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Originally posted by the1beauty
Ok, I've said ALL I'm going to say on this thread, not because of the questions/criticisms, I welcome all that. But because no one could entertain my simple question of how to discreetly advertise.
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I think if you look inside yourself and organization, you will see that answering and thinking honestly about the questions posed to you WILL help you gain interest. The question about what makes you different and special - well that's what you need to get out there that will make people want to be in your organization. The question about going national - it will help your organization to advertise because you will have more sisters to help you. The advise on researching other organizations - you asked about brother fraternities and clearly the first place to look is to research what is existing. Basically, you have to realize that a LOT of women do a LOT of research on Greek organizations before choosing one. And if they are looking to join or expand, then they may research others and wonder the same things we are. Or maybe they read GreekChat and are wondering why you are answering or not answering questions a certain way.
The "founderitis" is a valid comment. There a about a zillion local African-American based sororities, but the ones everyone can quote are Delta, AKA, SGRho, and Zeta. There are multicultural sororities popping up faster than reality TV shows yet only a few have more than 5 chapters. A lot of these locals are absorbed by larger organizations...any of the NPC women on here can write you a book on that. Reality is that it's hard for organizations to grow and expand and stand on their own, especially when they present themselves to be very similar to a larger existing organization, so joining an existing national organization will help you do that. Obviously you are looking to expand - it's on your website - so you are not trying to stay a local. While you may have nothing like your sorority at your school, when it comes to expansion, all the questions and things we are asking you to consider come into play and question.
All in all - nobody is out to stop you or stop the mission you are driven to fufill. We are just asking you to consider some new ideas that you haven't before that may help you. Maybe if you come back to this thread in a day or so and you're not so "in the moment" you'll see how all the questions relate to your original post. Or maybe not. Either way, I hope you recognize that the questions posed here will be asked to you in some way shape or form by some women looking to join your sisterhood.
Good luck and God Bless with your endeavors.
edited because i cannot type after midnight..