sctroy,
That is pretty much how it is at my school. We are recognized as a sorority, but we can't participate in events that are in part w/ NPC/IFC/NPHC orgs (i.e. Greek Week, Greek Move-in, etc). It kinda sucks I guess, but not really. Since we are independent, we don't have to meet the guidelines of the councils or pay extra money to be a part of it (I'm not sure if orgs have to pay to be a part of these councils or not...I'm just saying). Also, the fact that we are multicultural makes us hestitant about wanting to be a part of them anyway. Well as far as the NPC goes, I think we don't even qualify because we don't have enough chapters and are not apart of the actual NPC or whatever. THen for the groups in the NPHC (they're actually under another name cuz there's a local group that is a part of the council), they are predominantly, historically black. So for us to be a part of their council, well we'd be defeating our purpose since we are a multicultural org. Soooo, we remain independent.
I am actually thinking of forming some type of council for all the independent greeks but I'm not sure of how I want it to run yet. I don't want it to be something where people would have to pay dues or anything. Nor do I want it to be something where we'd be setting guidelines for orgs to follow (ie. restrictions against having a program on someone's founder's day--you know, not exactly that but stuff like that). I just want something--perhaps a semesterly forum--in which we could come together and talk about events and stuff, ya know? Like say if an org is having a type of fundraiser and needed co-sponsors,the forum would be a way to talk about it and ask for help. I think it would be awesome cuz I hate when orgs end up having like 4-5 programs on ONE day! I always think that if they all knew, they could avoid that or at least try to. What ya'll think about that?
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