your GLO and 2-yr/junior/community colleges

[LPIDelta]

All NPC women's fraternity and sorority chapters are at 4-year colleges and universities only.

[Quala67]

Thank you for your reply. So I am to understand that there are no 'affiliate' groups for any NPC organization at the aforementioned type of college, correct?

I am just trying to formulate a basis for my Fraternity to either pursue this, or to move in a different direction, and I am looking to see what is the 'norm' in the realm of other GLO's.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Quala67

Thank you for your reply. So I am to understand that there are no 'affiliate' groups for any NPC organization at the aforementioned type of college, correct?

I am just trying to formulate a basis for my Fraternity to either pursue this, or to move in a different direction, and I am looking to see what is the 'norm' in the realm of other GLO's.

No, the NPC doesn't have affiliate groups. 4 year universities only.

[Tom Earp]

It had been discussed by LXA at Gen. Assembly and voted down to approach 2 year schools.

While the idea of feeder schools, it is still up to the local chapter to vote to accept transfers. It was decided that this was not a feasible way to do this and resoundingly voted down.

With APO if that is what you are discussing, then it may be a different idea.

There is a difference between Service and Social Greek Organizations of course.

[Quala67]

Most definitely, there is a difference. WE know the difference, others not so familiar with the distinctions do not. I'm not afraid of doing something different - I am just researching if there is any sort of precedent of *any* GLO doing something like this: 'social,' service, professional, etc etc.

[Still BLUTANG]

Originally Posted by Quala67

Most definitely, there is a difference. WE know the difference, others not so familiar with the distinctions do not. I'm not afraid of doing something different - I am just researching if there is any sort of precedent of *any* GLO doing something like this: 'social,' service, professional, etc etc.

While the majority of our chapters are at 4-year colleges/universities, Tau Beta Sigma & Kappa Kappa Psi have a few chapters at 2-year schools.

[Quala67]

wow - I didn't know that KKY and TBS had chapters at 2-year schools! Thanks for your input!!

[ForeverRoses]

I know that both Pi Lambda Phi and Sigma Pi have chapter(s) at 2-year colleges. They both have chapters at Vincennes University which is 2-year.

I have a friend who was a Sigma Pi at VU and then transferred to a 4-year school. He had to go through the normal process to affiliate with the Sigma Pi chapter at his new school, but he was able to do it.

[OrigamiTulip]

Even though it is predominantly a 2 year school, VU does offer some 4 year degrees.

http://www.vinu.edu/cms/opencms/futu...reate_degrees/

[Coramoor]

I recall a thread that mentioned that Sig Ep had a chapter at a two year college. I may be wrong though.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I know that both Pi Lambda Phi and Sigma Pi have chapter(s) at 2-year colleges. They both have chapters at Vincennes University which is 2-year.

I have a friend who was a Sigma Pi at VU and then transferred to a 4-year school. He had to go through the normal process to affiliate with the Sigma Pi chapter at his new school, but he was able to do it.

For what it is worth, Sigma Pi was founded at Vincennes University. I seem to recall (from friends who are Sigma Pis) that their Alpha chapter was closed for many years. Not sure why, but perhaps - and pure speculation on my part - it might have been a requirement by the NIC that to be a member of the NIC, all chapters had to be on a four year campus. In any case, many years later, the Sigma Pi IHQ made an acceptation to their "four year colleges rule" (and perhaps the NIC, if it was necessary to do so) so that their Alpha chapter could be re-chartered at Vincennes. I'm thinking this was in the 1960s or early 70s.

I didn't know that Pi Lambda Phi had a chapter at Vincennes. According to their website, their Vincennes chapter was founded in 1996. Again, this is just speculation on my part, but perhaps this may be after VU began to offer four year degrees.

[FSUZeta]

another thing to consider, would be that the member transferring in from a two year college may not be invited to affiliate with the chapter at the 4 years institution. the two chapters could have widely different personalities, and the transferee would not fit in. there is no guarantee that a member will be allowed to affiliate, plus the volumn of members transferring from two year colleges to four year colleges could be so vast that it would be impossible to accomodate them all.