NPHC promotes Greek Awareness with the 2026 Day of Fellowship 

Greeks should wear lapel pins on February 22nd    

Greenville, South Carolina - As part of their annual tradition, the National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) of Greater Greenville is again promoting Greek awareness in the Upstate of South Carolina with its annual “Day of Fellowship” on Sunday, February 22, 2026. 

In years past, COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the Council’s Day of Fellowship activities, and we continue to promote awareness and prevention. However, many churches are conducting limited or virtual services, and we are looking to find ways to celebrate our fellowship as Greeks in all of our service communities. 

The council is asking all NPHC Greek members to wear their fraternity or sorority lapel pins to their local Church services on February 23rd and to make an announcement in the services about the Council and its ten member chapters, which make up the council in the Upstate Area. A sample church announcement (included below), brochures about the Council, and a recording of the NPHC Greek Medley are available to churches to use on the Upstate Council website (www.upstatescpan.org).

For those NPHC members looking for a church service in the area, these is churches have program in polace today, on February 23rd

• Rocky Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Simpsonville, SC, at 10 AM.

• Long Branch Baptist Church, Greenville, SC, at 9:45 AM. 

The following churches have planning recognitions in the past :

• Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Simpsonville, SC, services start at 10 AM.

• Israel Metropolitan CME Church in Greenville, SC, services start at 10 AM.

• Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Greenville, SC, services start at 11 AM.

• Springfield Baptist Church, Greenville, SC, at 10:30 AM.

• Tabernacle Baptist Church, Greenville SC, at 10:45 AM 

No Fellowship Brunch this year:

In past years we have had a brunch for Day Fellowship, we have decided not to have brunch this year. 

Who is NPHC?

 The National Pan Hellenic Council (www.nphc.org) is a national organization of nine predominantly African-American Greek organizations for College men and women. The NPHC of Greater Greenville (www.upstatescpan.org ) is made up of eight local chapters of those nine organizations, which include the following 11 active members: 

• Epsilon Tau Omega and Pi Zeta Omega of Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; 

• Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; 

• Greenville Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.;

• Greenville Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.;

• Mu Pi and Phi Alpha Chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.;

• Greenville Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 

• Eta Sigma Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and

• Epsilon Iota Zeta and Nu Delta Zeta Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

For more information, please visit the Council website (www.upstatescpan.org) to view the Council’s event calendar and Chapter pages on each active member. 

Sample Announcement:

The local National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC) of Greater Greenville is again promoting its annual Day of Fellowship between NPHC Greek members in the Greenville Area. All church members who are NPHC Greek members have been asked to wear their NPHC Lapel pins today at their local church services. 

The National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC, www.nphc.org ) is a national organization of nine predominantly African-American Greek organizations for college men and women.  Some of the famous members of NPHC organizations include Martin Luther King. Jr., Jesse Jackson, Sr., George Washington Carver, Toni Morrison, Minnie Ripperton, Ralph Abernathy, Mary Mcleod Bethune, and Hattie McDaniels.

The NPHC of Greater Greenville (www.upstatescpan.org ) is made up of the eleven local chapters of those nine organizations, which include the following active members:

• Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; 

• Epsilon Tau Omega and Pi Zeta Omega of Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; 

• Greenville Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.;

• Greenville Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.;

• Mu Pi and Phi Alpha Chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.;

• Greenville Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 

• Eta Sigma Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and

• Epsilon Iota Zeta and Nu Delta Zeta Chapters of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

<Option 1: If you don’t plan to play the Greek Medley>:

Would the members of our local NPHC Chapters please stand and be recognized.

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<Option 2: If you plan to play the Greek Medley>:

“Would the members of our local NPHC Chapters please stand and be recognized as your organization’s hymn is played”

<Greek Medley is 10 min in length, available for download on the Upstate NPHC website, www.upstatescpan.org>

For more information, please go to the Council website to view the Council’s event calendar and download the current NPHC Brochure.