Please research all of the National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternities and sororities so that you will know a great deal about the organization. It is generally acceptable a person to attend more than one organization's informational meeting. KU-NPHC provides a general NPHC informational as an opportunity for those persons who are unsure about the process to visit all of the fraternities or sororities at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.

In the spring semester, the NPHC also sponsors a Step Show to give students the opportunity to see the interactions between the members and to begin the spring window of opportunity for intake to take place.

Each organization is different in what they ask for and how they can be documented, but all require a minimum grade point average and an official transcript.  The approval process for the applications vary from organization to organization, but all include alumni in the review and evaluation process.

After the applications have been approved, the membership education program begins. The new member learns the history and inter-functionings of their organization.  Each affiliate organization implements the guidelines and details of its own membership intake process, so the length of the specific programs vary.  KU does have a specific membership intake window each semester where intake must begin after a certain date and end before another date that semester, so in no cases should the full intake process take longer than one semester.

Please note that none of the NPHC organizations at KU allow undergraduates to join until they have completed at least one semester of school and have proven themselves academically.  Some organizations require that one full year of academics be completed before they can begin to discuss the membership intake process for their organization.  The intake process begins in the spring semester for some organizations and occurs in the fall for others.