▁of ▁Om ega ▁P si ▁Ph i ▁frat ern ity . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁B FC ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁National ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Council . ▁These ▁member ▁organizations ▁include ▁ 7 ▁total ▁all - male ▁frat ern ities ▁and ▁all - f em ale ▁sor or ities . ▁U VA ' s ▁N P HC ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Pan h ellen ic ▁Conference , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁gover ning ▁body ▁of ▁social ▁sor or ities . ▁The ▁Mult icult ural ▁Greek ▁Council , ▁or ▁M GC , ▁is ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁coun c ils ▁and ▁compr ises ▁the ▁mult icult ural ▁Greek ▁organizations ▁on ▁grounds . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁M GC ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁ 9 ▁total ▁single - sex ▁and ▁co ed uc ational ▁organizations . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁organizations ▁emphas izes ▁a ▁particular ▁race ▁or ▁culture , ▁particularly ▁Asian ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁culture ; ▁however , ▁while ▁these ▁organizations ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁certain ▁cultural ▁emphas is , ▁membership ▁is ▁generally ▁open ▁to ▁students ▁of ▁any ▁race . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁article ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁frat ern ity ▁and ▁sor or ity ▁system ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁significant ▁national ▁scr ut iny ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁issue ▁of ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁magazine , ▁entitled