North American Interfraternity Conference

{{Short description|Trade association of collegiate men's fraternities}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}

{{Infobox fraternity | crest = NIC-logo.jpg | alt = THE NIC logo incorporates the NIC letter circled by a compass representing the organization's guidance and a Greek torch representing its education | caption = The NIC logo | founded = {{Start date and age|November 27, 1909}}<ref name=NICabout>{{Cite web|url=https://nicfraternity.org/about-interfraternity-council-ifc/|title=About Interfraternity Council (IFC)|first=Todd|last=Shelton|date=21 January 2019|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> | birthplace = University Club of New York | type = Umbrella | affiliation = Independent | emphasis = Collegiate fraternities | scope = North America | name = North American Interfraternity Conference | letters = NIC | members = 57 fraternities | former_name = Interfraternity Conference National Interfraternity Conference | address = 11722 Allisonville Road Suite 103, Box 352 | city = Fishers | state = Indiana | ZIP code = 46038 | country = United States | website = {{URL|https://nicfraternity.org}} | status = Active | footnotes = <ref name=NICabout/> }}

The '''North American Interfraternity Conference''' (or '''NIC'''; formerly known as the '''National Interfraternity Conference''') is a trade association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910. Its name was changed from the National Interfraternity Conference to the North American Interfraternity Conference in 1999 to reflect the organization's affiliations at Canadian colleges and universities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=IFC History |url=https://www.valdosta.edu/student/student-life/greek-life/interfraternity-council/ifc-history.php#:~:text=History%20of%20the%20NIC&text=On%20November%2027,%201909,%2026,Conference%20to%20National%20Interfraternity%20Conference. |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Valdosta State University}}</ref>

As of December 2021, the NIC had 56 member organizations with 4,000 chapters located on over 800 campuses in the United States and Canada with approximately 350,000 undergraduate members.

==History== The North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) is an association of intercollegiate men's social fraternities that was formally organized in 1910. However, it began at a meeting at the University Club of New York on November 27, 1909.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta|url=https://archive.org/details/scrollphideltat00unkngoog|year=1910|publisher=Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.|pages=[https://archive.org/details/scrollphideltat00unkngoog/page/n254 234]–}}</ref> Originally named the '''Interfraternity Conference''', the name was changed to the National Interfraternity Conference in 1931.<ref name=":1" /> The name, North American Interfraternity Conference, was adopted in 1999 to reflect the organization's affiliations at Canadian colleges and universities.<ref name=":1" />

The NIC promotes "the shared interests and values of [its] member fraternities: leadership, service, brotherhood and scholarship".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-21 |title=About Interfraternity Council (IFC) |url=https://nicfraternity.org/about-interfraternity-council-ifc/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> The services it provides its members include accountability, advocacy, collaboration, education, and marketing.<ref name=":2" />

As of December 2021, the NIC had 56 member organizations with 4,000 chapters located on over 800 campuses in the United States and Canada with approximately 350,000 undergraduate members.<ref name="NICabout" />

== Membership requirements ==

The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North American Interfraternity Conference.<ref>[http://www.nicindy.org/about/constitution-and-bylaws/ By-Laws of the North American Interfraternity Conference] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709192446/http://nicindy.org/about/constitution-and-bylaws/ |date=2018-07-09 }}.</ref> Each member fraternity must be national or international in scope, as opposed to local, which is defined to mean having five chapters of ten men each, having three chapters that have been part of the fraternity for at least five years, and having a constitution that calls for national conventions with the interim authority vested in a smaller governing body. Further, each fraternity must be exclusive of other NIC members and, therefore, in competition with them for recruitment. All members' chapters must exist at four or two-year degree-granting colleges. The members agree to share "best practices, statistics, and information that will benefit member organizations".

Also, the members agree to uphold universal fraternal ideals, to hold their chapters and colonies to their general vision statements, honor NIC resolutions, abide by the NIC Constitution and By-Laws, attend all meetings of the House of Delegates, and pay membership dues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-21 |title=Guiding fraternity |url=https://nicfraternity.org/nic-standards/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Governance ==

The NIC is not a governing or regulatory board. It is a voluntary trade association. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates in which each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate. However, the group's executive and administrative powers are vested in an elected board of directors consisting of nine volunteers from various NIC fraternities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, the NIC has a small professional staff.<ref name="NICabout" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nicindy.org/constitution.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020815210802/http://www.nicindy.org/constitution.html|url-status=dead|title=North American Interfraternity Conference Constitution — Article IV. House of Delegates and V. Board of Directors|archivedate=15 August 2002}}</ref>

It meets at the NIC Congressional Reception and the NIC Annual Meeting. At the congressional reception, the leadership of the NIC, National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) sponsors a series of meetings and receptions to advance an agenda that is positive toward fraternal organizations.

