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Originally posted by aopinthesky
>>>>If an interest group/local sorority approaches a Panhel about bring on another NPC sorority, the Panhel should not be able to prevent the interest group/local sorority from doing<<<<
An interest group on a campus should not get to decide when a new NPC sorority is invited to that campus. Everyone (especially smaller sororities with fewer resources) will get shot in the foot with a policy like that. While I am a fan of NOT bringing in new sororities when there are struggling ones, there are times when it is warranted (the struggling sorority has not made efforts to improve, for instance). At no time, though, should a group of women get to band together and tell a campus when it is time for a new sorority. There are many more factors to consider besides what that group wants and when they want it.
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Ok, besides the point that someone already made about our founders doing just that, I am a person who banded together and wanted a new group.
We did have a struggling group on campus, and as such we were denied the right to expand for a year and a half. We exsited underground, not recognized by anyone expect the other sororities who did nothing but disrespect us. We felt our fight for a fifth sorority was needed, so we persisted. Most of us had tried another group, and we just didn't "find our home" with anyone else. When we were finally allowed to be a local, the amount of juniors who came out for COB proved there was women interested in sorority life, but who just didn't feel comfortable with the other groups.
My point of the story, we actually created such a stir about Greek Life on campus, that more woman came out for recruitment...and the struggling group got more members. Now, they have 35 woman, and cap is 55. My point is, even if there are struggling groups, expansion MAY help that group.
edited to say: If our Panhellenic had been the only people to decide to expand, they never would. The people who ran Panhel (who have since graduated) were the most self centered women. Sorority life was full of bickering, and the atmosphere was dismal. The only reason we have Panhellenic unity was because
1. They banded together against us.
2. We killed 'em with kindness when we came on campus.
3. The meanies finally graduated!!!!
