The Divine Nine sororities and fraternities, seven of which are active on Baylor’s campus, have provided a sisterhood and brotherhood promoted through service and a sense of belonging.
Many of the Divine Nine organizations were founded at Howard University in 1930 at a time when Black students were not allowed to join Greek-letter organizations at white institutions. 37% of the female population at Baylor is a part of a sorority, whether that be a National Pan-Hellenic Council, Unified Greek Council or the Panhellenic Council. Of those, 37 women are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, which constitute the Divine Nine organizations.
The sorority chapters that make up the Divine Nine at Baylor include the Nu Iota chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, the Rho Eta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, the Pi Mu chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha and the Xi Chi chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho.
Of the male population on campus, 19% are a part of a fraternity. Of those, 22 men call the Divine Nine their home away from home. The fraternity chapters include the Tau Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, the Xi Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi and the Nu Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma.
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Jalen Harding, a recent alumnus from Chicago, said the brotherhood and participation in his fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, never stops.
“This is a lifetime membership,” Harding said. “Once you graduate, continue to embody those objectives that you joined for, be a servant to your community and continue to be a great person.”
Harding also said its comforting to always have a group of people that have his back on campus.
“They always will be there to look out for me,” Harding said. “If I need anything, I know I can call on them whether it’s personal, with school, or job searches. I just know I can always have people to utilize as resources, as family and as friends.”