==Educational programming==

NIC staff members create learning opportunities for undergraduate men through a variety of programs, most notably the IFC Academy, Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI), IMPACT, PRIME, and LAUNCH. The IFC Academy is a four‐hour program, focusing participants on their role in developing high‐performing IFCs – specifically the role of the IFC in serving the needs of its member fraternities, and the role the NIC Standards play in supporting high performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-21 |title=IFC Academy |url=https://nicfraternity.org/ifc-academy/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> The Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) is a five-day co-educational program that brings fraternity and sorority leaders together and teaches leadership skills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute |url=https://aflv.org/uifi |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=AFLV |language=en-US}}</ref> IMPACT (Influence, Motivation, Purpose, Action, Commitment, and Trust) is a campus-based weekend program led by NIC staff that brings fraternity and sorority community leaders together to identify a strategy for change and/or improvement to the local fraternal experience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-20 |title=IMPACT: Campus-based leadership institute |url=https://nicfraternity.org/impact-campus-based-leadership-institute/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> PRIME is a summit for IFC presidents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-20 |title=PRIME: The Summit of IFC Presidents |url=https://nicfraternity.org/prime-the-summit-of-ifc-presidents/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> LAUNCH is a training retreat for fraternity and sorority leaders that is held both virtually and in-person.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-20 |title=LAUNCH: a jumping-off point for fraternity and sorority leaders |url=https://nicfraternity.org/launch-a-jumping-off-point-for-fraternity-sorority-leaders/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Affiliate organizations== ===Current members===

At one time, the National Interfraternity Conferences separated its members into those with junior membership and those with senior membership. In addition to the fraternity's websites, chapter information is available at the ''Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities''.<ref name="Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities">{{cite Almanac FS|section=men|subsection=index|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Todd |date=2019-01-21 |title=Member Fraternities |url=https://nicfraternity.org/member-fraternities/ |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Bairds17|page=34}}</ref>

