Just starting a local

[deltamuse]

I'm the President of the Muses organization at U of E. We have spent the past 4 years as a "women's philanthropic organization". We've been working very cooperatively with Panhellenic Council at our school (we have four national sororities, 6 national fraternities, and no locals). We petitioned three times in a row to bring another National sorority to campus, but were turned down each time. Now the University has decided to recognize us if we become a local sorority, so we're going for it. Naturally, the nationals are worried about their numbers, but most of them are at 70 and we only have 19 members. We've already held a campus wide philanthropy two years in a row (The Price is Right to benefit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children), and were honored as the organization of the year last year. So we have already established ourselves as a solid organization with high standards for our members. But now we have to somehow make the transition into being a local sorority. Constitutional changes need to be made, the writing of ritual and initiation ceremonies and many other decisions. We have already chose our letters, Delta Omega Zeta, and are keeping the same colors we had as the Muses. Are there any suggestions on how to maintain sisterhood and unity while making the huge changes? We already had a bit of an argument about whether we should change our colors or keep them the same. I don't want every decision to be made with an argument. Thanks!