Establishing a new sorority on campus.
 

Hi.

I am currently a second semester freshman at CSUN (California State University, Northridge.) I've been looking at many sororities and they all seem interesting, but I'm thinking why not establish my own sorority? I know it takes a lot of hard work in order to accomplish this, but if anybody can just give me some hints, requirement, guidelines for a head start it will be greatly appreciated. :)

Why is everyone so eager to start a new sorority on this board all of a sudden? I've seen 2 other threads with the same topic! If I were you, I'd go through recruitment first then go from there. What makes you think that a new sorority would be any more interesting than the current ones?

Founderitis.

I think this wave of newbies = girls that didn't get/declined bids.

I'm just curious why you would want to start a new organization? What would be your purpose in doing so other than not having to go through rush/intake/whatever the pc term is? What are you bringing that no other organization has to offer and based on that, why does it need to be a sorority rather than a regular student org?

Honestly, there are hundreds of greek letter organizations out there. I can't even imagine what reason anyone in the year 2010 would have to start something new. (And i mean that in the nicest way possible)

There are 12 sororities of different kinds there. NONE of them speak to you?

If you're not going to show any kind of support then please don't reply.

Don't come on this board fucking up our Umoja. WE GOT LETTERS. You got dreams.

LOL

You don't get to tell us what the hell we can and can't reply to.

If you had all the answers, you'd already be Greek :)

DONE.

For life.

Seriously, what is wrong with the sororities at CSUN. There are 6 NPCs (one of my yoga class buddies was a charter member of one of them)
1 NPHC
and 5 locals

So besides the fact that you didn't get a bid to one of them, what's the freaking problem with them?

Seriously, I wanna know...

If you're going to get irked when someone gives you a founderitis shot don't come on this freaking board!!

But just for giggles, if you started your own sorority, which council would it be in? (I have a hunch, but please fill me in.)

Jill - actually those are all national/regional Latin-based sororities, not locals.

They didn't have a pretty website for her to read and fall in love with the colors, philanthropy and ideals...

My bad :o Thanks for letting me know

We are asking why you feel the need to start anotehr sorority when there are 12 on campus. If you can give us a good reason, maybe you would get some actual advice.

I have an idea as to why but I want her to confirm it.

Um, why are you helping her? You know she will set up a free webpage, copy all of our shit, and come back here with a ridiculous sounding motto in her siggy! It will be the United Nations org with a little bit of everything.

The founderitis has got to end.:rolleyes:

3 snaps and a Backside 720 but...

why are you messing with her Kuumba and Kujichagulia? Shouldn't this be about Ujima? ;)

Oh...Here we go again! Look, just because noone wanted to give you a bid doesn't mean you need to start your own sorority.

Maybe you should work on getting a better attitude and looking at the incredible organizations already on your campus. You'd be LUCKY to get a bid from any of the NPCs/ NPHCs.

What is it with the entitlement brats these days? :rolleyes:

I want to know why, if none of the sororities on campus speak to you, you did not consider chartering a chapter of an org that is not on campus. 12 orgs seems like good pickings, but I can understand not finding your niche AFTER doing in depth research on those you have to choose from. There are MANY more sororities out there, as Matismela pointed out, so if you are just going to recreate one of those... don't bother.

Of course the most interesting irony of this thread is that two of the people chastising the OP belong to a small sorority that hasn't even had its 13th anniversary yet. I wonder if their founders had a case of founderitis too?

I'm sorry, whose sock puppet are you supposed to be again?

I'm not a sock puppet.

I agree. What a ridiculous and unnecessary comment. (Not you, Sen. The one you commented on.)

Very legit comment if the situation involving the founding of that sorority is similar.

Also something I don't think has been mentioned yet,
sure the OP can found a sorority,
but does she realize and understand it will be nowhere near the sorority experience she would be looking for.
Her whole time at college will be filled with worries about numbers, how to get people to take you seriously, etc., etc.
If the OP is infact sucessful only 5-10 years down the road (maybe) will members be actually participating in greek life the way she wishes to participate.

Dear god, I know there have been a lot of topics like this lately, but there is a way to be straightforward without being downright rude.

