[kddani]

Originally posted by epchick
I'm not saying that I would be total adament about not joining an NPC sorority, but i'm not interesting joining the ones that are established at my campus. I am not judging all NPC sororites based on the ones here at my school, because that would be just be insane. I know all NPC sororities are different.

I went through fall 2004 rush, so i got to know about the NPC sororities (as well as some other national ones that I don't think are NPC), and the only one that stood out was the one (not gonna reveal the name) that i ended up deciding to pledge. Unfortunately, things didn't work out with that sorority, things were said (things that were said by sisters to the pledges) that I didn't appreciate, that were pretty much demeaning, and I didn't appreciate it, so I left. I have friends in the other NPC sororites that participated in rush, but i want something that is lacking at my school.

The only other 2 sororities that I didnt not look into were two historically african-american sororites, which didn't interest me since I'm not african-american (i'm mexican-american).

What I want is a sorority where people don't feel like they are different. The sororites I saw at rush were either mostly hispanic, mostly african-american, or mostly white. There was not a sorority that had a mixture. Now, I'm not saying that if I do start a sorority that mine will be a mixture, because that is absolutely not my main focus. I just want something where girls can come and feel welcome, feel like they are part of the crowd, and not just someone who was there for the diversity.

I want a sorority that will reach out to community. I want to start a sorority that will go out and help young girls reach their full potential, and help them realize that they could be whatever they want to be.

Again, I'm not totally adament about not starting a NPC sorority here, that is why I came, to get opinions and suggestions from people who have a higher understanding of greek life and of their sororites than I do. I also know that starting a sorority from scratch is very time consuming, but we also do have the help of a local fraternity here. My friend (the one who wants to help found a sorority here) is friends with the founders of the local fraternity here, and they said if we wish to start a local sorority here, they would be more than willing to help us out.

Thanks for your concern, I really appreciate it. I sincerely hope I answered all your questions.

No problem. You didn't have to answer them so much to me, but I think that they're really important that you answer and develop yourself, because those are the principles upon which your group, if you choose to start one, should be based on. Good luck