new sorority

[lovexxlinds]

Im trying to start a new sorority on my campus and my school is being very stubborn about it even though they are just starting up a new frat. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do? Is there any way to start a sorority without going through the school? someone PLEASE help me ):

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by lovexxlinds

Im trying to start a new sorority on my campus and my school is being very stubborn about it even though they are just starting up a new frat. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do? Is there any way to start a sorority without going through the school? someone PLEASE help me ):

What kind of sorority are you trying to start?

[PiAlphaGammaFM]

some people get upset about the term 'frat' as it can conjure up negative stereotypes. fraternity seems to go over better with administration and other individuals less accepting of greek life in my experience, might be something to keep in mind.

just remember to be patient and respectful of your school's admin, they probably have a reason why they are hesitating (whether that reason is a good one or not I have no idea, but to them it is important). They may not want to expand greek life too quickly and want to devote their resources to managing the development of the fraternity rather that split their resources between two new organizations.

starting an underground group is possible, but i would say inadvisable. it could put you in some sticky situations if there are any alleged hazing incidents or liability issues in the future. being recognized by the school gives you a little more protection.

i'm sure there are people here that would really love to help you, but two things really need to hapen before we can do that. number one, there are many many threads around this site regarding starting a new sorority. one rather detailed one is Rush at UCSC, but there is also one called 'before you found a new sorority' with links to many of the threads i think you would find helpful. do a little more digging around and make sure you are really educated before asking any more questions, i know those threads helped me a lot. the second thing is to give use more information about your campus and existing greek life, as well as what kind of organization you are trying to create and what supports are available.

I hope this helps and I hope that you get to enjoy greek life on your campus soon!

[ElieM]

There are non-collegiate sororities out there of which you could start a chapter, however, having the support of your administration would be helpful if you want to use college facilities or do rush, greek week, etc. along with the other GLOs at your school

[amIblue?]

Starting a new fraternity =|= starting a new sorority. Fraternities are not held to such concepts as quota and total. Many fraternities thrive with smaller numbers. Smaller numbers for an NPC sorority is almost always a guarantee of failure.

I'm too tired to outline how sorority expansion works, but there are a ton of threads in existence here about it. Look them up.

Also, I would encourage you to ask yourself why it is you feel the need to start a new sorority. What is lacking (in your mind) in the existing organizations on your campus?

ETA: No NPC organizations will come to your campus without the approval of your university.

[DubaiSis]

Do you mean colonize an NPC chapter at your school or starting a local? Those are two VERY different animals. If your campus already has a/some NPC sororities on campus and you just want to add an additional, you're SOL if the campus isn't open to it. And in general, if there is need for an additional chapter, they will be supportive (there are cases where this is not true but I think it's fair as a generalization). If you want to start a new sorority because you went through rush and those hags didn't pick you, again, you're SOL. Starting your own is almost guaranteed to fail, although you can probably do that without any campus approval. You just also will not get any support from them.

If you mean an NPHC, multi-cultural, service, major-specific or non-collegiate, those are all handled very differently and there are women who could probably help explain the process but you have to share a lot more information. And by the way, there is probably already a thread or several that explains how it works.

[LXA SE285]

There are non-collegiate sororities out there of which you could start a chapter, however, having the support of your administration would be helpful if you want to use college facilities or do rush, greek week, etc. along with the other GLOs at your school

Haven't there been a few fairly recent instances of collegiate chapters of community-based sororities being forced to go NPC by the school administration?

[DubaiSis]

BSF at UMKC colonized as an NPC sorority (sorry, don't recall which - you can find it here somewhere), but I never heard how it went.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

Haven't there been a few fairly recent instances of collegiate chapters of community-based sororities being forced to go NPC by the school administration?

I don't think they are being forced.