The Tulane National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) serve as the governing body of all affiliate organizations who are members of the "Divine Nine", historically African-American Greek letter organizations. The role of the NPHC is to promote higher standards of scholarship, a greater degree of culture, closer social fellowship and a stronger inter-fraternal spirit among the affiliate members;    to coordinate most activities to benefit member organizations; to stimulate affiliate organizations to foster and sponsor projects which encourage educational, moral and cultural progress of the campus and community; to serve as a forum for the consideration of issues or mutual interest to affiliate organizations; and to educate the Tulane University population about NPHC and its member organizations.