{{sticky-header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header sortable" |- ! Fraternity ! Symbols ! Founding date ! Active chapters ! Chapters chartered !NIC dates !{{Refh}} |- |Acacia | |{{dts|1904|05|11}} |38 |94 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{cite web |date=29 October 2012 |title=Acacia Fraternity Commemorates Our 50,000th Initiation |url=http://acacia.org/blog/acacia-commemorates-50k/ |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=Acacia}}</ref>{{Efn|NIC founding member|name=Founder active}} |- |Alpha Chi Rho | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΧΡ}}''' |{{dts|1895|06|04}} |41 |93 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Alpha Delta Gamma | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΔΓ}}''' |{{dts|1924|10|10}} |12 |29 |{{dts|1961|11|30}} |<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.adgef.com/adghistory.pdf |title=The History of Alpha Delta Gamma 1924 to 2009 |publisher=Alpha Delta Gamma Educational Foundation, Inc. |year=2009 |edition=3rd |language=en |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218000352/https://www.adgef.com/adghistory.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member.|name=Junior active}} |- |Alpha Delta Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΔΦ}}''' |{{dts|1832|10|29}} |33 |53 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Alpha Gamma Rho | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΓΡ}}''' |{{dts|1908|04|04}} |72 | |{{dts|1918}} | |- |Alpha Kappa Lambda | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΚΛ}}''' |{{dts|1914|04|22}} |30 |79 |{{dts|1930|4|9}} |<ref name=FPF/>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1954.}} |- |Alpha Phi Alpha | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΦΑ}}''' |{{dts|1906|12|04}} |354 |414 |{{dts|2006}} |<ref name="add2006">{{cite magazine |date=Summer 2006 |title=Four Fraternities Join NIC |url=https://issuu.com/betathetapiao/docs/summer2006 |magazine=The Beta Theta Phi |page=6 |volume=134 |issue=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters |url=http://www.alpha-phi-alpha.com/Page.php?id=71 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817154054/http://www.alpha-phi-alpha.com/Page.php?id=71 |archive-date=2009-08-17 |access-date=2015-03-15 |website=Alpha Phi Alpha}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2014 |title=Peace Corps Partners with Alpha Phi Alpha to Promote Service in the African American Community |url=http://www.peacecorps.gov/media/forpress/advisories/2378/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101929/http://www.peacecorps.gov/media/forpress/advisories/2378/ |archive-date=2015-04-02 |access-date=2015-03-13 |website=Peace Corps}}</ref> |- |Alpha Tau Omega | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΤΩ}}''' |{{dts|1865|09|11}} |132 |250 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Active Chapters By State |url=http://www.ato.org/ug/chaps_bystate.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426205410/http://www.ato.org/ug/chaps_bystate.shtml |archive-date=2006-04-26 |access-date=2006-05-23 |website=Alpha Tau Omega}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite web |title=Tau Facts & Firsts |url=http://www.ato.org/nat/hist_factsfirsts.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524064214/http://www.ato.org/nat/hist_factsfirsts.shtml |archive-date=2008-05-24 |access-date=2008-07-20 |website=Alpha Tau Omega}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Beta Chi Theta | '''{{lang|grc|ΒΧΘ}}''' |{{dts|1999|06|02}} |27 | |{{dts|2006}} |<ref name=add2006/> |- |Beta Sigma Psi | '''{{lang|grc|ΒΣΨ}}''' |{{dts|1925|04|17}} |10 |25 |{{dts|1952}} |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1969}} |- |Beta Theta Pi | '''{{lang|grc|ΒΘΠ}}''' |{{dts|1839|08|08}} |158 |179 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter Listing |url=https://my.beta.org/ors/chapterslisting.aspx |access-date=2020-12-12 |website=My Beta}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Beta Upsilon Chi | '''{{lang|grc|ΒΥΧ}}''' |{{dts|1985|04}} |35 |42 |{{dts|2016|09|22}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 September 2016 |title=Beta Upsilon Chi Joins the North-American Interfraternity Conference |url=http://nicindy.org/news/2016/beta-upsilon-chi-joins-north-american-interfraternity-conference/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606144731/http://nicindy.org/news/2016/beta-upsilon-chi-joins-north-american-interfraternity-conference/ |archive-date=2017-06-06 |access-date=2017-12-27 |website=North-American Interfraternity Conference}}</ref> |- |Chi Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΧΦ}}''' |{{dts|1824|12|24}} |58 |113 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Chi Psi | '''{{lang|grc|ΧΨ}}''' |{{dts|1841|05|20}} |33 |48 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Delta Chi | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΧ}}''' |{{dts|1890|10|13}} |137 | |{{dts|1911}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delta Chi Facts |url=http://www.deltachi.org/facts/index.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811122612/http://www.deltachi.org/facts/index.php |archive-date=11 August 2007 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=The Delta Chi Fraternity, Inc.}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Senior 1912}} |- |Delta Kappa Epsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΚΕ}}''' |{{dts|1844|06|22}} |54 | |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Delta Lambda Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΛΦ}}''' |{{dts|1986|10|15}} |30 | |{{dts|2013|04|11}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2013 |title=Delta Lambda Phi Joins the NIC! |url=http://dlp.org/blog/2013/04/19/delta-lambda-phi-joins-the-nic/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603075133/http://dlp.org/blog/2013/04/19/delta-lambda-phi-joins-the-nic/ |archive-date=3 June 2013 |accessdate=9 May 2025 |website=Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity}}</ref> |- |Delta Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΦ}}''' |{{dts|1827|11|27}} |15 | |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Delta Sigma Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΣΦ}}''' |{{dts|1899|12|10}} |105 |225 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1915.}} |- |Delta Tau Delta | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΤΔ}}''' |{{dts|1858}} |133 |200 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.delts.org/history |title=History |website=www.delts.org |access-date=2020-12-12}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Delta Upsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΔΥ}}''' |{{dts|1834|11|04}} |64 |151 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter List |url=https://www.deltau.org/chapter-list |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=Delta Tau}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |FarmHouse | '''FH''' |{{dts|1905|04|15}} |33 |42 |{{dts|1944}}–1971, 1981 |<ref>[http://farmhouse.org/guides/dnme_history_handbook.pdf FarmHouse International Fraternity Membership & History Handbook]</ref>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member on 25 March 1953. It withdrew in 1971 and later rejoined.}} |- |Iota Nu Delta | '''{{lang|grc|ΙΝΔ}}''' |{{dts|1994|02|07}} |18 |5 |{{dts|2007}} | |- |Iota Phi Theta | '''{{lang|grc|ΙΦΘ}}''' |{{dts|1963|09|19}} | |270 |{{dts|1985}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iotaphitheta.org/historical-overview/iota-joins-the-nphc|title=IOTA JOINS THE NPHC|accessdate=10 August 2023|archive-date=2 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902221331/https://www.iotaphitheta.org/historical-overview/iota-joins-the-nphc|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Kappa Alpha Psi | '''{{lang|grc|ΚΑΨ}}''' |{{dts|1911|01|05}} | |350 |1982 |<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kappaalphapsi.org/a-brief-history/| title = A Brief History – Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. | work = Kappa Alpha Psi® Fraternity, Inc. | date = 2 June 2016 | access-date = 2019-04-05}}</ref> |- |Kappa Alpha Society | '''{{lang|grc|ΚΑ}} Society''' |{{dts|1825|11|26}} |9 |15 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Kappa Delta Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΚΔΦ}}''' |{{dts|1900|04|18}} |14 |31 |{{dts|1990}} | |- |Kappa Delta Rho | '''{{lang|grc|ΚΔΡ}}''' |{{dts|1905|05|17}} |36 |75 |{{dts|1922}} |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1929.