Local or NPC?

PiKA2001 · #1 06-14-2006, 01:06 AM

You might have a hard time starting a social sorority on your campus with no director of student activities director on board to guide you through the process. Also, don't even bother trying to present your idea to the greek honor societies because they aren't really fraternities or sororities to begin with ( in the sense of what YOU are looking for ). Have you thought about maybe trying to start an underground group?

mermaidkween · #2 06-14-2006, 01:48 AM

Well, I won't know who the new one is until the next school year, I think. And I don't even want to be associated with those honor societies, really. I know that they're not sororities (for the record, we're a women's college).

But maybe underground could be okay. Of course, it would be harder to get support that way, but it could be a last resort.

33girl · #3 06-14-2006, 09:23 AM

Alpha Sigma Chi is a long established local sorority at SUNY-Oswego - plus they own the domain name. http://www.alphasigmachi.org/

It's also the name of a fraternity: http://www.alphasigmachi.com/

Staying away from anything starting with "Alpha" is probably advisable as there are a large number of national and local groups that use it.

ekDZ1535 · #4 06-14-2006, 01:44 PM

Becoming an underground is only going to cause problems - you need the support of your school administration - consider trying to find other women on campus who already are working with such administrators - women in student government, involved with committees, resident assistants, orientation leaders, etc. You need to have others who have the same vision as you and will support you - an administrator may say no to one person who comes to the door but it becomes much more difficult with a band of women who all want the same thing.

As far as how to present it, first, hold out and way for the new student activities coordinator OR go to their boss - I'm not sure how your school administration is set up, but perhaps your Dean of Students would be the next best person to go to (at the very least, she'll know who you should talk to).

Next, get in touch with NPC and find out who your area alumnae person is and get in contact with her! She'll likely have a slew of presentations on the benefits of fraternity and sorority life - if you don't hear anything soon, PM me and I can email you other information. You need to recruit administrators like you would new women to join the chapter - you have to help them see why they should invest in this.

Don't focus on the name and things right now, esp. if you're considering becoming an NPC sorority - yes, that's part of the fun, but really you're better off spending time looking at other national sorority websites and seeing how they sell the sorority experience and what you can use to help your school to want to invest in it.

mermaidkween · #5 06-14-2006, 05:06 PM

About the ASC thing - bugger. I guess all of my Googling was for naught.

And about NPCs not favoring women's colleges--I think the real problem is that over the years, a lot of women's colleges have chosen to go co-ed for monetary reasons. So they're kind of on the brink of extinction, which is sad.

I think I can get a group together who would be for this idea. And if we work together and cross our fingers, maybe we can be the fourth college on that list!

aopirose · #6 06-19-2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mermaidkween

And about NPCs not favoring women's colleges--I think the real problem is that over the years, a lot of women's colleges have chosen to go co-ed for monetary reasons.

It's not that NPC doesn't favor women's colleges. It's that the adminstration of most women's colleges, and a few co-ed schools, are not in favor women's fraternities/sororities. The thought is that such organizations are not inclusive and divides loyalties and thus not in keeping with the missions of the schools.

LaneSig · #7 06-19-2006, 11:49 PM

Texas Women's University (although it does accept men) also is a "women's" college that has Panhellenic. They have chapters of Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Sigma Sigma Sigma. Check out their website for some insight into GLOs at a primarily female college.

PenguinTrax · #8 06-21-2006, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by aopirose

It's not that NPC doesn't favor women's colleges. It's that the adminstration of most women's colleges, and a few co-ed schools, are not in favor women's fraternities/sororities. The thought is that such organizations are not inclusive and divides loyalties and thus not in keeping with the missions of the schools.

Yes, many of the early chapters of the NPC and AES groups were at women's colleges, and greek organizations were banned at most of these campuses.

PenguinTrax · #9 06-21-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Alpha Sigma Chi is a long established local sorority at SUNY-Oswego - plus they own the domain name. http://www.alphasigmachi.org/

yeah - love the pic on the front page with the girl holding a huge WINE bottle...

AlphaFrog · #10 06-22-2006, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Alpha Sigma Chi is a long established local sorority at SUNY-Oswego - plus they own the domain name. http://www.alphasigmachi.org/

I just now found this thread.... Wow Sheila, from those pics, I can tell we have some Klassy ladies there. I especially love their creed. How did they ever come up with something so unique??

33girl · #11 06-22-2006, 10:05 AM

not to mention their crest...I don't know why we've never tried to bring them back in, but whatever.

tunatartare · #12 06-22-2006, 10:14 AM

What is with the matching red jackets in their composites?

LouisaMay · #13 06-22-2006, 03:32 PM

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What is with the matching red jackets in their composites?

Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi at my alma mater often wore their matching blazers. Most girls found them to be quite distinctive, and there was a lot of talk during rush about wanting to be able to wear the blazer! I've only been out of school for five years. Things probably haven't changed much.

Peaches-n-Cream · #14 06-22-2006, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I just now found this thread.... Wow Sheila, from those pics, I can tell we have some Klassy ladies there. I especially love their creed. How did they ever come up with something so unique??

SUNY forced the National GLOs off all the campuses from the mid 1950s until the late 1970s or early 1980s. Some of these GLOs became locals and kept many of the traditions of the national such as having a similar name, similar crest, and similar mascot. I would not be surprised if they even had a similar ritual.