Yeah!!! Go NBO!!!

You are super active... I can't imagine a national sorority not being interested!

WOW!!! You girls are awesome. Keep it up, and whether or not you end up going NPC, you are definitely a part of something you should be VERY proud of. You're in my prayers!!!

Crystal

If I hadn't already been impressed from the efforts of Nu Beta Omicron, I certainly would be now. What an amazing service record. Wouldn't it be great if every GLO, social or not, would put this strong of an effort into philanthropy?!!

Good luck--I can't wait to see what happens next for NBO!

Fraternally,
Christin

Go Go Go! NBO!!
 

NU BETA OMICRON IS AWESOME!

HOW CAN ALPHA XI DELTA RESIST Y'ALL?! YOU HAVE DONE FABULOUS WORK!

I THINK ALL THE AXiD'S ON GC NEED TO WRITE LETTERS AND SEND EMAILS TO THEIR HQTRS SAYING:

"WE WANT NBO! WE WANT NBO!"

WOW!! Awesome work NBO!!! AXiD would be so lucky to have a wonderful group like yours!!! Best of luck and keep us updated on your journey!!

Re: Go Go Go! NBO!!
 

I agree with GPhiBLtColonel, the Alpha Xi's should consider contacting HQ's and letting them know of our support for NBO. Corina, please send me a PM with some info and who you are dealing with at HQ's. Thanks.

Mindy

BUMP, BUMP!!!
 

Okay, I found this thread at work last night (yeah, I was bored), but can I say that I have read the ENTIRE thread!!!!

Corina, I think you are one of the most determined, motivated, etc, etc people I have "met" in a while. I am ENTHRALLED with your progress thus far, and I am rooting for you also. You are such an inspiration! I hope that you know that you have more people that you DON'T know rooting for you, probably that you DO know! :D Keep up the good/hard work and don't let it get you down. Take time to breathe!

Corina here...I've got to figure out this whole logging out another user thing someday. Anyway, I wanted to share this reply that I got from AZD:

Dear Corina,

Thank you very much for the update! I have forwarded your message to
Sara Nash, our Executive Director, so that she can share your progress
with our National Council.

I appreciate the time and effort that went into this message. How
inspiring it is to visit the successes you've enjoyed! I suggest that
you make this a regular practice with the sisters of Nu Beta Omicron -
to stop a minute and reflect on your successes so that they will provide
you with the encouragement you need to realize your potential.

Corina, thank you again for your message. Please do not hesitate to
contact me if I can be of further assistance.

Fraternally,
Marissa


So that's good right?

Corina

I said it before and I will say it again...
 

...all AXiD's on Greekchat need to write your Executive Director with letters urging them to colonize NBO and I think if there is an AXiD alum (or alums) who lives near UCSC, she (they) should actually meet up with Corina and NBO to personally observe them doing some philanthropy, social or whatever and then write to the Executive Director saying, "I have personally met the women of NBO and observed them doing -- whatever -- and I would be PROUD to call them my sisters. etc etc etc! I strongly encourage AXiD colonization of NBO at UCSC etc etc etc "

Ladies -- y'all can make this happen for that awesome group of women called NU BETA OMICRON!!

Keep us posted! I feel like the finish line may finally be in sight!;)

Y'all are so sweet:o

I agree with GPhiBLt. If you think that NBO would be good for your sisterhood, finding support for them through your international organization in their area could help their cause. Corina, I still say you're doing a fabulous job!!

Hm ...

I have a very high opinion of NBO, and I would be pleased if they someday became a chapter of AXD, but -

If you're not an AXD, I don't really think you should be telling us what our responsibilities are. What if I said, "I know this great girl going through informal - D Phi E, you had better give her a bid - I don't know how you could have cut her in formal"? Or, "Gamma Phi Beta, you must present to colonize this local"?

There are already many Alpha Xis who are supportive of NBO, but honestly, I think this process is becoming a little too public for my comfort. Really, the only ones who have any say in it are Alpha Xi Delta and Nu Beta Omicron, and while I know the rest of ya'll are just trying to support these terrific women, it places the AXDs on here in a hard position. If we say, "Well, our nationals should be rushing down there with a charter - bad nationals" that doesn't sound good - and if we say, "Well, I'm sure there's a good reason NBO isn't an AXD chapter now - bad NBO" - that doesn't sound good either.

