[PrincessHeather]

This situation is kinda on my campus...

here's the whole story so no one gets confused:

Back in 1998, phi sig is the only national sorority on campus (for a couple of years). A group of women approach phi sig about going national and phi sig helps them start another national, ABC*. After doing all the colony work ABC becomes a chapter and the women are initiated.

less than a year later, a big group of women from ABC decided they don't like ABC (reasons not relevant) and start a local DEF. DEF wants to become another national: DF

But... in order for that to happen they will have to wait till every original ABC (which was more than half of the ABC chapter) that is now a DEF has graduated. (since they wouldn't want to kick out their founders, would they)

Now 3 years later, DEF does not have the interest in going DF. (more reasons that aren't relevant) and ABC has since recovered and are doing o.k.


*fake names, because I didn't want to upset anyone on here.

I know there is the NPC rule about not being in two national sororities, but it might not matter to the local since the rule doesn't exactly apply to them. So even if the original chapter, like ABC, says don't join any other social GLO, you can't really stop them, even if they are bold enough to just go start their own.

ETA: to answer your question: I guess if your local was willing to wait till you graduated like DEF was planning on doing, then you should be ok. or maybe you can take an alum status or something.