Switching from a Local Sorority to a National One

[33girl]

If the local sorority is not in the school's Panhel, rushes completely separately and basically is "apart" from the 3 national groups, you might have a chance.

But if the local is a full member of the school's Panhel, rushes at the same time and competes for the same rushees - do not do it. You would be basically invalidating the local as an entity that's on the same level with the other 3 groups. That would completely ruin any "good terms" you left on, and there are most likely people in the Greek system who just wouldn't cotton to the local being dissed in that way.

My pledge sister had a big who was active the semester she and I were pledging, student taught the next semester, and then graduated. She didn't use it as an excuse to not be active in the sorority. I know it sucks, but seriously, this is not even a factor - and at your state, you're kind of past needing a big to guide you through Greek life. Did you take a little? If so, you did the same thing to her that your big did to you - even worse, since your big went alum and was still a sister. Point being that "my big went MIA" is NOT a feasible reason to want to pledge another group.