Myrtle Beach- Community Local?
 

Hey guys! I'm not certain if this is where I should be posting this, but it's worth a try. Surely the lovely moderators can point me in the right direction if I am in the wrong place.

I'm another PNM in a weird situation. Without going into too much detail, I was promised a bid to a NPC sorority, and I did not get that bid. Since then, I've changed schools and I'm at the local tech school finishing up an Associate's Degree. Considering that I am at a 2 year school, I have no way of joining a collegiate sorority. I won't even consider dropping "that" bomb. As a long time guest lurking around here...I know how those two little letters can ruin my chances of getting this idea of mine off the ground. Here's what I really want to say:

I'd like to reach out to the ladies of the * area and see who might be interested in forming a community sorority. I have already sent off e-mails to 2 existing community sororities who might be willing to colonize here in *. Another possibility is to form a true local, something from scratch, which would be much more difficult. Know that I am searching for sisterhood, not just philanthropy.

I've done a great deal of research and the only group of this kind in * is Epsilon Sigma Alpha. However, none of these ladies are under the age of 30. As a female in my twenties, I do not believe I could relate, and it is my impression that most women share this opinion. I'm not restricting my search to ladies under thirty, but I would like to open doors for women in their twenties to have a group they can grow and flourish in.

For any ladies interested, feel free to PM me.

For everyone else, I would love to hear what you have to say. I know that starting a new chapter, even with backing from "Nationals" will be tough, but I believe it can be done.

Have you thought about starting a chapter of a community sorority on your campus? It could also go beyond your campus and have community members as well. ESA and Beta Sigma Phi are community sororities that also have collegiate chapters. I know ESA has a chapter at East Carolina University. I don't think they have rules that the chapters have to be at a 4 year school. That might help you attract people your own age to the chapter and establishing it at a school would give you a pool to draw members from.

My sorority is open to women at 2-year schools. You can visit our website for more information: http://www.deltagammapi.org. Good luck to you :)

I've thought about trying to found something at my school, but I remember someone trying before and it not working out. The only thing that has stayed around is the business fraternity. There's another reason I'd really like to try to go the community route. There are two schools here in the area, a tech school and a four year university. As far as the numbers go, I think getting a chapter together might work a little better if I were pulling from two schools and the surrounding area.

Xidelt- Maybe you have a point about ESA. I mean, isn't that why so many girls shy away from it?

Well a real concern with community colleges and technical schools regarding Greek life is that 2 years is not a lot of time to establish a foundation for a social club; so continuity tends to be an issue. My sorority has a separate network for chapters that are not based at 4-year schools (we call them "affiliate chapters") and the focus is on accomplishments to get initiated and community service (as far as national requirements). This is almost similar to an honor or special-purpose greek organization. That being said though, quite a few of these chapters go inactive and sisters move to participating on an alumna level. Not really a bad thing...but it's not really what the National organization has in mind (or hopes) when they issue a chapter charter (yet we accept that it happens)