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okay, this is why a new sorority is coming:
there has been a need for another sorority on campus, so panhellenic petitioned to bring a new sorority on, and not us. since we are local, and we have always expressed interest in going national, they decided to include us in the process...if i'm understanding correctly a national does not have to affiliate us unless there was an understanding that they had to pick us up in order to come. does this make sense?
as for us, i'm not sure what we'll do. the majority of our girls want to go thru national, as some still feel this is the next step. our organization has been around for a solid 8 years, but it has been full of struggles as panhellenic has never included us with open arms, but rather out of necessity. i see everyone's point in this, and i just don't know what we'll do. it is very heartbreaking, but there is still the other option of going thru as individuals. a lot of the girls see this as, organizations come and go, and those organizations are never forgotten as ours will never be forgotten. some have considered disbanding, and i'm not sure. i haven't decided what i'll do, but if i do go thru and get a bid, i can't accept it if my local is still around, as i have loyalty to my sisters.
we had an emergency meeting, and our president said that if this is what we want to do as individuals, then that is okay...it is the next step, and to be prepared for not everyone getting bids. we will be in for some upsetting times. that is pretty much what is going on...as most of us still consider this a benefit. for our alumni, we feel we can get them in as alumni of the new sorority, ut again we don't know what will happen until it gets closer. my big sister who single handedly kept this organization going a few years ago said every ending is a new beginning and every beginning has an ending...so we go from that.
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