Sorority Re-Activated
 

I've always wanted to join a certain sorority but my organization of choice was not available at my school. My plan was to wait and go grad but I recently was notified that the chapter was going to be reactivated at my school. I was wondering who would be in charge of initiating members in this case? Would it be the members of the chapter at our neighboring school or would they get local grad members? It's an NPHC, if that makes any difference.

Your language suggests that it's an NPHC organization that you're pursuing. As each sorority's forum states, membership questions are not answered on Greekchat.

Go to the GreekChat forum of the NPHC sorority you're pursuing and read the threads at the top.

Remember that discretion is key.

Thank you both. I felt as though I was practicing discretion. OTW is this a question that I should not be asking?

Reading is fundamental, dear.

It's been my experience from reading here that practicing discretion does not include asking questions about membership here and online.

Well it's confusing when I read one thing yet I'm being told something else. I was just trying to figure it out while practicing discretion. I guess it was a failed attempt. Thanks anyway

You are being discreet, dear.

However, consider this:

There are rules and regulations that members of each NPHC sorority have to follow when it comes to membership related questions. For the most part, all they can do is refer you to "official" people or entities, like the national website or a chapter president.

In your case, I would suggest going to the national website of the sorority you want to pursue and thoroughly research it.

To answer your question, who is in charge of the membership process may not be for you to know at this time. I personally have seen reactivating lines brought in strictly by grad chapters in some cases, and in other cases it was with a neighboring chapter which also happened to be having intake. It's anybody's guess.

In your case, I would suggest waiting until you see some fliers or other official university and/or sorority information. If you have family members, childhood friends, or church members who are in this sorority, I would suggest talking to them in the interim. And of course, always visit the national website.

Good luck!

Wait, I do retract that..... I'm not sure if your screen name is all that discreet, but I've also been around the block so maybe it's just me. :)

So I'm taking I shouldn't be revealing my political preference on here either??

Definitely checked again and I don't see that in the forum rules so...OBAMA '08!!!