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I have a question, it probably is a dumb one but hey I will attempt anyway. I goto a private college that has no greek life what so ever, but a college up the road does is there any possible way i could join theirs and attend my private college? The reason i goto the private is because the education is much better then the one up the road... Thanks for your time,

Chelsey L. Cary

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I think you're wasting your money then, because the difference is certainly not coming through in the intelligence level of your post.

ETA: I'm sorry...I shouldn't be so mean to a new person. It just slips, I can't help it. Plus, I'd be surprised if she got a serious answer anyway.

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If the school has NPC sororities, most likely not. If they are locals, maybe. I guess your going to have to contact the greek life office at that school or the rush chairs for each sorority and ask.

I've only heard of one case where someone joined Greek Life at a different school. It was in a fraternity, and I won't profess to know much about the sorority system in regards to these matters. I would approach the Greek Life office, or members of the Greek community, at the other school. They would be your best source of information.

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hmm thanks for that I guess?! P.S. I am a film major....

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Ok, I really am sorry. Your post was all serious - "signed" and everything, but it really was horrible in grammar and content.

PS...all college grads have to pass English 101 and 201.

If they are National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities, then no. You must attend their school to be considered for membership. Check out www.npcwomen.org to learn more about NPC.

If they have local sororities*, contact the locals and ask them. If this isn't a possibility, ask for their assistance in organizaing a chapter of their local at your school.

Also, talk to your student life director to ask him/her about the possibility of Greek Life at your school.

Know that colonizing or starting a sorority, while fulfilling and a wonderful way to develop leadership and team skills (as well as make lifetime friends), is a lot of work and a very big time committment.

* A local sorority is a sorority that exists only at that university; it is not a member of a larger governing conference of sororities and does not have multiple chapters.

Alright I get where you’re coming from however, being that we don’t have college English at my college it might be difficult. Next time ill grammar and spell check before I post.

What school do you go to? It's not CCS is it?

No, I attend Full Sail it is in Florida, Close to UCF.

Nice! Full Sail is a great school! Why don't you start your own local at Full Sail so that others can join in too? :) The focus could be related to the majors offered at Full Sail, since the school is so specific!

That makes me stoked that you know about F.S. I will try but there aren’t that many girls there so I was trying to thin out side the box... thanks though

Chelsey L. Cary

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In the case of a national org, your school will have to also be registered with that chapter. In the case of NPC, I think Alpha Gamma Delta's Alpha Eta chapter (consisting of metro area schools in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is the only sorority that has something like this.

Ok-- That being the case-- neither UCF nor Rollins College has local sororities. They are all NPC's or nationally affiliated in other conferences. This means you would not be able to join one of them. NPC will not bring sororities to Full Sail, as it is not a traditional 4-year college.

FYI to others: Full Sail is an extremely intensive TV/Film prod program that allows its students to graduate with a BA in much more compressed time-- students have really packed and demanding schedules. It isn't unusual to be in tne editing studio at 3 AM. Students are very busy, and I've known quite a few who have burned out because of the demands. It isn't easy and yes the program is quite competitive, although UCF boasts the best film and animation programs among the state's public schools.

Chelsey, if you're looking for a sense of community involvement and "sisterhood" your best bet is to get involved with a community group like the Junior League of Orlando. To satisfy your fraternity party atmosphere, pop by UCF Greek Row on a Friday/Saturday night to attend a fraternity party with your girlfriends. (Guys have to be on a guest list). Drag your classmates to some UCF games and homecoming-- you can take advantage of the college's community activities.

Yes... You could also form a coed local Greek org/student organization at Full Sail and plan some social activities, but honestly, I know about your courseload-- keep your focus on your studies and work on getting some internships.

YOu beat me to it!!

I second that, if were using those rules on here now. Being the first sorority ever or greek letered org. period on campus is awesome, good luck!

Please know that we will be wanting updates of what you decide.

p.s.
Also, goog luck with the Film major.

Seriously, Full Sail students should not be looking into starting any kind of new club or a local. Their schedules are way too jam-packed. I'm sorry if I am being discouraging, but I'm pretty well-acquainted with this school. It's purpose is to turn out professionals quickly and place them-- there is very little time for student life and the demands associated with forming any kind of new club are not a good fit with these students' schedules. The OP is better off banding with the women (who are in the minority) and having informal get togethers. She doesn't need the added stress of trying to "recruit" or write rituals or freak out that people aren't showing up to meetings because they have been editing since 4 AM.

ETA: Great ideas below, BetaRose!

I had heard that Rollins has a local sorority. It's not a Greek-lettered one so I had to look it up because I wasn't even sure if it was a society or a sorority but on Rollin's Greek Life page, Non Compis Mentis is listed as a sorority.

BetaRose, you beat me too it! Community Sororities are a great alternative if your school does not have a Greek Community. Check out some of the possibilities in your community, and if you cannot find a chapter of one of the eleven community sororities that BetaRose told you about (which would totally shock me!), consider starting one! Starting a chapter of ANY organization is incredibly rewarding (however it does take tons of commitment!).

Starting a chapter of a community based Sorority might be easier on you, given your schedule...you need less members to start a group, and the time commitment is *generally* considerably less than if you were to try to colonize at your school!

Hope I helped a little! If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me!

I'm sure the OP appreciates your concern. I too know of the demands at Full Sail considering I have a cousin who went there. I'm sure she wouldn't run off with my suggestion & start writing rituals if she weren't up to the time commitment. Plus, she has already said that she isn't interested in developing her own local.

I think you made some excellent ideas in your previous post about being more social, especially about the Junior League!

That's awesome.

I don't even want to get into the amusement factor of Pugsley Hall and Hooker Hall.

Thanks to everyone for their input, its not that im looking for the party aspect just the sisterhood... but i understand... thanks

by the by... just a reply that is stated above... yes full sail is a busy school however i think that we have such an amount of free time, i think that people make the schedual of F.S. worse then what it acutally is... just my opinion!

I sent you a PM (private message) :D

Speciality Schools such as this are far and few between for having GLOs especially if it is a 2 year school. Is that the case here?

One that I can think of IS GMI (I think Kettering now).

The other I am thinking of is a AreoNautical College, one in Fl. and One In Az. Sorry, cannot remember the name, I am sure someone knows it! But, both Campuses have GLOs.

Oh, Light Bulb just came on! Embry-Riddle!:)

Tom, Embry-Riddle does offer specialty degrees, but it is a 4 year private school.

Embry-Riddle also has Greek Life... I know there are 2 NPC sororities at the Daytona Beach campus.