Y'all seem to have misunderstood me...
 

...I am not saying AXiD is bad nor am I saying NBO must be bad because they are still local and not a new colony/chapter of AXiD. I am sorry it was interpreted that way. :(

I'm just suggesting other ways to try and help NBO's quest become a reality IF the support for NBO is as strong as it seems to be here on GreekChat, esp amongst AXiD's. No bad guys are implied.

Here's a Tongue-in-cheek comment not meant to rile anyone up but -- Just in case any of y'all have forgotten the original "bad guy" in this very long UCSC thread -- it was my sorority -- Gamma Phi Beta -- that cut Corina and caused her to start NBO...now you know the rest of the story.;)

The thing is, I don't think it's the job of AXD's alums to make NBO's dreams become reality. That's NBO's job.

What bothers me is the suggestion that we ought to

Personally, I trust FHQ to make the decision whether to colonize (and if so when) - they probably have a lot more knowledge about NBO than I do. All I know is from GC; they've visited and talked with the women. And it's not like they aren't aware of this thread; they know of the support for NBO.

*edited because I got interrupted in the middle!

Corina here. I don't think anyone needs to be stressing about this as much as we all are. I do appreciate the support from everyone on greekchat, as well as all of the assistance that we've gotten from AXiD national headquarters. If people on greekchat feel compelled to write in with their support, I am SO appreciative of that. But if you feel like that would be overstepping boundaries that you don't feel should be crossed, I completely understand that also. I don't think there's any bad guys- not even Gamma Phi Beta :p I guess I'm holding the general opinion that, if AXiD doesn't want to colonize us after all of the hard work that we've put in, and all of the accomplishments that we've had, then it wasn't meant to be in the first place. Regardless of whether or not we become a chapter, AXiD has helped us to grow and develop into something more than we ever thought we could be. I hope that smoothes things over some- I get stressed by people disagreeing over stuff like this!

Corina :)

Misunderstood again but last time I will comment on it...
 

I didn't say that...here's what I said (my emphasis added):

Corina's right -- it is not good to disagree and get all worked up about this -- so no more "helpful" ;) suggestions from me...

Que sera sera.....:cool:

Sorry to stress you out, Corina! Don't worry, the Lt Colonel and I won't take pistols out back for a duel. ;)

Ok, i haven't posted in this forum in a while, but these last couple of pages have sort of irked me. i fully support FuzzieAlum in all her posts and points. But, I would like to remind everyone that NBO is a great chapter, and insted of telling the AXiD's that its "there job as alums to get out there and help them become a chapter"- i don't need other greeks defining my role as an Alpha Xi Delta Alum. Also, if ya'll so interested in NBO and are not happy with AXiD not colonizing them this year, write your own nationals and tell them about NBO.

sorry to sound a little harsh, but these are my letters getting thrown around here!

To any Alpha Xi Delta sisters who are somehow offended by my post, my apologies. I don't think it's YOUR job to do anything. Obviously I would not doubt your HQs decisions, because honestly, I don't know them from Adam, nor do I know any of you here personally. I thought if you WANTED to support NBO, as alums, you may be able to help them. If you're satisfied with the course of events, GREAT! I made a suggestion that was slightly overzealous....sorry, I am certainly planning to edit it as soon as I'm finished here.

Fuzzie, honestly, if you told me you knew a great girl going through recruitment, I would certainly tell my chapter to look out for her, because by reading your posts here, I think you would be able to recommend quality women worth taking a look at. maggie, I would honestly have no problem with advising my own IHQ to take a look at what NBO has to offer our organization, and it would be in their hands to do so if they chose to. It was not my intention to tell you what to do, but to say if you DID support NBO, maybe you could help gather up alums in the area.

Corina, my sincerest apologies for making you feel uncomfortable at all. I have nothing but admiration for you and your efforts to affiliate with an NPC group, and I hope that dream will happen for all of you, no matter WHAT group may be.

I'm not uncomfortable, I just don't want people to be fighting over something that really isn't worth fighting for. That being said, I'm sortof in awe of the fact that I'm a part of something people respond so passionately (and sometimes vehemently :) to) Anyway, no more news here, we're trying to plan rush and get our t shirt situation worked out. More later.
Corina

a thought
 

corina....
perhaps you could catch a deal to offer a support button maybe a "i heart NBO" for those of us who want to help you. maybe make a little money.
you know we are with you.
lol
:D

Corina,

Why in Heaven's name would you put ALL your eggs and everyone else's hopes in dreams in one basket?

