Local christian sorority

[Soror SynQuis]

Hello all,

I'm in the process of creating a christian sorority for christians who want to be apart of a sisterhood.

If you are anybody you know wants to be apart of something like this, please feel free to contact me.

The sorority will be in S.C.

Thanks,

SynQuis

[AlwaysSAI]

There is a National Christian Sorority---Sigma Alpha Omega. It was founded at NCState and has since spread to other schools.

There are other sororities that call themselves "Christian" but I can't think of them right now. (I only put it in quotations, because many general sororities were founded on Christian ideals, but do not include "Christian" in their name.)

[knight_shadow]

See also: Alpha Lambda Omega Sorority (http://www.alocs.org/)

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by Soror SynQuis

Hello all,

I'm in the process of creating a christian sorority for christians who want to be apart of a sisterhood.

If you are anybody you know wants to be apart of something like this, please feel free to contact me.

The sorority will be in S.C.

Thanks,

SynQuis

Not to rain on your parade, but I will tell you right now. Before starting a sorority its best to look at the others and then decide why do you want to create one. Because you are not creating the first org, nor like others have pointed out there are plenty in your area already.

[Soror SynQuis]

Yes I have done my research, and I am well aware that there are plenty of sororities in S.C. However there are none in my area of S.C. (no christian sororities that is). There have been much talk from people in my area about starting a christian sorority, or bringing a chapter of another sorority into my home town. Do you have any other advice I could use? I would appreciate all I can get. Thanks :0

*And oh yea, not to worry...my parade is never rained on.

[AlwaysSAI]

Originally Posted by Soror SynQuis

Do you have any other advice I could use? I would appreciate all I can get.

I believe the overwhelming advice in this thread was to investigate the Christian sororities that are already in existence. There do not have to be chapters of a sorority in your state for you to start a chapter.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by SynQuis

Do you have any other advice I could use? I would appreciate all I can get. Thanks :0

Do not call yourself "soror" until you are a member of a GLO that uses "soror."

[CUPrez]

Originally Posted by Soror SynQuis

Yes I have done my research, and I am well aware that there are plenty of sororities in S.C. However there are none in my area of S.C. (no christian sororities that is). There have been much talk from people in my area about starting a christian sorority, or bringing a chapter of another sorority into my home town. Do you have any other advice I could use? I would appreciate all I can get. Thanks :0

*And oh yea, not to worry...my parade is never rained on.

Contact the one you are interested in and see if you can do a charter in your area. You have to be willing to make a serious commitment.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by CUPrez

Contact the one you are interested in and see if you can do a charter in your area. You have to be willing to make a serious commitment.

I doubt she's seeing your post -- her entire GC experience looks like it took place in one week over a year ago.

[Xidelt]

There are other Christian sororities nationwide. Check alpha delta chi, sigma phi lambda, or the kappa phi club.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Soror SynQuis

who want to be apart of a sisterhood.

...a part of....

[Soror SynQuis]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

...a part of....

"a part of", yes that's what I meant. Thanks for pointing it out.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by Soror SynQuis

Hello all,

I'm in the process of creating a christian sorority for christians who want to be apart of a sisterhood.

If you are anybody you know wants to be apart of something like this, please feel free to contact me.

The sorority will be in S.C.

Thanks,

SynQuis

I am the Executive Director (volunteer) of a professional fraternity for artists that was established in 2010.

Please.... research each and every Christian sorority which is in existence before you finalize plans to begin a new organization.

It is very easy to fall in love with a name, colors, letters, a call, a handsign, traditions, and the idea of sisterhood. These are the things we have all doodled about in notebooks, designed line jackets for fun, and spent hours on paraphernalia websites pondering.

Nobody falls in love with writing a constitution and/or bylaws.

Nobody daydreams about getting a federal employment ID number, which you need before opening a bank account. And oh yeah, deciding on a dues structure so you have money to put in the account.

And I'm sorry, incorporation isn't easy, either, at least not in the state in which my fraternity was founded.

And then deciding whether to be 501(c)(7) or 501(c)(10) and realizing that there are almost no books out there to read up on the differences and few lawyers with the know how to help. Even if you could afford them.

Or, you know, affording to obtain the tax exempt status in the first place.

And who serves on your national board of directors? Who joins your committees?

How will you pay for insurance? Some campuses will not let you expand there without it.

I decided to work with Gamma Xi Phi Professional Arts Fraternity because I believed in the uniqueness of its mission: to assemble established and emerging artists of color in the spirit of brotherhood. The purpose was strong enough to withstand the test of time, but malleable enough to know that I could work for it and with it for many years to come.

I am not trying to dissuade you. But the ONLY reason I work for GXP is because it is the perfect storm of Greekdom. The students at Ramapo and the professional artists in DC are a good match -- very few new fraternities will have that combination of youthful exuberance, wisdom, and nonprofit experience in two different locations within the first year.

My advice to 99 percent of any other potential founders of any Greek letter org would be different: find an existing organization and join it.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Nobody falls in love with writing a constitution and/or bylaws.

Nobody daydreams about getting a federal employment ID number, which you need before opening a bank account.

Except, perhaps, me.

[BluPhire]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I am the Executive Director (volunteer) of a professional fraternity for artists that was established in 2010.

Please.... research each and every Christian sorority which is in existence before you finalize plans to begin a new organization.

It is very easy to fall in love with a name, colors, letters, a call, a handsign, traditions, and the idea of sisterhood. These are the things we have all doodled about in notebooks, designed line jackets for fun, and spent hours on paraphernalia websites pondering.

Nobody falls in love with writing a constitution and/or bylaws.

Nobody daydreams about getting a federal employment ID number, which you need before opening a bank account. And oh yeah, deciding on a dues structure so you have money to put in the account.

And I'm sorry, incorporation isn't easy, either, at least not in the state in which my fraternity was founded.

And then deciding whether to be 501(c)(7) or 501(c)(10) and realizing that there are almost no books out there to read up on the differences and few lawyers with the know how to help. Even if you could afford them.

Or, you know, affording to obtain the tax exempt status in the first place.

And who serves on your national board of directors? Who joins your committees?

How will you pay for insurance? Some campuses will not let you expand there without it.

I decided to work with Gamma Xi Phi Professional Arts Fraternity because I believed in the uniqueness of its mission: to assemble established and emerging artists of color in the spirit of brotherhood. The purpose was strong enough to withstand the test of time, but malleable enough to know that I could work for it and with it for many years to come.

I am not trying to dissuade you. But the ONLY reason I work for GXP is because it is the perfect storm of Greekdom. The students at Ramapo and the professional artists in DC are a good match -- very few new fraternities will have that combination of youthful exuberance, wisdom, and nonprofit experience in two different locations within the first year.

My advice to 99 percent of any other potential founders of any Greek letter org would be different: find an existing organization and join it.

My nightmare all over again.