}} |- |Lambda Alpha Upsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΛΑΥ}}''' |{{dts|1985|12|10}} |23 |32 |2025 |- |Lambda Chi Alpha |'''ΛΧΑ''' |{{dts|November 2, 1909}} |185 |322 |1913 – October 27, 2015; November 29, 2023 |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brewer |first=Hillary |date=2023-11-28 |title=NIC welcomes Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity back to the Conference |url=https://nicfraternity.org/nic-welcomes-lambda-chi-alpha-fraternity-back-to-the-conference/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=NIC {{!}} North American Interfraternity Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Lambda Sigma Upsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΛΣΥ}}''' |{{dts|1979|04|05}} |44 |80 | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsu79.org/|title=LSU – Lambda Sigma Upsilon|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Lambda Theta Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΛΘΦ}}''' |{{dts|1975|12|01}} | |147 |{{dts|1992|5}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelambdas.org/?page_id=1394|title=Our History | Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc.|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Nu Alpha Kappa | '''{{lang|grc|ΝΑΚ}}''' |{{dts|1988|02|26}} |24 |24 | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://naknet.org/|title=Home|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Omega Delta Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΩΔΦ}}''' |{{dts|1987|11|25}} |50 | | | |- |Phi Gamma Delta | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΓΔ}}''' and '''FIJI''' |{{dts|1848|04|22}} |146 | |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.phigam.org/facts | title = FIJI Facts | access-date = 2020-12-01}}</ref><ref>''The Phi Gamma Delta''. Fall 2014. p2</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Phi Iota Alpha | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΙΑ}}''' |{{dts|1931|12|26}} |52 |71 | | |- |Phi Kappa Psi | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΚΨ}}''' |{{dts|1852|02|19}} |109 |158 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.phikappapsi.com/about/whoweare/bythenumbers |title=Phi Kappa Psi - by the Numbers |access-date=2015-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202082622/http://www.phikappapsi.com/about/whoweare/bythenumbers |archive-date=2014-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Phi Kappa Sigma | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΚΣ}}''' |{{dts|1850|10|19}} |45 |120 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Phi Kappa Tau | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΚΤ}}''' |{{dts|1906|03|17}} |82 |161 |{{dts|1917}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phikappatau.org/find-a-chapter|title=Find a Chapter |website=phikappatau.org|access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Phi Kappa Theta | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΚΘ}}''' |{{dts|1889|04|29}} |36 |140 |{{dts|1916}}–1971; 1985 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/pkt_executive_offices/docs/journey2011|title=The Journey of Phi Kappa Theta by Robert Riggs - Issuu|date=25 January 2012|website=issuu.com|access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.phikaps.org/chaptersandcolonies |title=Chapters and colonies |website=www.phikaps.org |access-date=2020-12-12 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727012723/https://www.phikaps.org/chaptersandcolonies |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Phi Mu Delta | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΜΔ}}''' |{{dts|1918|03|01}} |10 |45 |{{dts|1923}} |<ref name=FPF/>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member on 9 April 1930.}} |- |Phi Sigma Kappa | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΚ}}''' |{{dts|1873|03|15}} |84 | |{{dts|1909|11|27}} – {{dts|2002}}; {{dts|2006}} |<ref name=add2006/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.phisigmakappa.org/?action=about_faqs| title = PSK - FAQs - PSK | access-date = 2008-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.phisigmakappa.org/?action=about_faqs| title = PSK - FAQs - PSK | access-date = 2008-07-22}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Phi Sigma Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΦ}}''' |{{dts|1988|07|30}} |9 | | | |- |Pi Kappa Alpha | '''{{lang|grc|ΠΚΑ}}''' |{{dts|1868|03|01}} |225 | |{{dts|1910}} |<ref name="2013-2014 Year in Review">{{cite web |date=January 2011 |title=A Look Back At the Past Year |url=http://weblinks.sigmachi.org/preview/2012/january/index.html |access-date=2017-04-25}}</ref><ref name="Pi Kappa Alpha">{{cite web | url = https://www.pikes.org/ShowNews.aspx?pid=9&nid=1323| title = Update to Pi Kappa Alpha Chapter Services | access-date = 2015-02-28}}</ref> |- |Pi Kappa Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΠΚΦ}}''' |{{dts|1904|12|10}} |169 |231 |{{dts|1911}} |<ref>{{cite web | author1 = Jandrews | url = https://pikapp.org/star-lamp-summer-2018/ | title = State of the Fraternity | work = Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity | date = 29 August 2018 | access-date = 2018-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://pikapp.org/pkp-chapters/ | title = Chapters | access-date = 2020-12-12}}</ref>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1912.|name=Senior 1912}} |- |Pi Lambda Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΠΛΦ}}''' |{{dts|1895|03|21}} |45 |120 |{{dts|1919}}–19xx ?; April 9, 1930 |<ref name="FPF">{{cite magazine |date=July 1930 |title=In the Greek World |url=http://www.alphasigmaphiarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1930_Jul.pdf |access-date=8 May 2025 |magazine=The Quarterly of Phi Pi Phi Fraternity |page=240 |volume=6 |number=4}}</ref>{{Efn|Was readmitted after being expelled.}} |- |Psi Upsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΨΥ}}''' |{{dts|1833|11|18}} |27 |45 |{{dts|1962}} | |- |Sigma Alpha Epsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΑΕ}}''' |{{dts|1856|03|09}} |215 |317 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sae.net/about/|title=About & History of Sigma Alpha Epsilon|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.sae.net/factsandfigures | title = Sigma Alpha Epsilon- Facts and Figures | newspaper = Sigma Alpha Epsilon | access-date = 2020-12-12}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Sigma Alpha Mu | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΑΜ}}''' |{{dts|1909|11|26}} |69 | |{{dts|1915}} | |- |Sigma Beta Rho | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΒΡ}}''' |{{dts|1996|08|16}} |41 | |{{dts|2007|04|15}} |<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206180547/http://sigrho.com/about-2/sigma-beta-rho-today/|url-status=dead|url=http://sigrho.com/about-2/sigma-beta-rho-today/|archive-date=6 February 2011|title=Sigma Beta Rho today}}</ref> |- |Sigma Chi | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΧ}}''' |{{dts|1855|6|28}} |244 | |{{dts|1909|11|27}} | {{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Sigma Nu | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΝ}}''' |{{dts|1869|01|01}} |161 |281 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |<ref name="General Information About Sigma Nu">{{cite web | url = http://www.sigmanu.org/about/index.php | title = General Information About Sigma Nu | access-date = 2020-12-12}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |- |Sigma Tau Gamma | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΤΓ}}''' |{{dts|1920|06|28}} |76 |165 |{{dts|1950}} |{{Efn|name=Junior active}} |- |Tau Delta Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΤΔΦ}}''' |{{dts|1910|06|22}} |6 |63 |{{dts|1922}} |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1928.}} |- |Tau Epsilon Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΤΕΦ}}''' |{{dts|1910|10|19}} |30 |144 |{{dts|1919}} | |- |Theta Xi | '''{{lang|grc|ΘΞ}}''' |{{dts|1864|04|29}} |42 |114 |{{dts|1911}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetaxi.org/chapters-and-colonies/ |access-date = 2020-12-12|title = Chapters and Colonies – Theta Xi Fraternity}}</ref> |- |Triangle | |{{dts|1907|04|15}} |39 |50 |{{dts|1944}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.triangle.org/about/ |title=About - Triangle Fraternity | access-date = 2020-12-12}}</ref> |- |Zeta Beta Tau | '''{{lang|grc|ΖΒΤ}}''' |{{dts|1898|12|29}} |90 | |{{dts|1912}} | |- |Zeta Psi | '''{{lang|grc|ΖΨ}}''' |{{dts|1847|06|01}} |53 |87 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founder active}} |} {{notelist}}

