nationals?
 

I note several GLO members referring to "nationals"
It is kinda like a slap in the face to those who belong to
a GLO with Canadian chapters
And why t he 's'?
Why not say headquarters or something other than
"nat ionals?" DUH

As a member of a Canadian chapter memeber of Pi Beta Phi, I don't really see it as a slap in the face when I talk about out "headquarters". We all refer to it as our national. It doesn't seem to bother any of us. Although I can't really speak for everyone. I just know that it doesn't bother me. It's just something we say. They changed rush to recruitment and pledges to PNM's, but most of us still use the terms rush and pledge. Are you offended by that?

I call it nationals b/c we're not an international sorority.

I'm not quite sure of why that would be a slap in the face.

It's not really proper english or procedure to call it nationals, but many informally do. I use the s i guess b/c it refers to the many people who work for our national headquarters.

It's just what we call it. I never call it headquarters. That's just what i say.

.............I'm from an international sorority...we call it "Headquarters" or the "international headquarters."

Iris

I just generally say IHQ just a shortened version of International Headquarters. Sometimes I do slip and say nationals bc that is what we called it when I was in school, even though we were international then to.

I also say headquarters or HQ when referring to my org. When I refer to others, I usually use whatever term I hear them use.

When going through Frat Ed, I learned that Alpha Gamma Delta went international with the addition of Tau Chapter at the University of Toronto in 1917. She has been International since, and when referring to Headquarters, it has always been International Headquarters.

I met so many of my amazing Canadian sisters at the last Convention, I know that AGD is strong at our Canadian campuses!

All sororities and fraternities are at least "nationals" (not talking about locals, obviously). Some are "internationals". However, I know that I have no idea off the top of my head who had international chapters and who doesn't.
I think it's just a speech pattern that varies from person to person

We call our "nationals" C.O. for Central Office, but its sometimes just eaiser to say Nationals so people know what you mean... :)

our national headquarters likes to be refered to as "national" not nationalS... bah, technicalities... :)

I write it like this so I do not leave anyone out: inter/national no S.

I've heard brothers use "national" or "nationals" informally fairly often (we're not international), but as a rule we use the proper name of our national headquarters: "Lyrecrest."

Ours is called IHQ. There are four orgs. that make up the International Theta Chi Fraternintiy, INC. or whatever the real long name is. International Head Quarters, The Grand Chapter, National Board of Trustees, and one that changed its name.

One must remember Eric Conard is an OLD FART!!!!

Senility has not totally rushed into him! Well Not Yet!

Having known him for a FEW YEARS, he is a perfectionest of the N th Degree!

Well he is just a little older than my self! He is a dreaded TKE While I am a LXA!

While you may think E C is a little left of Plumb, I assure you he is!

But he is one of the most Knowledgeable people I know in Greekdom!

By the way you reprobate, I am tired of calling you and get no damn answer!:cool:

E C Can be the most ruff gruff guy, but, he is not in any way shape or form!

Just a mind speaker and damn good at it!:D


If Ya new Eric, like I knew Eric, OOH OOH what a guy!

Name that tune you damn kids!:)

Our governing body is called National Headquarters, or "National" for short. The reason is because Delta Zeta is not considered to be an international sorority. No offense intended to any of our Canadian friends, I'm sure. :)

That was the word that was said when I came in. nationals is the preferred word i used.

Kappa Delta
 

Kappa Delta Headquarters is referred to as "headquarters" not "nationals."

Also, we refer to student members as "collegians" not "collegiates."

Eric embarasses me
 

I share Tom's scholarly post, cuz Eric has gone politically correct.

"National" is a kind of ugly short-hand most nationals despise, but just as "frat" lives in the vocabulary of non-members, "national" lives in undergrads and alums forever.

In my other interests, such as youth soccer, youth hockey, and the teachers union, the local people all use "national" as some distant entity which sucks up money, and sends out stupid rules - much as my International Hdqtrs. in Indianapolis does.

And their latest: if my chapter will pledge 25 percent more (and send them several thousand addl. dollars), they'll send the chapter a weenie plaque, and ask them to stand up at some "International Conclave" banquet (if we pay our own way there and pay the Conclave reg. fee).

When referring to my own organization's headquarters, I call them "internationals" because we are an international organization. When generalizing, I try to incorporate both, when I think about it. And I often correct my own sisters when they talk about other organizations and classify them as "international" just because we are; but only if I know the other organization is a national and not international organization. I guess it depends more upon what you were told to refer to the headquarters of your organization when you were a new member...from there, it's more of a hold-over.

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Just FYI - Delta Zeta IS an international sorority - it has installed 2 collegiate chapters and 1 alumnae chapter in Canada.

Open Collegiate chapters
University of Windsor - Omicron Nu Chapter

Inactive Chapters
Brock University - Omicron Tau (1994-2000)

Alumnae Chapter
Golden Horseshoe Alumnae Chapter


Interfraternally,
Shala

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Shala Berry, AOII
President, Canadian Interfratnal Assc.
http://www.canadiangreeks.com

Why call ONE governing body "NationalS" (as in plural) when it's only one body? "National" would seem more appropriate if you're not an international group.

My guess would be that "Nationals" is an abbreviation of "National Offices."

We got the whole lecture at Convention this summer. Kappa is an international organization. The proper spoken and written abbreviation is "HQ."

Actully, in Theta Chi its four.

as a Canadian member I say National (without the s) when reffering to national personnel or C.O. (as Angelphisig wrote) for central office when talking about admin stuff....it mildly annoyed me that we do not say International but i got over that...we're a minority and I'm ok with that.

on a rare occasion i may say nationals when reffering to several groups.

as for DZ, my campus still has an active chapter...so even if it's not in the name(like us) they are still technically international.

If I am talking about the actually building I say HQ, but if I am talking about the organization as a whole I say National Organization. I'm not a fan of "nationals" being used, makes it sound strange.