Affiliating with New Chapter
 

Note: I'm not sure if this is in the correct thread. If it's not, I apologize

I am considering transferring schools for the spring semester, and I would like to affiliate with a different chapter of my sorority (AOII) at whatever school I end up at. Is this process time consuming or complicated? I have already contacted my adviser at my current university, but I would like to know more about affiliating.

I've heard that some girls who transfer and affiliate with a new chapter have to wait a semester before the chapter makes their decision (which would make sense). Would this wait period be like rush and new membership all over again? I really love my sorority and I am just trying to understand how this process works and what will occur during it.

Has the new chapter actually been established, or is it a colony?
If it's a colony, you have to wait until it's an actual chapter before you can affiliate.

It is an established chapter at the school.

Thanks for the help, I will contact HQ and see if they can help me.

Okeedoke, then.
Yes, contacting your HQ would be the best thing. Every sorority/fraternity does it differently...sometimes there are smaller variations in how different chapters in the same fraternity do it, too.
Best of luck to you!:o

All you would need to do is talk to your current CP and CA to get the appropriate paperwork. You must leave your current chapter in good standing, which they will attest to in said paperwork. There is no waiting period or vote needed to let you affiliate with the new chapter, but I would advise that you take your time and get to know the new chapter BEFORE YOU decide to affiliate. Not all chapters are the same. For every member that transfers and has a great experience in her chapter, their is a member who doesn't affiliate or wishes she didn't because she doesn't feel she fits in. I say this because once you choose to affiliate, you can't go back. You have to pay dues and be active in the chapter until you graduate or depledge. If you hang out for awhile and find out that the girls are not like you, you save yourself a lot of hassle and preserve your AOII membership. If you realize that you can find a place in the chapter, affiliate and jump on in. Good luck! I hope you find a chapter that is the perfect fit for you or at least one you can grow to love. Roses!

Thanks so much for all of the help, this is very informative and answers a lot of my questions. And this is good advice to; I'll be sure to follow it when I end up at my new school. Thanks again fellow panda!

Bolding for emphasis. This is the best advice, and I would give it a very strong endorsement. I've seen the heartbreak of an affiilate having to resign for financial reasons; had she not affiliated, she'd still have her lifetime membership.

You are welcome sister. Once an AOII, always an AOII, but you have the power to decide your level of involvement. Have fun this year.