===Active former members=== Several of the historically large fraternities are no longer members of the NIC. In December 2002, Kappa Sigma (9 December), Phi Delta Theta (9 December),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=27250|title= Why Phi Delta Theta withdrew from the NIC?|website=greekchat.com}}</ref> and Phi Sigma Kappa, withdrew their membership in the NIC due to disagreements with the strategic direction of the organization. Phi Sigma Kappa rejoined the NIC in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showpost.php?p=963626&postcount=3|title=GreekChat.com Forums - View Single Post - Why did Kappa Sigma withdraw from the NIC?|website=www.greekchat.com|access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uwosh.edu/ifc/about.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207182724/http://www.uwosh.edu/ifc/about.html|url-status=dead|title=IFC website|archive-date=7 February 2009}}</ref> On October 27, 2015, Lambda Chi Alpha resigned its membership, stating: "Unfortunately, the NIC has recently elected to pursue counterproductive tactics that we believe are antithetical to our values and we cannot support them."<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lambda-chi-alpha-resigns-its-membership-in-the-north-american-interfraternity-conference-300166219.html | title = Lambda Chi Alpha Resigns Its Membership | access-date = 2015-10-27}}</ref> On January 14, 2016, Tau Kappa Epsilon announced that it had resigned its membership effective immediately, citing an extreme increase in cost resulting from the NIC 2.0 initiative and the obligation to ensure every member dollar is spent wisely.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tke.org/news/2016/01/14/tau-kappa-epsilon-resigns-membership-in-nic |title = Tau Kappa Epsilon Resigns Membership in NIC {{!}} TKE.org}}</ref>