And what exactly is ironic about my beloved organization celebrating its 13th anniversary on March 9, 2010? How does asking this young lady to examine why she would chose to found a new sorority rather than join an existing one (whether by joining an active chapter or by chartering a chapter) constitute chastising?

My Org's history has nothing to do with my beloved Nine Black Diamonds suffering from 'founderitis'

Thank you though for taking the time out to look up my sorority's founding date in an attempt to disrespect my org, my Soror and me.

*no beef though, its only the internet* :cool:

Don't explain yourself. If the cow understood the history and expansion of multicultural sororities 13 years ago, she wouldn't have tried to clown.

Plus, Yale> wherever she went.

THIS!:)

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Originally Posted by Matsimela (Post 1899203) I'm just curious why you would want to start a new organization? What would be your purpose in doing so other than not having to go through rush/intake/whatever the pc term is? What are you bringing that no other organization has to offer and based on that, why does it need to be a sorority rather than a regular student org? Honestly, there are hundreds of greek letter organizations out there. I can't even imagine what reason anyone in the year 2010 would have to start something new. (And i mean that in the nicest way possible)

Oh yeah, because things were sooooooo different in 1997. How could anyone possibly have a reason to start another sorority in 2010? If you don’t think it’s remotely condescending and ironic for a member of a very young organization to say this to someone, then you really are ridiculously sensitive. If you, Sen or anyone else wants to run around like a couple of chickens, flapping your wings and clucking about your organization being disrespected, please be my guest.

For the record, I also find the recent onslaught of self-entitled whiners very tiresome. Even though this individual didn’t fully articulate her reasons for wanting to found a sorority, it doesn’t mean her possible reasons are any less legitimate than those of the founders of any other organization.


PS/ Just because your founders attended Yale does not mean the members of your organization are any more illustrious than those of any other GLO.

Who are you?

If you knew anything about the LGLO and MCGLO Greek movements, your ass wouldn't be talking.

For the last time, I am not speaking abou MCGLO, LGLO or any other GLO so stop being so danged defensive. I am talking about there being possible reasons for founding a new organization at any point in history. 2010 is no different than 1997 than 1900 than 1875. The founders of every group did so because they saw a specific need that wasn't being fulfilled at that point in time.

People have issues and needs depending on their life situations, which may or may not have anything to do with culture, religion, race, gender orientation or anything else. If someone wants to start a sorority because they seek the bonds of sisterhood with other women who are 47 year old mothers of 13 children who have three warts on their nose and live in oak trees, go for it.

We just don't know WHY the OP didn't find an organization that she felt suited her needs because she didn't give us the specifics. Her reasons may be lofty or as ridiculous as being dropped by all chapters during the recruitment process at her school. So I think it's wrong for people to categorically believe that since their organizations exist, no others may need to be founded to suit the same or other needs. The posts I was calling out were dismissive and smacked of "we're here so there's no possible reason now for ever thinking about founding any new GLO."

Really?

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You are very naive.

Sorry guys, but Barbie's Rush has a reasonable point -- that presumably all of our founders had valid reasons for wanting to start new organizations whether 150 years ago or 15 years ago. If there were valid reasons to want to start a new org 15 years ago, why is it completely unthinkable that there might be a valid reason to start a new org now?

The OP didn't say why she thinks she should start a new org, although her "I thought why not start a new one" did sound a bit less than thoughtful and similar to other threads we've seen lately. But it is possible that she has a good a reason as any of our founders, including the founders of newer organizations. And I think that's all Barbie's Rush was saying.

Her second or third post had a point. Not the 1st. And I agree. It is possible for someone to find a reason to start a new org (plenty of people are still doing it). My whole thing is if after you've researched every org out there and still can't find anything then and only then should you look into starting a new sorority. All the things i asked the OP are the basic questions that you should ask yourself before undertaking the arduous task of starting a new sorority, IMO.

But i still maintain that there is a sorority for pretty much everything, whether they be social or otherwise. I still wanna hear from the OP, she hasnt been back yet :(

While there may not be Greek organizations to cover EVERY niche, there are groups out there for everyone.

If, as Barbie stated in a previous post, 47 year old mothers wanted to create an organization, no one is trying to stop them, but why does the organization NEED to be a sorority?

That was my other point lol