▁or ▁sor or ities ▁( main ly ▁professional ▁or ▁honor ▁organizations ) ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁social ▁frat ern ity ▁or ▁sor or ity . ▁The ▁four ▁Greek ▁coun c ils ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁The ▁Inter - F rat ern ity ▁Council , ▁or ▁I FC , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁coun c ils . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁I FC ▁over se es ▁ 3 2 ▁social ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁gover ning ▁board ▁that ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁frat ern ities . ▁The ▁I FC ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁Pres idents ' ▁Council , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁frat ern ity ▁chapter ▁pres idents , ▁to ▁govern ▁the ▁frat ern ity ▁community . ▁The ▁Inter - S or or ity ▁Council , ▁or ▁I SC , ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁U VA ' s ▁social ▁sor or ities . ▁ ▁The ▁I SC ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁is ▁entirely ▁student - run , ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁member ▁sor or ities . ▁The ▁National ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Council , ▁or ▁N P HC , ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁un ite ▁the ▁tradition ally ▁black ▁organizations ▁on ▁grounds . ▁ ▁The ▁N P HC ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Black ▁F rat ernal ▁Council , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁by ▁the ▁char ter