You owe yourself, your followers, and your legacy more than that.

If I had taken that same approach I would never have established a chapter!

What are you referring to? I'm confused! :confused:

You have options
 

Corina,
I totally agree with James! You have done so much, and you should not limit your options so early in the game -- continue to write to groups.

For example, you should also look into and write to non-NPC sororities! You may be surprised and pleased at what you find. Going with a non-NPC sorority would enable you to go national and have the support and sisterhood that your group wants -- all before the founders of your group graduate!

There are several non-NPC sororities out there who may be very happy to accept you as a colony. Both Kappa Beta Gamma and multi-cultural sororities, like Theta Nu Xi, have sisters who post on greekchat. By searching on the internet, you can also come up with at least a dozen or more non-NPC sororities that are general, multi-cultural based, religious based, etc.

Remember, looking for a national group is like job hunting... there may be rejection letters, but if you keep interviewing and networking you will find what you are looking for! :)
Luis

Corina has chosen to court one group at a time . . . And she has taken a "maybe" as more of a promise than it is.

It may be in her best interest to be maintaining a dialogue with several Nationals at one time. I am sure the girls on here would love to help out.

In your case Corina, you have a very limited time threshold. You are an undergrad and you have undergrad followers.

At the very least you need a national that will meet you half way and say: If you fill this number requirement we will colonize you.

And we will have some respectable looking alums in the area be available for you to introduce perspective new members.

The prescence of National "representatives" will go a great way to getting you recruits. IT allows you to create momentum. Plus the end of the semester is coming up rapidly. If Whatever sorority said "Sure we will do it," in the third week in April you would be hard pressed to accomplish your goals.

Maybe without definite conditions put forth ina binding letter is actually NO.


They have said NO to you, just very politely.

I think I agree with James on this one...

Why not continue to dialogue with other NPC groups?

I don't know that y'all are quite following with the train of thought that NBO has been on. Alpha Xi Delta put forth suggestions for what we need to do, yes. And they didn't give us a definite yes or no either way, which has been frustrating. But we haven't just been sitting around assuming that we'll colonize with AZD so we don't have to worry about things anymore. Trying to colonize is a long, brutal process. It involves writing persuasive letters and hoping that something works out. It's also something that involves a whole lot of team morale, which we as a sorority are struggling with a bit right now. So to dive right back into the NPC pool is a bit overwhelming. Besides, we really like AZD. We aren't looking to colonize just so we can colonize- we felt a good connection with what AZD represented and we would feel very proud to be members. It's kindof like....when you go to a bunch of houses during rush, and one them feels like it just fit so well. You wouldn't necessarily want to give up on that just because the road wasn't smooth. And I have enough respect for the AZD headquarters to assume that, if they had absolutely no interest in colonizing us and their response was definitely no, they would tell us that. All this being said, we are beginning to look into some other organizations. Some of the other orgs that we felt we clicked with told us that, at that point, it wasn't a good time for them to colonize. But we've made some progress since then, and maybe situations will have changed. Plus we've looked into a couple groups we hadn't contacted before, so maybe we'll find another match. Hopefully after this next rush we'll be in more of a mindset to work on this more. Altogether I think things are going well- we're making flyers and t shirts, and we have two wonderful girls who we're having such a good time getting to know. Plus, we let go of one member who just didn't have her heart in things, and I feel that as a group we are more positive and motivated without her. I feel mean saying that but it's the truth, and she made the decision to leave on her own. So it's for the best. I'm rambling now, tired and should go to bed.
Corina

corina,
i think you are doing a great job!!! with that being said, i am also glad to hear that you are looking into other groups. i think you have come a long way and i am glad to hear that things are going well. it is hard when you put all of your eggs in one basket. i wouldn't necessarily rule out axid, but keep your eyes and hearts open. best of luck! just know that we are all behind you!!!

