NALFO Orgs. Changing Focus

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

IIRC, NPC hasn't had any additions since the 1950s or 1960s. I don't think it's as "easy" to join NPC as it is to join NIC.

From the NPC Green Book:

Requirements for Membership
A women’s fraternity must have been established in its national character for
a minimum of 13 years; all of its collegiate chapters must be established in
senior colleges and universities authorized to confer bachelor degrees and
recognized by the appropriate regional association of colleges and
universities; and it must have at least 14 chapters, of which the latest
established is at least two years old.

I'm pretty sure there are quite a few sororities that meet those criteria and have never sought membership in NPC.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

From the NPC Green Book:

Requirements for Membership
A women’s fraternity must have been established in its national character for
a minimum of 13 years; all of its collegiate chapters must be established in
senior colleges and universities authorized to confer bachelor degrees and
recognized by the appropriate regional association of colleges and
universities; and it must have at least 14 chapters, of which the latest
established is at least two years old.

I'm pretty sure there are quite a few sororities that meet those criteria and have never sought membership in NPC.

OK. Most of the sororities in NALFO would probably meet those requirements. I think the recruitment model would be a turn-off for many of them, though.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

OK. Most of the sororities in NALFO would probably meet those requirements. I think the recruitment model would be a turn-off for many of them, though.

NPC member sororities are not required to participate in formal recruitment. For example, SDT is known for not doing so on some campuses, and just existing happily as a smaller and/or unhoused group. Being traditionally Jewish, they are able to attract new members in different ways. If a former NALFO group ended up in the NPC, I wouldn't be surprised to see them operate similarly.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

NPC member sororities are not required to participate in formal recruitment. For example, SDT is known for not doing so on some campuses, and just existing happily as a smaller and/or unhoused group. Being traditionally Jewish, they are able to attract new members in different ways. If a former NALFO group ended up in the NPC, I wouldn't be surprised to see them operate similarly.

I would imagine that some of the traditions (saluting, probating, neo shows, etc.) would not go over well in the NPC.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I would imagine that some of the traditions (saluting, probating, neo shows, etc.) would not go over well in the NPC.

I don't know of anything in the Green Book that specifically prohibits the things you mention.

Do any of the NALFO orgs have city-wide chapters? I know that's something that would conflict with NPC. So would high school affiliates.

In general, I don't know enough about the former NALFO orgs to know if it's a good idea or not. I do know, however, that many of the NPC orgs had to make sacrifices (such as closing chapters) to gain NPC membership. So, obviously it's something for the individual organizations to decide, but I'm surprised that not even one has gone that route.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I don't know of anything in the Green Book that specifically prohibits the things you mention.

Do any of the NALFO orgs have city-wide chapters? I know that's something that would conflict with NPC. So would high school affiliates.

In general, I don't know enough about the former NALFO orgs to know if it's a good idea or not. I do know, however, that many of the NPC orgs had to make sacrifices (such as closing chapters) to gain NPC membership. So, obviously it's something for the individual organizations to decide, but I'm surprised that not even one has gone that route.

@ the bold - Yes, there are.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm surprised that not even one has gone that route.

I would be surprised if any Latina sororities or "Historically Latina sororities" (still don't know what that means) ever tried to join NPC. For many, if not most members, we would have joined a NPC sorority in the first place if that is the experience we wanted. Some Latina sororities were founded specifically to offer something very, very different than traditional NPC sororities. I think within any Latina/Historically Latina sorority, it would be very challenging to gain the support needed to make such a serious move, even if the intention was to continue to support the Latina/o community as a NPC org.

[Little Dragon]

The sororities would also need to consider expansion. Here are NPC expansion rules:

Originally Posted by PenguinTrax

If your campus decides to open expansion, this is the NPC procedure to be followed:

The College Panhellenic must unanimously agree to open the campus for expansion and have the approval of University administration.

The NPC is notified by the university that the campus is considering expansion. If there is a fraternity in which the campus is most interested, their expansion notification should indicate this preference.

The NPC notifies it's members that this campus is open to expansion. The preferred group is given first option to accept or decline the opportunity to present to the campus. The other NPC members will also accept or decline the opportunity.

The university is informed as to which NPC groups wish to explore campus expansion. The College Panhellenic and university admin usually narrow this list down to 2-4 groups. These groups are invited to present themselves on campus and essentially state their case why their group would be the best one to pick.

The Panhellenic votes on one group and this group is informed of the decision. It is up to the sorority to begin recruitment and colonization activities according to the schedule outlined by the university.

Barbara

Here is the link to the thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...4104#post24104

Joining NPC would kill any independent expansion. Most universities have NPC councils and a NALFO sorority member of NPC would need to be invited by the university and be approved by the local NPC council, which could choose to invite another sorority instead.

* BOLD: Most NPC orgs are not sororities but women fraternities.
** Thanks for the update Knight_Shadow.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

NPC member sororities are not required to participate in formal recruitment. For example, SDT is known for not doing so on some campuses, and just existing happily as a smaller and/or unhoused group. Being traditionally Jewish, they are able to attract new members in different ways. If a former NALFO group ended up in the NPC, I wouldn't be surprised to see them operate similarly.

Interesting. This is different than what I would've expected, based on the previous threads on GC.

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