December 26, 1931: Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

1949: Sigma Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. founded at University of Southern California.

December 1, 1975: Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. established at Kean College (now: Kean University).

December 1, 1975: Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. established at Kean College (now: Kean University).

April 29, 1980: Corazones Unidos Siempre, Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. established at Rutgers University.

April 4, 1986: Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. established at University of Iowa.

April 6, 1987: Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. established at Texas Tech University.

November 25, 1987: Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc. established at Texas Tech University.

April 9, 1990: Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. established at University of Iowa.

September 29, 1990: Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. established at SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

January 17, 1991: Rho Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. established at University of California, Riverside.

April 17, 1991: Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc. established at Indiana University.

January 25, 1993: Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. established at the University of Arizona.

August 28, 1995: Beta Tau Omega Fraternity, Inc. established at Texas A&M University.

October 7, 1997: Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority, Inc. established at Texas A&M University.

October 1, 1998: Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc. established at University of Texas-Austin.

November 11, 1998: Beta Xi Chi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. established at Texas A&M University.

November 19, 1998: Chi Psi Beta Fraternity, Inc. established at Texas A&M University.

December 6, 1998: Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. established at the University of Houston.

June 2, 1999: Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. established at University of California Los Angeles.

October 1, 1999: Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. established at Texas A&M University.

In 1998, a group of several culturally based fraternities and sororities came together to form the Multicultural Pan-Hellenic Alliance (MCPA).  The intent of MCPA was to begin planning the formation of a new council specifically for culturally based fraternal organizations.

In 1999, 9 of the original 12 groups officially formed what is today known as the Multicultural Greek Council.  The original founding chapters of MGC were:

Beta Tau Omega Fraternity (Asian) – Founded Fall 1995

Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority, Inc. (Multicultural) – Alpha Chapter, founded October 7, 1997.

Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. (Latina) – Beta Chapter, founded May 24, 1991.

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. (Latina) – Beta Eta Chapter, founded September 13, 1998.

Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. (Latino) – Alpha Theta Chapter, founded July 27, 1997.

Rho Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. (Asian) – Beta Chapter, founded November 10, 1995.

Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc. (Latino) – Eta Beta Chapter, founded April 19, 1998.

Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority, Inc. (Latina) – Lambda Alpha Chapter, founded July 23, 1998.

Spring 2000: Gamma Beta National Fraternity, Inc. established at University of Texas-Austin.
May 1, 2009: Lambda Delta Psi Sorority, Inc. established at the University of Oklahoma

Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. (Latina) – Phi Chapter, founded October 28, 2000.

Chi Psi Beta Fraternity, Inc. (South Asian) – Founded November 19, 1998.

Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. (South Asian) – Alpha Chapter, founded October 1, 1999.

Beta Xi Chi Multicultural Fraternity, Inc. (Multicultural) – Founded November 11, 1998.

Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc. (South Asian) – Gamma Chapter, founded May 20, 2001.

Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. (South Asian) – Pi Chapter, founded October 2, 2006.

Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Latino) – Beta Epsilon Chapter, founded August 25, 2007.

Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. (South Asian) – Pi Chapter, founded January 31, 2010.

Lambda Delta Psi Sorority, Inc. (Asian) – Gamma Chapter, founded July 24, 2010.

Gamma Beta National Fraternity, Inc. (Asian) – Gamma Chapter, founded December 5, 2008.

Sigma Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. (Asian) – Iota Chapter, founded May 2, 2009.

Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc. (Latina) – Upsilon Chapter, founded April 26, 2014.

Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. (Latina) – Founded April 15, 2018.

Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. (Latina) – Founded December 9, 2018.

The Multicultural Greek Council commemorated this milestone during the Spring 2019 MGC Week. It was held March 18-24, 2019 and the theme of the week was 20 Years of Excellence. The council had tabling events to promote mental health and wellness, a photo booth, council study hours, Showcase, and a street clean up mixer.