My update:
Working on the t shirts, but the design that greek101 posted isn't quite what we ordered, so I'm a little stressed about getting them in time. I've been looking at the websites of a bunch of different organizations, and I really feel like we still have options. I'm very attatched to AZD still, but I understand that if things don't work out then it wasn't meant to be. My sisters are feeling just about how I am, so I'm glad we're all on the same page. We've been feeling much less stressed now that we've dealt with the one member who wasn't devoting herself to NBO the way she needed. Does anyone know of a website where people can enter their schedules onto a calender? I'd like to find a place where we all can go online, enter our weekly info, and then be able to see everyone's info in one place. Something online would make it a whole lot easier for us to plan meeting times and whatnot. I've been looking around but I haven't had a whole lot of luck. Something I need to think about: my account coordinator at Clinique wants to organize this big makeover event for all the sororities at my school. We have a gift with purchase starting April 1st, so she wants to capitalize on a huge group of women. She was a Sigma Kappa, so she would always sell to her sisters. Anyway, I'm kinda wierded out by the idea of having to do makeovers on a huge group of girls from my school....I guess because many of the sororities on our campus don't seem to have a whole lot of respect for us, and I don't really care to be in a subordinate position to a whole group of them. But I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing. Sorry, my thoughts are jumping all over the place, it's been one of those days. We've really been looking into some of the smaller NPC orgs. I would like to look at nationl non-NPC groups, but I don't really know of a whole bunch of them. Anyone have any websites I can check out? More later, comments please!
Corina

Try Yahoo groups. They have a pretty good calendaring feature.

Corina-I dont' know if anyone has suggested them so far, but why not try Theta Nu Xi? They are a national non-NPC group that we've been hearing really great things about!

Looked at a bunch of websites today, and I really feel happy about opening our eyes to some other options. I still, however, am very interested in AZD. Still not sure what to do about the makeover thing. I have to call all of the fraternities on campus and try to schedule rush events with them. It's a job I volunteered for, but now I realize that I absolutely do not want to do it. I hate calling people, and fraternity boys make me nervous on the phone. I'm being irrational I know. Mostly I'm just being lazy and not wanting to deal with taking care of this. I get so antsy when school is out- I love not having class, but I feel the need to get involved in so much stuff and then I get overwhelmed. I'm rambling again. I don't think I've said this in a while, so I'll say it again- it amazes me that people have taken the time to read through this whole big thread, and it amazes me ever more that everyone here is so supportive and helpful. It means so so so much to me, so thank you! More later...we're having issues with greek101.com. We ordered a specific t shirt from them, and they posted the artwork online, but it wasn't right, so we called and emailed them to correct it, and then they re-posted the same thing. So, whatever, I'm a little stressed about that. I should call them right now actually.
Corina:D (I'm having a good day)

why not suggest she give NBO a small percent (10%) of the total sales to support your group? Is that possible?

I highly doubt Clinique would part with a penny. I could probably get some free gifts or something out of them though, I should talk to her about that. Sidenote: I looked at the website for Theta Nu Xi, and I was really impressed! Thanks for the suggestion, I'm going to show it to all my sisters once we're all back in the same city.

It might be worth trying to get a cut from the Clinique sales. We just did a thing with these 2 Mary Kay ladies. They gave us 10% (or something like that) to go towards our philanthropy. One girl even won a trip to the Bahamas, but that might be a stretch. ;) Maybe they'd be willing to throw in some cash if they knew it was going to charity instead of maybe just to the sorority.

BTW, made my final decision today. I will definitely be starting grad school at UCSC in the fall. Woo hoo!!

Corina, dear one, please remember that YOU and NBO are the ones with the huge cheering section - bcause THEY BLEW IT!!!!! Shake these thoughts out of your pretty little head, because they are just not constructive - OR true!!

FWIW, I hated contacting fraternities, too. You never know when they're going to be flat out rude. Do you know someone in each house that you can speak to, one on one? It would help!

Keep the faith!
honeychile

corina...corina
 

it's still all good. you have tons of possibilities if you expand the search a bit.
another thought...do you have a homeboy hamburger joint that might kick in 10 percent of a days receipt to help you?
this works here and you could channel some toward your charities...
lol
:)

Fraternity Life, season two, will begin filming Delta Omega Chi local fraternity, on the campus of UCSC, next week.

I am so excited.

Vomit.

I just can't wait to see what this does for the already crappy image of greek life on our campus. In other news, rush is going well for us, and I should be able to update soon with actual progress.

OH GOD!:eek: :mad:

That said, best of luck to NBO in rush!