Welcome to Lafayette College’s Panhellenic Council website!

We are the governing body for the five sororities at Lafayette: Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi.  We ensure the guidelines and protocols from the National Panhellenic Council are met in each of our chapters, and are a resource for every member.

Our mission: The Panhellenic Council seeks to foster the creation of a community of committed, involved members who strive for growth, sisterhood, and the fulfillment of our ideal values. Our mission is to collaborate and communicate openly to create a foundation based on unity, trust, and integrity in the Lafayette Community.

Letter from the President, Samantha Papalia:

Hi and welcome to the Panhellenic website – I’m so happy you’re here! My name is Sam Papalia and I am the 2024 Panhellenic Council President. Our Panhellenic Community consists of five chapters, each contributing to our community in their own positive and unique ways. I am honored and humbled to be serving as the leader of Panhel this year.

The Panhellenic Council plays an instrumental role in upholding the values of the Lafayette community, such as leadership, friendship, community, kindness, and service. This council is an entirely student-led council, which gives us the ability to induce positive change in the whole Greek system and advocate for non-affiliated members on campus.

After finishing my first semester serving on the council, I am proud and optimistic for the semester ahead. Our council is made up of extremely hardworking and passionate women that strive to make the Panhellenic community warm and inviting. I am hopeful that our intense focus on diversity, equity and inclusion will help us get there. We are determined to shift our focus on ensuring that we are assisting the community as a whole, not just those who are Greek affiliated.

If there is any feedback, cause for concern, or otherwise conversations that you would like to have, you can always reach me at the email below. Our council believes in transparency, open conversations, and active listening. We understand that it is our responsibility to ensure that the Panhellenic community is constantly improving and we want to keep your best interest at the forefront of that. I encourage you to reach out, I am always here to help!

Welcome to Panhel, we hope to meet you soon!

Sam Papalia

Lafayette College Panhellenic Council President

papalias@lafayette.edu