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some people get upset about the term 'frat' as it can conjure up negative stereotypes. fraternity seems to go over better with administration and other individuals less accepting of greek life in my experience, might be something to keep in mind.

just remember to be patient and respectful of your school's admin, they probably have a reason why they are hesitating (whether that reason is a good one or not I have no idea, but to them it is important). They may not want to expand greek life too quickly and want to devote their resources to managing the development of the fraternity rather that split their resources between two new organizations.

starting an underground group is possible, but i would say inadvisable. it could put you in some sticky situations if there are any alleged hazing incidents or liability issues in the future. being recognized by the school gives you a little more protection.

i'm sure there are people here that would really love to help you, but two things really need to hapen before we can do that. number one, there are many many threads around this site regarding starting a new sorority. one rather detailed one is Rush at UCSC, but there is also one called 'before you found a new sorority' with links to many of the threads i think you would find helpful. do a little more digging around and make sure you are really educated before asking any more questions, i know those threads helped me a lot. the second thing is to give use more information about your campus and existing greek life, as well as what kind of organization you are trying to create and what supports are available.

I hope this helps and I hope that you get to enjoy greek life on your campus soon!