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Interestingly....
There was a movement/discussion a few years ago about allowing Latina sororities into NPC-- I believe NPC was open to it but the Latina/ Latino groups decided to start their own so that they could encourage their values etc.
While I know there are many groups out there that consider themselves 'national' I would argue that being national means more than just having more than one chapter. If you're interested in starting a chapter with one of these groups, be sure you do your research. Is there a national board? What are the costs really? What kind of programming is involved? You have to balance the autonomy with the resources you may find elsewhere.
I am biased--I am a member of an NPC group (alumna initiate) but I was a member of a local in college. We had a national (non_NPC) sorority on campus that had (I believe) 4 chapters at other schools-- and I guess I never saw what value they got out of that relationship-- but I know many, many of these autonomous national groups really are special. I think anyone who does their research will find the right one-- thank you internet!
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