororities, to formulate rules and procedures for recruitment and new member education, to regulate intersorority activities, and to insure cooperation between sororities and other student organizations and the University administration.Our Mission
We, the members of the URI Panhellenic Association, will form a unified sisterhood consisting of all the unique ideals belonging to each sorority. We believe in the intrinsic value and good character in all women. We strive to be positive role models to all women in the URI community by upholding our high standards of excellence. We will use our influence to maintain and advance high standards of conduct and scholarship for our members.We aim to serve the college community through community service, to promote a positive image of women's fraternities to the public, and to promote the wellbeing of our members. We will initiate appropriate programs and materials to carry out our mission.Our Members
The 9 women's fraternities/sororities that make up the Panhellenic Association are:Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Epsilon Tau Alpha.
Our Officers
President: Kerri Koppennaal
Executive Vice President: Niki Santos
Vice President of Finance: Jessica Chan
Vice President of Parliamentary Procedure: Jackie Muglia
VP of Recruitment & Public Relations: Holly Houston
Vice President of Philanthropy/Programming: Leslie Rosenfeld
Assistant Vice President of Programming - Felicia Goldfine
Assistant Vice President of Recruitment/RC Coordinator:
Assistant Public Relations Chair: Brittany Gilson
New Member Education Chair: Lauren DiStefano
Scholarship Chair: Kelsey Luczak
Health and Wellness Chair/Risk Manager: Lauren Ahola
Assistant Vice President of Finance:
Internal Communications/IFC Correspondent: Marielle Dubovec
Historian: Victoria Gomez
Chapter Presidents:
Alpha Chi Omega: Dana Purcaro
Alpha Delta Pi: Nikki Levitan
Alpha Phi: Amanda Veltri
Chi Omega: Jamie Quinn
Delta Zeta: Abby Morris
Phi Sigma Sigma: Kate Waggner
Sigma Delta Tau: Jesse Franco
Sigma Kappa: Megan Curran
Zeta Epsilon Tau Alpha: Charlsey Gentile
