[KappaKittyCat]

It'd help if we knew which org you were a member of. You could be a "Special Interest" social sorority such as Sigma Alpha Iota, which is national and geared towards women musicians. Or you could be Ceres-- that's the female version of Farmhouse, more or less. You can be national but not governed by NPC.

Usually the measure of whether an org is national is which type of governing structure it uses. Grand Council governance denotes a national organization and indicates that there's a national council of alumnae and a headquarters somewhere. Grand Chapter governance means that everything is run from your organization's Alpha Chapter (or some other chapter, but it's usually the one that's been around the longest). Until you have a national governing structure like Grand Council, NPC won't consider you for membership.

Hope this helps.