well, it's a given that a lesser authority, ie, chapter of origin should not contradict the RD, just as the RD is subject to report HQ and not contradict it. I believe the Chapter of Origin would have to be a SUPER STRONG chapter that Regionals could trust with a task this large, and it's just to have some older sorors sort of looking after the newer ones. I just read the other posts..... You are right knight_shadow, there wouldn't be any "power" just assistance. I think this would only happen in a situation where Regionals was not open to allowing expansion but the amount of interest from the "new school" was really enough to start up a separate chapter. So they would pledge the core chapter and then branch off. And yes I am a member of Lambda Psi Delta, Preciousjeni
, So I can only speak for hypotheticals in my org. We've never actually had this happen as far as I know but it has come up as an option a time or two, but most times the chapters have other stuff to worry about w/o try to bring in girls from a whole other univeristy. LOL