FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CHAPTERS AT VILLANOVA
In 1902, under the guidance of Father Matthew Cochran, a small group of students from St. Mary’s Hall founded the first fraternity at Villanova with the purpose of studying the classics and promoting social interactions. More than a century later, fraternities and sororities thrive at Villanova, with missions that seek to evoke leadership qualities in members through engagement in academic, service, philanthropic and social initiatives.
Intercultural Greek Council (IGC)
Our IGC community includes organizations from the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO), National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) and National Asian/Pacific Islander Panhellenic Association (NAPA) fraternities and sororities at Villanova.
Intercultural Greek Council Organizations at Villanova
Interfraternity Council
Organizations (IFC)
The IFC is comprised of an executive board and representatives from each IFC fraternity at Villanova. This group serves as a governing body, sponsors fraternal programming needs, offers leadership development, facilitates communication throughout the fraternal system, and acts as a liaison between fraternities and the University.
IFC Member Chapters at Villanova
National Panhellenic Conference Organizations (NPC)
Comprised of an executive board and a representative from each Panhellenic sorority, the NPC is the governing body all Panhellenic chapters at Villanova. The council is responsible for sponsoring programming, leadership development, planning formal recruitment, facilitating communication, and acting as a liaison between organizations and the University.
NPC Member Chapters at Villanova

The Fraternity and Sorority community at Villanova University has grown tremendously over the last century. Today, it consists of over 2,000 students in nine Interfraternity Council fraternities, eight Panhellenic Council sororities and seven Culturally-Based Fraternal Organizations, all with inter/national affiliations.
Villanova students are called to demonstrate respect, dignity and care for each member of their student organization.
Hazing, in any form, is strictly prohibited by Villanova University and the local and inter/national offices of each recognized organization. New and active members should not tolerate such behavior as it does not promote relationship-building and trust. Hazing serves to break down morale and the notion of community upon which Villanova University was founded.
Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life
Villanova University
108 Dougherty Hall
Villanova, Pa. 19085