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Hi,we are a started sorority,my three friends and I and named Delta Sigma Omega in New York at New York City College of Technology,we formed this group in April and we have 20 girls interested in other colleges besides ours.We already have two chapters in africa of which the Beta chapter has 10 members and the Gamma chapter has 13 members,the college we started our sorority at doesn't have a greek life system anymore because of the hazing caused by the already established two fraternities and three sororities,so my question is we didn't get a chance to register with a Greek Council or a Multicultural Council so what do we do now?Please help

If there's no office of Greek Life at your school or council, then register yourself as a student organization with the office of Student Activities.

we've done that,but since they know we want to be a sorority and not a club,they don't want us to use sorority in our name,not even sisterhood....

What do You mean?

Very Strange?

Then don't call your selves a sorority or a sisterhood. Just use the letters and society or club or organization and be active as all heck on campus so that the students know what you guys are all about. Being called a sorority or sisterhood doesn't MAKE you one...and if you are on campus promoting your principles women who believe in that will still come out.

Do you have a website?

rocketgirl

We currently working on our wesite and I do understand that being called a sorority doesn't make us one.We do promote ourselves,we are known on the campus but the problem we have is the student activies office doesn't want us to be a club if we don't show them proof that we are willing to drop- the whole greek act - [as they put it]and remain a club just concerned with doing alot women and the community

Rocketgirl didn't ask about the website, I did. How did you come up with your name?

Our name was formed out of the main purpose of our sorority,which is to up hold diversity, serenity and to produce opportunity for women of all cultures, races, and ethnic groups.

if there is no greek life at your school period...then that means nobody else at your school is officially greek either correct? you mentioned that you didn't join a council...are the people still on councils considered greek? either way, if the school says no, staying a active chapter is only going to get you guys in more trouble in the long run. sounds like your only viable option is to work as members at large until your school changes it's rules. you mentioned a beta and gamma in africa...do you have any other american chapters? are they near by? can you work with them for now or become members at large?

We have the Delta and Epsilon chapters at two other schools in new york whose greek life is up and going but our main problem is the school the sorority was actually founded at does not have a greek life office anymore,so do we just hung around and pick one of our other chapters as the founding college?

The sororities and fraternities that are there are all nationals-Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Zeta,Phi Mu, Kappa Delta and Sigma Sigma Sigma and they still rush but secretly.

rocketgirl

Do you mean at your founding college? Where is this?

No matter the status of your first chapter, that's still your founding college...you don't just "pick" a new one because Greek life at that campus has died out...that's like saying hey, my mom died, I think I'm going to go around to my friends' moms and pick a new one and she can be my mom!!

Perhaps it would be best to write out the locations of all of your chapters - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon - so everyone would understand what you are talking about. I can't be the only one who's totally confused.

I'm confused. Your sorority was founded this year and you already have 5 chapters with two in Africa? That's really fast!!! How did you all grow so fast?

Delta Sigma Omega?

http://members.blackplanet.com/deltasigmaomega

http://deltasigmaomegainc.tripod.com/dso/id1.html

http://deltasigmaomega.bravehost.com/history.html

The only other Delta Sigma Omega I'm finding online is a chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha.

I find is especially concening if there are national sororities who are holding recruitment and operating in "secret."


ETA... We've never had an ADPi chapter at this school...

Is this a public school? If so, the school has no business telling you what you can and cannot put in your name, or whether or not you can be a "sisterhood". If you're at a public school, feel free to tell them that you'll do as you please regarding your right to free association.

Read this, DSOs!
 

I sincerely hope this is just your open motto... if not, delete your post!

Not if they hope to receive university support and funding.

I feel that if Greeks are truly representative of the school's "best of the best," then those best should follow the rules set forth by the school. And if this GLO (founded in Africa) has sought university recognition at a school where GLOs were banned (per the OP and the sororities operating in secret) and been denied, then perhaps the group should work as an interest group of that GLO and function under another name, and work on petitioning the admin to work together toward a common understanding to communicate the need for such a group.

If they were NPC, that would be right. Sometimes, in order for change to happen, you need to have a little bit of revolution. Do what you want and dare them to tell you not to. You can absolutely be the "best of the best" and still have the administration feel threatened by you somehow.

I checked out that school's website, I believe they're public.

To have to "petition" the administration for something that is your right is silly.

Good point, KT! I tend to think of everything in NPC terms, since we're very "by the book."

The students do have a right to assemble, and the university has an obligation to protect the students. If the university feels that this assembly impairs their obligation to the student body, then they would ban such a group from assembly in order to fulfill their obligation of pseudo-guardian over the student population.

If the group isn't seeking official university recognition, by all means, assemble. But if they have a defunct Greek Life (which is very likely defunct for a valid reason) and there is a proposal on the table to admit a GLO, then I could see their hesitation.

If they operate outside of university guidelines, then they are not an official student group, are they? Is it part of their international to function outside of collegiate student activities? If this is the case, they need not restrict themselves to membership and recruitment at this one college and are open to accept anyone who is a student anywhere within a reasonable geographic distance, correct?

Re: Read this, DSOs!
 

Looks like a statement of purpose to me, not a motto. The statement of purpose would be in public documents.

"So let me get this straight. You're not allowed to be called a sorority, but these other nationals are all operating "secretly"? What school is this?

I don't think the OP is legit.

I'm calling BS. Alpha Gamma Delta has never had a chapter at New York City College of Technology.

If it's BS, what's the point?

Nor has ADPi and I have alerted our HQ.

What is with all the crazy random posts lately? I think we should make an effort to be courteous and help new people on the boards, but I'm wondering how many more of these we will get.

I wonder if that recent article that mentioned GC and fratty.net have anything to do with the flood of randomness!

It sounds highly odd to me. It sounds like it is just a rumor, but worth paying attention to for sure.

Wondering the same thing! To many ahs on whats is going on!

If, this poster comes back and gives a defenitive better description then maybe there will be more who will offer help and understanding!

Untill then, I call ?!:(

Ditto with KD. Have they even ever had a greek system?

LOL I was thinking the same thing...ya'll went international in less than 6 months...and don't have a website.???


ditto greeklawgirl...it's bs

Is there a secret rush in your pants or are you just happy to see me?

New York City College of Technology is part of the CUNY system.

LOL :cool:

Dang - you always say stuff like that when a class is testing in the library and need quiet!!;)
LOL