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Someone correct me if I'm wrong on the following, but my understanding is this:
1. If you are released from your pledge b/c your group leaves campus then you are immediately eligible to be given a bid from any NPC group on campus (in other words not limited to local groups).
2. You can be an initiated member of a NPC group and a local group unless something in the locals bylaws prohibit it (I'm not aware of and NPC regulation against belonging to a local only to another NPC).
There is nothing wrong with the uninitiated women seeking another chapter - it's no different than if they quit prior to initiation and went through recruitment again. Putting aside what may or may not be their organization knowledge that could help a local chapter - these women should not be viewed any differently than any other woman looking to join a sorority. They are looking for sisters and if the meet the qualifications of you group (grades etc.) then they should not be seen in as being "seconds".
I know this is sometimes hard for collegiates to understand because they feel such loyalty to their own group they don't understand how these women can give that same enthusiam to their new group. What they need to understand is that they may not have formed these bonds at the time the chapter was closed and/or they may not have felt the type of sisterhood your chapter has. If they did, they would have choosen to become initiated members of the original group before it was closed.
GC'ers are always telling the PNM's that they need to keep an open mind - sometimes it is the sisters/chapters that need to remember this. Whether it be a situation like this or it's a triple legacy coming through - each qualified woman should be treated with respect and equal consideration. Ahh, we're that perfect world when we need it!
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