Understood, and the candor is appreciated. (By me, at least ;) )

Just started a Multicultural Sorority
 

Delta Zeta Xi So I moved to Savannah GA and saw there were no greeks at all. Im all about diversity so last semester a friend and I started Delta Zeta Xi. We had a hard time starting it and getting ladies but its turning otu alright. Anyways, I read this post and saw you were talking about NMGC. I am interested, in going national with DXi. I was wondering exactly how that works. Also, after visiting a bunch of m.c. sororities, I saw they all had Inc. after them. How does it all work?

I'm not quite sure, but I believe the Inc., is added after a GLO expands and has its own headquarters. Can someone from an NPHC or MCGLO please correct me on this one?

This site will tell you the general procedure in incorporating your organization:

Link to the Site

I'm assuming that you are going to incorporate as a non for profit organization.

ETA: Every national organization are incorporated. Some have more then one corporations within the national structure. For instance, there is the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Inc., then we have the National Housing Corporation of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, and the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation. The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Inc. are govern by the National Board of Directors. Both the House Corporation and the Educational Foundation are govern by the Board of Trustees respectively.

thank ya'll!

Re: Just started a Multicultural Sorority
 

My sorority, Omicron Lambda Pi, chose to incoporate when we were founded in 2003 because it legitimizes us as a non-profit organization for business purposes. We can open a bank account in the name of the organization, file taxes, get insurance, establish credit, all of that without using a member's name to do that. It protects both the sisters and the organization. We obtained our incorporation through New York, the state where we were founded.

Going national depends on what your definition of national is. In a very basic sense it is having chapters established in more than one state. Another way to look at going national is merging with an existing national organization. To do the first, you basically need to develop an expansion plan, and have people who are willing and able to put in the work. If you are a new organization, that may mean that individual members are willing to foot the bill for traveling, advertising, etc.

I don't know much about the second path...maybe someone else can respond to that.

Re: Multi-Cultural Organizations
 

Hey...the President of NMGC is one of my org's founding mothers. She would be able to give you information and proper guidelines/requirements abuot the NMGC. :)

I think that regardless of the beef that any new org. had with a prior org., you should look into any and all councils for the betterment of YOUR organization and see where you think you may fit in. Organizations on a council are based and gathered together on similar and basic principles, not in depth aspects of each organization.

Negativity spurring from Greeks tends to be what affiliates certain organizations with their views from other people, and steers non-greeks to stay away from this great opportunity they shuold embark on.

There should always be healthy competition, but greek unity should be the primary focus when looking at the big picture.

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I know that Texas A&M hosted a conference to discuss the possibility of developing a national mc council. I don't know what came of that but the NMGC seems to have been founded before that time.


I was a director for the MG Conference at A&M and attended several conferences during my years at A&M. At least when I attended and planned the conference, we never discussed or focused on developing a national mgc. The conference is an opportunity for multicultural AND cultural greeks from across the country to network and attend workshops about greek life and how to better their organization. The conference began a few years ago by the MGC at Texas A&M which is comprised of 14 orgs including two multicultural orgs. It seems like many people are not trusting of this national mgc for various reasons. Also seems that some of their members aren't multicultural. Be interesting to see a council or conference established for ONLY multicultural sororities. I think it would be a great way to network and promote multiculturalism.

[QUOTE=honey_bfly]I presented a workshop at the '04 conference! I definitely enjoyed myself!

I thought there was a National Multicultural Greek Council.

Two Lambda Psi Delta Ladies that I met in Orlando a few weeks ago were officers in it (President and VP I think).

I will be traveling to Philadephia this weekend to discuss establishing an National Asian Pacific American Greek Association... interesting stuff

In Florida, you file through our website at www.sunbiz.org. I did it for my business and it was quick and easy. I'm sure you can do the same in Georgia if you contact whichever government agency is responsible for incorporations.

As far as going national goes, I think there is general consensus that you should have at least two chapters established to be considered national. I knew of three locally established Asian American organizations in Georgia who've done well. A local sorority here in Gainesville has done well too.

Oh, and you may want to incoroporate as a Non-Profit... 501c3... something like that. Don't do a Scorp, Ccorp, LLP, or LLC.

Ha! You met Elisa and Denise!! You came to our conference to talk about your site. I am the newly elected National Pres and am affiliated as an alum of the local chapter here in Tampa.

Nice to find ya on here! lol

awesome!! hope everything is going well for all of you in Tampa!

For going national, wouldn't the two chapters need to be in separate areas? For example, if the alpha chapter is at a neighboring city to beta chapter, I don't think that would be considered national.

Also, filing for incorporation does not mean the organization is tax-exempt. You should check with your state's Secretary of State office for full details.