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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB (Post 1781868)

I'd say this is not at all like regular extension. Colonies do not report to other collegiate chapters, and I'd say most (if not all) do not affiliate with a chapter at a school they're not attending. At least not in the NPC. Is this something NPHC does?

Sorry, I'm assuming she's a member of Lambda Psi Delta. Among multicultural sororities, it is not uncommon for a local graduate and/or undergraduate chapter to help with hands-on expansion work. I should also say that it is not uncommon for many multicultural sororities to circumvent Greek Life expansion policies by initiating women at Campus A through another nearby chapter at Campus B with the purpose of forming a chapter at Campus A. Then, there are initiated women at Campus A who can petition to be allowed to form a chapter rather than having interests attempting the same thing.

^^^ I know of several organizations that receive help from neighboring chapters, but it sounded like she was saying that the petitioning chapter has to report to the assisting chapter. Many of the organizations I've come in contact with explicitly tell the assisting chapter "You can help with this, this, and this, but everything else comes to us." They don't really give the existing chapter any kind of "power" over the petitioning one.

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk (Post 1781846)

Could this be in reference to the Kettering A/B situation?

No, those are 2 separate chapters - they might as well be at schools 500 miles apart. "Satellite" implies one is less than/a "child" of the other, and that isn't the deal there.

well, it's a given that a lesser authority, ie, chapter of origin should not contradict the RD, just as the RD is subject to report HQ and not contradict it. I believe the Chapter of Origin would have to be a SUPER STRONG chapter that Regionals could trust with a task this large, and it's just to have some older sorors sort of looking after the newer ones. I just read the other posts..... You are right knight_shadow, there wouldn't be any "power" just assistance. I think this would only happen in a situation where Regionals was not open to allowing expansion but the amount of interest from the "new school" was really enough to start up a separate chapter. So they would pledge the core chapter and then branch off. And yes I am a member of Lambda Psi Delta, Preciousjeni :), So I can only speak for hypotheticals in my org. We've never actually had this happen as far as I know but it has come up as an option a time or two, but most times the chapters have other stuff to worry about w/o try to bring in girls from a whole other univeristy. LOL

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Originally Posted by DiamondAthena (Post 1782229)

That's what I thought you meant.

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Originally Posted by DiamondAthena (Post 1782229)

well, it's a given that a lesser authority, ie, chapter of origin should not contradict the RD, just as the RD is subject to report HQ and not contradict it. I believe the Chapter of Origin would have to be a SUPER STRONG chapter that Regionals could trust with a task this large, and it's just to have some older sorors sort of looking after the newer ones. I just read the other posts..... You are right knight_shadow, there wouldn't be any "power" just assistance. I think this would only happen in a situation where Regionals was not open to allowing expansion but the amount of interest from the "new school" was really enough to start up a separate chapter. So they would pledge the core chapter and then branch off. And yes I am a member of Lambda Psi Delta, Presciousjeni :), So I can only speak for hypotheticals in my org. We've never actually had this happen as far as I know but it has come up as an option a time or two, but most times the chapters have other stuff to worry about w/o try to bring in girls from a whole other univeristy. LOL

I guess I'm just sort of confused because "Not open for expansion" to me means just that, and no matter what the level/number of interests is the organization (or region I guess as you put it) isn't interested in taking on the task at that time.

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Originally Posted by Ch2tf (Post 1782236)

I guess when I said "not open" I didn't really mean closed. LOL I just meant the RD or HQ feels it can't support expansion there. Mainly in my experience it would be b/c of distance (not having enough grads in the area). Then a nearby chapter would probably explain that if they helped or handled everything it'd be eaiser. But that is normally not recieved well. LOL Thats why I say Hypothetical, b/c although I know the term, I have not seen it happen.

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Originally Posted by DiamondAthena (Post 1782240)

Thats why I say Hypothetical, b/c although I know the term, I have not seen it happen.

I have definitely seen it happen. But, it's usually because Greek Life on a campus isn't open for expansion but the sorority wants to have a presence at the school.