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In all honesty, all of the orgs are businesses that provide a service. This service is brotherhood or sisterhood, longevity, sense of pride, what have you. Even a non-profit must still fulfill a need to make a 'sale'. If you indeed want this organization to succeed, it shouldn't duplicate what is already been done or re-invent the wheel per se. I don't believe in discrediting your efforts, but cliche as it sounds... be seen and not heard. Just think about it, even the newer members of any NPHC org uses/should this as their personal mantra. I gladly STILL do in certain eschelons of my dear sorors.
I come from a family of business owners, in order to plant that seed of a great thing, a legacy that can carry on once you are long gone takes more than just a good idea. It must show its worth through the tests of time, people graduating, maintaining active and financial members, recruiting new members year after year after year after year, growth, etc! The work of the d9 is never done, nor should it be. Sustainability is the core of any "great" business, organization, family, you name it!
Enduring criticism, harsh and negative comments, and pitfalls is what you accept when undertaking becoming great and facing the greatest...If you feel this org can do it, you'd better get to offering something that there is a need for in this genre. This is business as much as it is a sis/bro hood. The sooner you grasp that, you could be one miniscule step closer to whatever it is you are trying to do.
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