On January 24, 2017, Delta Epsilon Psi resigned to focus efforts on National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA), and the Panhellenic Association. Sigma Phi Epsilon announced its resignation on 7 November 2019, citing that "SigEp’s vision for how to enhance health and safety in the fraternity experience and partner with our host institutions has diverged from the NIC’s current approach."<ref name="insidehighered.com">{{cite web| url = https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/08/fraternity-leaves-national-group-setting-war-words-over-whether-enough-being-done| title = Fraternity leaves national group, setting off a war of words over whether enough is being done for student safety and other reforms| date = 8 November 2019}}</ref>

{{anchor|FFC}}In May 2020, five fraternities - Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order, and Theta Chi - established the '''Fraternity Forward Coalition (FFC)'''. Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Sigma Phi, and Theta Chi have since not renewed membership in the NIC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fraternityman.com/nic-ifc-dues-2/|title = NIC Changes IFC Dues Rates. Loses 10 Members in One Year}}</ref> leaving Alpha Tau Omega as the sole member of both the NIC and FFC. Gordy Heminger, a coalition organizer, stated, "We look forward to partnering with the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) and other similar organizations advocating on behalf of fraternities," in the FFC announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/61143635-9b63-4867-863d-97bf5a96eeda/downloads/New%20fraternity%20coalition%20launched%20rls%20FINAL.pdf?ver=1592081660215|title=New fraternity coalition launched |website=wsimg.com|access-date=10 August 2023}}</ref>

Following are former members of NIC.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities" />

