Hi there,
a local is a fraternity/sorority, just like a national, but has fewer chapters. Some only have that one, others have more. Usually a local is an alpha, or first chapter, just like a national is say beta alpha. You know how there are founding sisters/brothers of each organization who started the first chapter of a GLO, well that is the same thing. They are the founding chapter. Where most nationals have started from 50-100 years ago, a local may have started 10 years ago, or one year ago. It is the same thing, but it's starting out like when a national did. All national organizations were once upon a time local. I hope this clears this up a little bit.
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