so many obstacles...
 

Me, along with 3 other women, have laid the groundwork for a new sorority - from the constitution to the symbols and philanthropy, we have it all down. Next step (which will be done in the coming few months) is incorporation.

The first obstacle is that we are not officially affliated with the unviersity - we missed the deadline to join the multicultural greek council at the school. You MUST be under a greek counil to be a GLO at this university...

Second, we were told we could basically still do community service activities and gather a founding group of ladies, but couldn't do anything on campus.

Third, we have a LOT of competition ahead with other GLOs on this campus...there are many GLOs here. This may not be too much of a problem since the purpose of this sorority is unlike any other we know about on this campus or elsewhere.

Fourth is a question: if we aren't allowed to be noticeably present on campus right now, how do we recruit more ladies so that when next year comes and we are official with the school, we will have a healthy presence?

Fifth is also a question: should we try and affiliate with a fraternity (we have one in mind...) to get ourselves out? And if so, how do we approach them?

If someone can't answer any of the bove questions, any and all advice would be appreciated.

So what makes your organization different?

we're an African American Christian sorority dedicated to building sisterhood, scholarship, and empowerment of the African American community through serving Jesus Christ. Check us out - http://kappa-alpha-gamma.org

I know of NO other sorority like us. If you know of one, please let me know about it...I find it interesting to learn about the many GLOs that exist.

Oh, and I have some good news - we've become incorporated :) Now we are an official non-profit...that should make things easier, and should bring our legitimacy up a notch.

My first impression
 

Your organization seems as if it has great potential and I wish you the best. One comment though, one of your philanthropies "Finer Womanhood" is also one of the precepts of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. Since you have designated yourself as starting an "African American" sorority, I think that you should be aware of this overlap. Congratulations on incorporation and I look forward from hearing great things from you all.

that's the reason this forum is great...we hadn't even noticed that overlap! Well, it'll be an easy name change, same philanthropy. Thanks :)

No problem . .
 

Glad I could help, and look forward to hearing what the new name of the philanthropy is :)

Please email me. I think I have alot of resourceful information that would be useful. I am the founder and President of Alpha Omega Christian Sorority, Inc. national_chapter@alphaomegasorority.com


Crystal

there are many many african american christian sororities..the one mentioned by crystalofvirtue as well as some others.

Alpha Nu Omega is an already existing sorority that may be a good choice if you are looking to affiliate with a fraternity because their brother fraternity is already in existance, and the relationship is there already. The fraternity is also called Alpha Nu Omega if you want to research.

Other than that, I'd really advise stopping and doing research before you continue. A quick google search will show you many, many sororities. Also, affiliating with a national group may make it easier for you to attract more people on your campus, because you'd have the help of a larger sisterhood.

saw this today on the memorial sidewalk to one of our campus buildings...

"obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal."

Good luck :).

While the advice is appreciated, we can't "stop"...the groundwork has been laid, the incorporation made final. Besides, I have yet to see another Black Christian sorority say that they are indeed a Black Christian sorority...just because the demographics point to the organization being predominantly Black, doesn't mean it is an organization whose aim is the betterment of the African American community. Meanwhile, we are the only one on my campus.

Can I ask a question (playing devil's advocate) because I'm sure someone else may ask you guys this too.

Why a "black" christian sorority and not just a christian sorority? As a believer, we should all be unified under the one accord of Christ and what He commands of us in our role as a believer.
With so many factors in today's society set up to keep us (Christians) divided, why the need to make a distinction?

I noticed above that you referenced the aim towards the betterment of the African American community - is the goal to have a group of black christian women serving in the black community?

Thanks in advance for the answer....

You might want to check out www.greekpages.com. They have several Black Christian sororities listed. Two off the top of my head are Gamma Phi Delta and Gamma Eta Psi.

Sounds like a GREAT idea to me! :D

I definitely understand why you asked this question, because we've already been confronted with this. By being a Black Christian sorority, we're not creating a division, but working within the divisions society has already established.

Note that we love all people and all races; ANY and ALL ethnicities are eligible for membership as long as their values and aims complement ours.

I don't know what ethnicity you are, but I can tell you the African American community is not united. We will not be united until we overcome the many adversities still facing us today (in the areas of health, education, economic advancement, and the Black family among others). Once unified, we can then work with others toward more common goals. KAG is going to help in the fight to overcome these adversities.

Simply put, "Black folks need to help Black folks". If we can have the NAACP (which I'm a proud member of :) ), the Divine 9, the "Black church", the "Black" culture, why can't we have a Black Christian sorority? More specifically, one that acknowledges they aim to help the Black community? There are some predominantly Black Christian frats/sororities, but they either don't say it outright, or are not aiming for the betterment of the Black community.

I sincerely hope I answered all your questions, and didn't deviate from the topic at hand...I tend to do that at times :)

Ok, so here's a follow-up question: What makes your org unique? Do you only allow Christians (since you've already mentioned that your org will not discriminate based on race)? Since each of the NPHC sororities were founded on Christian principles and are "aiming for the betterment of the Black community", how are you going to differentiate yourself?