s ▁there ▁were ▁eleven ▁sor or ity ▁chap ters ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁with ▁still ▁more ▁char tered ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁sor or ities ▁established ▁the ▁Inter - S or or ity ▁Council , ▁or ▁I SC , ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁sor or ities ▁on ▁grounds . ▁The ▁I SC ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁student ▁self - g overn ance , ▁and ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Inter - F rat ern ity ▁Council ▁( IF C ) ▁in ▁its ▁function . ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Inter - S or or ity ▁Council ▁to ▁m im ic ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Inter - F rat ern ity ▁Council , ▁which ▁frat ern ities ▁had ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ; ▁this ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁sor or ity ▁women ' s ▁equality ▁with ▁frat ern ity ▁men . ▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁I SC ▁voted ▁to ▁formally ▁associate ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Pan h ellen ic ▁Conference , ▁the ▁national ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁social ▁sor or ities . ▁Despite ▁this ▁change , ▁the ▁I SC ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁retained ▁its ▁name ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁historical ▁her itage . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁on ward : ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁mult icult ural ▁frat ern ities ▁The ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁saw ▁a ▁quick