If in My instance as a Local, We formed a Group of Men with the idea of affiliation with a National NIC Group.
We did this on our own with no College sanction.
We as a local were refered to by no less than GC Erik Conard who I had come to know and knew I did not want to go with any Local National Chapter. He did some behind the scenes with The College and LXA unbe knownst to me till many years later.
The local group then petitions the National they are interested in.
If and when a decision is made by Said National, then each and every Local Member can and will be Initiated into that National.
Our Chapter at FIT (Fl.) had a Local Founder who was not initiated at the transfer as it were, but many years later He was. I was there to see it and He was just as proud if He had been there in the Affiliation!
Every Member of said Group can become a Member! They should be of course!
