Panhellenic History

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UBC's original Panhellenic House, first built in 1958, was demolished in January 1999. VAPA embarked on a $4 million Forever Friends Campaign that has brought all of UBC's collegiate chapters back under one roof. In addition, the new facility, completed in September 2004, houses 72 female students in a modern residential facility, minutes from the centre of campus!

The Vancouver Alumnae Panhellenic Asssociation (VAPA) is a part of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) which consists of twenty-six women’s fraternities, and is the premier advocacy and support organization for its members, member groups, college and alumnae panhellenics and a proponent of women’s fraternity membership.

National Panhellenic Conference, founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 inter/national women's fraternities and sororities. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae. Members are represented on over 620 college and university campuses in the United States and Canada and in over 4,600 alumnae associations, making up over 3.6 million sorority women in the world.

Sororities came to UBC, Vancouver early in the university’s existence. Many started as local groups in the mid-1920s, but all became part of pre-established international organizations. The following NPC sorority alumnae groups can be found in Vancouver:

Delta Gamma  ΔΓ
Gamma Phi Beta  ΓΦB
Alpha Phi  AΦ
Kappa Kappa Gamma  KKΓ
Alpha Gamma Delta  AΓΔ
Kappa Alpha Theta  ΚΑΘ
Alpha Delta Pi  ΑΔΠ
Delta Phi Epsilon  ΔΦΕ



Our Legacy

Academic Achievements

  • Our current all-chapter academic average of 75% exceeds the campus average.
  • Our Annual Top Scholars have averages over 92% year after year.

Leadership & Personal Development

  • Leadership conferences and workshops on fiscal management, reporting, marketing and promotion continue to provide collegiates with important life and career skills.
  • Our young sisters run each chapter as independent organizations complete with executives, programming co-ordinators, internal disciplinary committees and annual goal-setting sessions.

Community Wellness

  • UBC Greeks are among the most involved with campus wide volunteer programs and community initiatives.
  • Over 50 not-for-profit organizations in the Lower Mainland are currently enjoying the financial and volunteer support of UBC Greeks.

Health & Fitness

  • Panhellenic women on campus consistently exceed participation in intramural events over all faculties and residences.
  • Many of our young members participate in a variety of sports at the national and international level.

Social Responsibility

  • Workshops on topics such as date rape and alcohol and substance abuse offer important information in aid of personal risk management.

To learn more about the activities of collegiate members on campus head to the News and Events section for the latest updates on UBC Greek life.