Thank you Cougar!
So, an update. I had a hunch, having read through the paperwork for the NPC extension process works, that we might not be allowed to invite NPC groups to our Meet the Greeks fair. So I got in touch with the NPC extension chair to double check and she let me know that my hunch was correct! We can have Greek women come and talk about what it means to be Greek, about the Greek system in general, etc, but they can't give information about their own group or push their own group. Kind of like being a Rho Chi, I guess would be a good analogy?
However, she did say we could definitely have an NPC representative come to the fair ... which would be awesome if the date the other interest group didn't fall right smack dab in the middle of the NPC national convention!
She did give me the name of a woman who lives right near my campus, has taken classes there, and is part of her organization's NPC delegation. She's also served as the Chairman of the College Panhellenics Committee for NPC, and as she's willing to help us in any way she can that's a HUGE benefit! She's out of town until Monday, so I'm going to be giving her a call to set up a meeting ASAP.
We're also meeting next week with the Dean of Judicial Affairs at the university down the road. Sarah (my partner in all this) is friends with his son, who is president of one of the fraternities at the school, so that's how we got in touch and in for a meeting so quickly. He's agreed to talk to us about the different types of issues that arise from Greek life, and advise us on ways they can be dealt with. He's also going to help us brainstorm questiosn about Greek life our own administrators could potentially have to deal with, so that we're preparded to answer them as accurately and eloquently as possible when we give our presentation (which will be an HOUR LONG we were just told, eeep!).
So the ball is still rolling, which makes me happy. I really think that we're determined enough to make this happen through sheer hard work, and the (unofficial) responses we've gotten from the admins so far have been positive. I'm staying optimistic!