{{sticky-header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header sortable" |- ! Fraternity ! Symbols ! Founding date ! Active chapters ! Chapters charted ! NIC dates !{{Refh}} |- |Alpha Epsilon Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΕΠ}}''' |{{dts|1913|11|07}} |170 |238 |{{dts|1921}} |<ref name="AEPiRoll">{{cite web | url = http://www.aepi.org/site/apps/s/link.asp?c=geJQIUOwErH&b=2561515 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20070616091317/http://www.aepi.org/site/apps/s/link.asp?c=geJQIUOwErH&b=2561515 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2007-06-16 | title = Alpha Epsilon Pi Chapter Roll | access-date = 2010-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aepi.org/site/pp.asp?c=geJQIUOwErH&b=2117011 |title=About Alpha Epsilon Pi |access-date=2008-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428193302/http://www.aepi.org/site/pp.asp?c=geJQIUOwErH&b=2117011 |archive-date=2008-04-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=KLEOS - The Magazine of Alpha Phi Delta|title=Alpha Phi Delta Senior Member in the Interfraternity Conference|page=3|date=November 1930|url=https://issuu.com/apdcentraloffice/docs/kleos_1930-11}}</ref>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member on 8 October 1930}} |- |Alpha Gamma Sigma | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΓΣ}}''' |{{dts|1923|01|28}} |6 |9 |{{dts|1971|06|19}} – 2021 | |- |Alpha Phi Delta | '''{{lang|grc|ΑΦΔ}}''' |{{dts|1914|11|05}} |36 |96 |{{dts|1926}}–2016 | <ref>{{cite web |author1=Staff |title=Council Meeting 2016: Here's What Was Done! |url=https://www.apd.org/fraternity-news/council-meeting-2016-heres-what-was-done |website=Alpha Phi Delta national website |access-date=26 October 2021 |date=9 March 2016}}</ref>{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1930.}} |- |Alpha Sigma Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΣΦ}}''' |{{dts|1845|12|06}} |161 |212 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|NIC founding member|name=Founding former}} |- |Delta Epsilon Psi |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΕΨ}}''' |{{dts|1998}} |16 |39 | 19xx ? – January 24, 2017 |<ref>{{cite web|title=Delta Epsilon Psi|url=http://deltaepsilonpsi.org}}</ref><ref name="DEPsiResign">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/deltaepsilonpsi/posts/there-is-strength-in-unitydelta-epsilon-psi-fraternity-inc-is-more-than-just-a-b/1282818101778141/|title=There is... - Delta Epsilon Psi South Asian Fraternity Inc|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Delta Psi |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΨ}}''' |{{dts|1847|01|17}} |10 |19 |{{dts|1911}} | |- |Kappa Alpha Order |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΑ}} Order''' |{{dts|1865|12|21}} |129 |181 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} – {{dts|2020|01|31}} |<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2015/01/Statement-for-UVA-1-13-15.pdf| title = Kappa Alpha Order's statement regarding revised Fraternity Operating Agreement | newspaper = The Washington Post | access-date = 2015-03-12}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founding former}} |- |Kappa Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΣ}}''' |{{dts|1869|12|10}} |299 |428 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} – {{dts|2002}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kappasigma.org/chapter-listing/|title = Chapter Listing}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founding former}} |- |Lambda Chi Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΧΑ}}''' |{{dts|1909|11|02}} |185 |322 |{{dts|1913}} – 27 October 27, 2015 |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lambdachi.org/chapters/|title = Chapters| newspaper=Lambda Chi Alpha }}</ref> |- |Lambda Phi Epsilon | '''{{lang|grc|ΛΦΕ}}''' |{{dts|1981|02|25}} |33 |48 |{{dts|1990|09|08}} – 2020 |<ref>[http://lambdaphiepsilon.com/about/ Lambda Phi Epsilon - About]</ref> |- |Phi Beta Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΒΣ}}''' |{{dts|1914|01|09}} | |400 |{{dts|2008}} | |- |Phi Delta Theta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΔΘ}}''' |{{dts|1848|12|26}} |190 |260 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} – {{dts|2002}} |{{Efn|name=Founding former}} |- |Phi Lambda Chi | '''{{lang|grc|ΦΛΧ}}''' |{{dts|1925|03|15}} |9 |17 |{{dts|1964}}–2020 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member.|name=Junior Member}} |- |Sigma Lambda Beta | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΛΒ}}''' |{{dts|1986|04|04}} |99 |118 |{{dts|1992}}–2020 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fiubetas.wordpress.com/slb-facts/|title=SLB FACTS|date=22 April 2011|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> |- |Sigma Phi Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΦΔ}}''' |{{dts|1924|04|11}} |25 |41 |{{dts|2006}} |<ref name="add2006" /> |- |Sigma Phi Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΦΕ}}''' |{{dts|1901|11|01}} |221 |374 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} – November 7, 2019 |<ref name="insidehighered.com" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sigep.org/chapters/#N/A|title = Chapters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sigep.org/ |title = Sigma Phi Epsilon – Building Balanced Men}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Founding former}} |- |Sigma Phi | '''{{lang|grc|ΣΦ}}''' |{{dts|1827|03|04}} |9 |7 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founding former}} |- |Sigma Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΠ}}''' |{{dts|1897|02|26}} |120 |216 |{{dts|1910}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sigmapi.org/thorsbakken-to-leave-executive-office-staff-larose-hired-as-regional-director/ |title=Sigma Pi Website - News|work=Sigma Pi Fraternity |access-date=2015-03-15}}</ref> |- |Tau Kappa Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΚΕ}}''' |{{dts|1899|01|10}} |229 |481 |{{dts|1915}} – January 14, 2016 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tke.org/about|title = About Tau Kappa Epsilon | Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity}}</ref> |- |Tau Phi Sigma | '''{{lang|grc|ΤΦΣ}}''' |{{dts|1992|11|11}} |7 |8 | 19xx ? –2020 | |- |Theta Delta Chi | '''{{lang|grc|ΘΔΧ}}''' |{{dts|1847|10|31}} |29 |66 |{{dts|1909|11|27}} |{{Efn|name=Founding former}} |- |Theta Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΧ}}''' |{{dts|1856|04|10}} |164 |244 |{{dts|1912}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetachi.org/about |title=Theta Chi Fraternity - About Us |access-date=2015-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306051734/http://www.thetachi.org/main/about/ |archive-date=2015-03-06 }}</ref> |} {{notelist}}

===Defunct former members=== Several former NIC members have gone inactive or have merged with other members of the NIC and thus no longer have been counted as members.<ref name="Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities" /><ref name=":0" />

