Industry Update Provided by NPC

Study Breaks, a magazine website written, photographed, and designed by college students across the country, featured an article explaining Harvard’s policy for single-gender clubs and outlining ways for college students to get involved in the Stand Up to Harvard movement.

Theta Travel

When booking air travel through the NuTravel site, you will notice that it is now called Certify. You will continue using the same site and login; it just has a different name.…

2019 Theta Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching

The 2019 Scholarship Application deadline is nextWednesday, March 6, at 6:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. CST/4:00 p.m. MST/3:00 p.m. PST. Please encourage applicants to ensure all application components, including both recommendations, are submitted well before the deadline. If applicants have questions, remind them to review the application resources, including the Scholarships FAQ. You can also refer applicants to Theta Foundation…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Bloomberg covered the most recent developments in the Harvard case. The university moved to dismiss the lawsuits made against them, filing motions that asserted the school’s policy does not discriminate against male or female students, does not discipline students, and is measured and lawful. The Harvard Crimson also covered the developments in the case.

Covered in Forbes, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Daily Wire (among others) three female Yale…

Sad News 

We are sorry to share that Director of Communications/Editor Liz Appel Rinck’s father passed away on Feb. 11, 2019. Bill Appel was also the father-in-law of IT Manager Jeff Rinck. Notes of condolence should be sent to Theta headquarters.

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Multiple media outlets, including the Associated Press, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Caller (among others), covered Harvard’s motion to dismiss pending lawsuit(s) challenging the legality of Harvard’s policy of…

Theta Foundation’s 2019 Scholarship Application

Please help spread the word about Theta Foundation’s scholarship opportunities! More than $700,000 is available to support members pursuing undergraduate and graduate study during the 2019-2020 academic year. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the 2019 Scholarship Application resources, including upcoming help sessions and recordings from previous help sessions. Please contact Theta Foundation Programs Manager Mary Kate Smith with…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Multiple local outlets—including the student paper The Nevada Sagebrush—have coverage of the decision by Panhellenic sororities at the University of Nevada-Reno to disaffiliate from the university following a breakdown in negotiations regarding their status as student organizations. The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) provided media counsel to the campus Panhellenic leadership and issued a media statement in response to numerous media inquiries.

Pennsylvania…

Volunteer Title Change

The volunteer role formerly titled permanent alumnae secretary (PAS) has been changed to alumnae contact officer (ACO), effective Jan. 1, to better reflect the volunteer role and responsibilities.

Each college chapter (active and inactive) has an ACO. It is this volunteer’s responsibility to ensure that all the women from her chapter remain connected to the Fraternity. She does this by finding “lost” Thetas: women for whom we no longer have current contact information.…

Due to dangerously cold temperatures, Theta offices will open at 9:00 am on Monday, Jan. 21. To facilitate shoveling and scraping of cars and sidewalks, staff may wear casual (warm!) clothing.  

Industry Update Provided by NPC

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Mother Jones, and others offered new coverage of Harvard’s policy targeting single-gender social groups. In a lengthy piece that followed weeks of reporting, the Chronicle’s Sarah Brown focused on the policy’s disproportionate impact on women’s organizations—including National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) member organizations. NPC Chairman Carole Jones spoke to reporters at both The Chronicle of Higher Education and Mother Jones…