Starting a Local Sorority.. I need HELP!
 

Hey everyone!!!
I am transferring from Penn State Altoona to Penn State Harrisburg and I was interested in being in a sorority. However, THERE ARE NONE at PSUH! I was very disappointed. So, I contacted the activities director and she gave me the idea of starting one. So here I am.
She told me the first step was to see if there was an interest, so I made a group on facebook. I have had an incrediable response. So many girls are intertested in a sorority.
However, I need advice on how to start a sorority. I know I want the ALS organization to be our charity. I wanted to know how do you pick a name? (being part of NPC is out of the question for right now, since I will be the only sorority, and according the the NPC website there has to be two sororities on campus). I am hoping that with my starting none sorority that some other girls will get the idea so this sorority can become part of NPC. I also wanted to know how to recruit and how to pledge. Just ANY ideas you have will be appreciated!!! Thanks everyone!!!!

Just to clarify really quickly, the campus can open to expand for a chapter of an NPC group (your group/sorority becoming affiliated with an existing NPC organization). To have a Collegiate Panhellenic Association/Council (sort of a governing body of ALL sororities on campus) and have THAT be affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference there has to be at least two chapters of NPC groups on campus. So you CAN have only one sorority on campus and it be a chapter of an NPC groups.

thanks Beryana, I didn't know that. I thought that you had to have 2.. So i CAN become part of an already known sorority, such as Kappa Kappa Gamma?

The campus has to "open" for expansion.

And for what it's worth, I wouldn't get your heart set on any one NPC... some NPCs will not have interest to expand at the present time on your campus.

Your new sorority could become a Kappa colony, however, there is a process to that as well. You don't just decide to be a Kappa chapter:

http://www.kappakappagamma.org/Conte..._a_Chapter.htm

First, your school must be declared OPEN for expansion. No NPC sorority can be added without that.

Second, there is no guarantee that Kappa would be interested in colonizing at your school.

I'd steer clear of focusing on a specific NPC sorority because there are no guarantees that that sorority will be interested in your group and your school.

Your best bet would be to contact your Director of Student Life, set up a meeting, and talk to him/her about the possibility of greek life on your campus. Keep in mind that there very well may be a good reason for no greek organizations to be there. The administration would be the final say on whether or not the campus is open for NPC groups, AFAIK, and the Director of Student Life (or student development or whatever - whoever heads up the entire department that student organizations fall under) would be a good start.

i've already contacted the director of student life

Did you set up a face-to-face meeting?

yes

The reason Penn State Altoona and Penn State Behrend have NPC groups is that they have a large amount of students who will spend all 4 of their years there. If the Harrisburg campus is primarily students who do their freshman and sophomore years and then transfer to Main Campus, NPC isn't going to want anything to do with it.

Get a hold of the statistics of the campus before you expound a lot of energy and get your hopes up.

I thought there used to be a fraternity where guys from the branches all joined up when they got to Main (Penn State people, please help me find a better way to put that) but I don't know if that exists anymore.

I know there are frats there... that are there all 4 years.

PSU-Harrisburg
 

I'm wondering if you are the one who has an entire group on facebook devoted to getting KKG to come to Penn State Harrisburg. If so, as it was stated before-don't get your hopes up on ONE particular NPC.

PSU-Harrisburg has some NPHCs, as well as, TKE and Kappa Sigma. Everyone in those organizations have the option to get involved with the Penn State-University Park chapters once they transfer (I'm pretty sure-depending upon how each group specifically works). Either try starting a local chapter OR if you are considering on transferring to U. Park-just WAIT until you get there and actually get a chance to rush an NPC! Good Luck!

I recently started school again and whe I first started school I had wanted to join a sorority but because of health reasons I could not. Now I am back in school (graduate program) and I feel that I never got to accomplish one of the things I wanted in college. Unfortunately my college does not have a sorority, and I am worried that since I am a graduate student I do not have the same opportunities. Can someone tell me what my options might be. Thanks