USL sounds like it's trying to start it's own national by taking in many many locals. Which could be a good idea, if that's what those locals want.

I really think it would be a great idea if there was a local sorority "conference" sort of like NPC. The only problems I could see arising are if a local wanted to eventually go national, there might be some bitter feelings about them "going over" to NPC (or any other national groups that operate outside of NPC). After all, there are 26 NPC sororities, and we all maintain our individuality. This way locals would have a "higher power" to turn to if they had problems or questions about operating procedures. I also think it would be a great resource for girls who wanted to START locals, but didn't know how.

Ah well, I can dream. ;)

Alright, I don't want to start a fight because this is the locals forum, but this irritated me on their site:
Unfortunately, it sounds like someone had a bad experience, but that completely undermines what all sororities stand for, local OR national.

astroaphi -- I saw that too and all I could think was "oooooooooo-k" ;)

I think the overall concept is pretty interesting for locals that are interested in it, however I don't think the idea was completely "thought out" because like mentioned earlier in this thread, there are sooooo many things that could not work with the way they [the website] outline on their site.

Like what if there was more than one local sorority on any given campus?

Considering there are probably hundreds of local sororities out there, there *has* to be at least 2 with the same identical name!

Like astroaphi mentioned, what if members later on decided to 'go national' with a NPC or non-NPC national sorority?

This is what the site says:
To join, you have to be
1. a recognized sorority at an accredited four year college.

If the local isn't currently recognized by their college, then they can't join USL. But if they aren't part of a national, then they can't be recognized by the college. It could be a catch-22 for lots of groups.

To me this sounds more like a NPC type of organization rather than a "National Sorority". I think it would function better as an NPC type conference...sounds like it would be easier to organize. But I don't know if it would help the locals get recognition on their campus.

What do the locals think about this? (Seems like the NPC-ers are talking more about this than they are!!)
PsychTau

Heh..the first time I read this over and looked a their website I was like, "Hmm..good and quick idea to get a nat'l group together. It's kinda like expansion w/o the big ole mess.."

I think it's a conspiracy :p

*points out that KGD will not join this...Kayla doesn't like the letters Upsilon or lambda* teehee

It looks like the idea is no longer being pursued. No explanation given. Any theories?

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I think it's a horrible idea and if KLP were able to join USL I know that we wouldn't. For many of the local sororities out there that were either founded to join the NPC as their own group or to remain local, they would not want to change their letters. Our letters have special meaning to all of us, and this is why we chose them. For those locals out there that were founded to be colonized by an NPC sorority, there would be no reason to do this as it would probably hurt them. If they are really about finding the individuality and camaraderie that you can't find in a national (so not gonna comment on that one...) then why bother trying to start something that would act as a headquarters for the locals.

I'm guessing that they found they were biting off more than they could chew, or that their "we're national based so we can stay on campus even if you want all nationals" argument didn't hold water.

This is a wonderful idea to give local groups more powerful support and networking opportunities nationwide! I am part of an NPC, so maybe I'm just biased, but I think if the locals could maintain their local names, etc., and have that umbrella group supporting them, they would have more people in their corner, cheering them on!

Hello everyone! :)

I'm in a local sorority and to be honest, we're quite happy on our own. We thought about joining this organization of locals, but quickly decided against it as there were no clear-cut answers or definitive benefits in joining. No offense to the organizers (we think getting all locals together is wonderful) but this seemed like it wasn't though-out well enough. It's a big task to undertake; one that requires much planning and consideration. There just seemed to be too many "what if's" that weren't answered. We didn't want to jump into anything without having our questions answered fully and clearly.

Now, holding a convention where all locals can get together to share their thoughts and experiences, would be great! It's always a treat to be around fellow greeks, and we would love nothing more than to see all locals prosper. But to ask them to hand-over their hard-work and identity, isn't fair. We're local for a reason.

Just to make it clear, we have nothing against nationals. lol. We respect and have warm feelings for all greeks. We're local because our school doesn't recognize ANY greek organizations. There were no national orgs on our campus to join... so our Founders created their own Sisterhood. We have been going strong for 8 1/2 yrs now, and everything we achieve is on our own, without school help. This is hard lol... but it can be done. We still manage to recruit, it's just done "underground." lol. But hey, like they say, 'anything worth having is worth working hard for.'

Anyway, good luck to everyone this semester!!!! :D