▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁mult icult ural ▁organizations ▁at ▁U VA . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁first ▁Lat ina ▁and ▁Asian - inter est ▁sor or ity ▁chap ters ▁were ▁founded ▁at ▁U VA , ▁Om ega ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁( Ω Φ Β ) ▁and ▁alpha ▁K appa ▁D elta ▁Ph i ▁( α Κ Δ Φ ), ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁university ' s ▁first ▁Lat ino ▁frat ern ity , ▁a ▁chapter ▁of ▁L ambda ▁U psilon ▁L ambda ▁( Λ Υ Λ ), ▁was ▁founded ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁These ▁three ▁organizations ▁founded ▁the ▁F rat ern ity - S or or ity ▁Council , ▁which ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁mult icult ural ▁organizations ; ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁this ▁group ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Mult icult ural ▁Greek ▁Council , ▁or ▁M GC , ▁and ▁the ▁council ▁exists ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁With ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁additional ▁cultural ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁sor or ities , ▁the ▁M GC ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁organizations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁I FC ▁decided ▁to ▁admit ▁local ▁frat ern ities , ▁frat ern ities ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁affili ated ▁with ▁a ▁national ▁organization , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁( although ▁local ▁frat ern ities ▁had ▁existed ▁at ▁U VA ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁time , ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁permitted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁I FC ). ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁prior