USL sounds like it's trying to start it's own national by taking in many many locals. Which could be a good idea, if that's what those locals want.
I really think it would be a great idea if there was a local sorority "conference" sort of like NPC. The only problems I could see arising are if a local wanted to eventually go national, there might be some bitter feelings about them "going over" to NPC (or any other national groups that operate outside of NPC). After all, there are 26 NPC sororities, and we all maintain our individuality. This way locals would have a "higher power" to turn to if they had problems or questions about operating procedures. I also think it would be a great resource for girls who wanted to START locals, but didn't know how.
Ah well, I can dream.