{{sticky-header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header sortable" |- ! Fraternity ! Symbols ! Founding date !Chartered chapters ! NIC dates !{{Refh}} |- |Alpha Kappa Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΚΠ}}''' |{{dts|1921|01|01}} |36 |{{dts|1931}} – September 6, 1946 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member|name=Jr member}} |- |Alpha Lambda Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΛΤ}}''' |{{dts|1916}} |23 |{{dts|1928}} |{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Beta Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΚ}}''' |{{dts|1901|10|15}} |47 |{{dts|1926}} – {{dts|1942|04|14}} |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1928.}} |- |Beta Sigma Rho |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΣΡ}}''' |{{dts|1910|10|12}} |15 |{{dts|1947}} – December 12, 1972 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1955.}} |- |Delta Alpha Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΑΠ}}''' |{{dts|1919|11|22}} |6 |{{dts|1927}} – October 21, 1935 |{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Delta Sigma Lambda |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΣΛ}}''' |{{dts|1921|09|09}} |12 |{{dts|1927}} – March 27, 1937 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exhibits.lib.umt.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/greek-life/fraternities/dsl-tc|title=Delta Sigma Lambda-Theta Chi · A History of Greek Life · Archives and Special Collections - Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library|website=exhibits.lib.umt.edu|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref>{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Kappa Nu |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΝ}}''' |{{dts|1911|11|12}} |27 |{{dts|1920}}–{{dts|1934}} |<ref name="Sanua2003">{{cite Sanua2003|page=177}}</ref>{{Efn|Dropped from NIC in 1934. Merged into Phi Epsilon Pi on 14 October 1961.}} |- |Omicron Alpha Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΟΑΤ}}''' |{{dts|format=dmy|1912|04}} |21 |{{dts|1928}}–{{dts|1934}} |{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Phi Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΑ}}''' |{{dts|1914|10|14}} |33 |{{dts|1927}} – {{dts|format=dmy|1959|04}}. |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1928.}} |- |Phi Beta Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΒΔ}}''' |{{dts|1912|04|05}} |36 |{{dts|1921}} – February 1, 1941 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1927.}} |- |Phi Epsilon Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΕΠ}}''' |{{dts|1904|11|23}} |79 | data-sort-value="1920" |1920 – {{dts|format=dmy|1970|03}}. |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collection: Records of the Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity | The Center for Jewish History ArchivesSpace |url=https://archives.cjh.org//repositories/3/resources/19715 |accessdate=10 August 2023 |website=archives.cjh.org}}</ref> |- |Phi Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΚ}}''' |{{dts|1889|10|01}} |40 |{{dts|1916}} – April 29, 1959 | |- |Phi Lambda Theta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΛΘ}}''' |{{dts|1920|11|18}} |5 |{{dts|1929}}–c. 1939 |{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Phi Pi Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΠΦ}}''' |{{dts|1915|11|15}} |21 |{{dts|1925}}–1939 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1930.}} |- |Phi Sigma Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΔ}}''' |{{dts|1909|11|10}} |63 |{{dts|1915}}–1969 | |- |Phi Sigma Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΕ}}''' |{{dts|1910|02|20}} |64 |{{dts|1953}} – August 14, 1985 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1965.}} |- |Sigma Delta Rho |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΔΡ}}''' |{{dts|1921|01|08}} |9 |{{dts|1930}} – April 1935 |{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Sigma Lambda Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΛΠ}}''' |{{dts|format=dmy|1915|04}} |13 |{{dts|1925}}–1932 |{{Efn|name=Jr member}}{{Efn|When the fraternity ceased operations, the majority of its chapters joined Phi Epsilon Pi.}} |- |Sigma Mu Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΜΣ}}''' |{{dts|1921|3|25}} |22 |{{dts|1928}}–1934 |{{Efn|name=Jr member}}{{Efn|After merging, the fraternity was later revived.}} |- |Sigma Tau Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΤΦ}}''' |{{dts|1918}} |7 |{{dts|1930}} – March 1947 |{{Efn|name=Jr member}} |- |Theta Kappa Nu |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΚΝ}}''' |{{dts|1924|06|09}} |55 |{{dts|1925}}–1939 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1928.}} |- |Theta Kappa Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΚΦ}}''' |{{dts|1919|10|01}} |23 |{{dts|1924}} – April 29, 1959 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1946.}} |- |Theta Upsilon Omega |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΥΩ}}''' |{{dts|1923|12|01}} |17 |{{dts|1924}} – April 23, 1938 |{{Efn|Joined as a junior member and became a senior member in 1928.}} |} {{notelist}}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==Further reading== * ''A Diamond Jubilee History of The National Interfraternity Conference: 75 Glorious Years'' by Jack L. Anson, 1984

==External links== * [http://www.nicfraternity.org/ Official North American Interfraternity Conference website]

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