Why Local?

[tunatartare]

yea well I have enough friends, don't need to pay for any more

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

yea well I have enough friends, don't need to pay for any more

But if you weren't in a local with only, what, 4 chapters, you would have the advantages of being involved post graduation. Or that extra benefit of "Hi I'm an XYZ" "Really, me too, you're hired!"

Ok not quite like that, but the networking's a big plus!

[tunatartare]

eh I only really joined so I could have greek letters in my profile and I figured that KLY looked cooler than FNM

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

eh I only really joined so I could have greek letters in my profile and I figured that KLY looked cooler than FNM

It's wrong that I'm laughing at this, but I am.

[tunatartare]

figured you'd appreciate that

[KSUViolet06]

It really just depends on the type of experience you're looking for. I personally was looking for a national experience for a number of reasons, but there are some girls who really don't consider that aspect of Greek Life when looking at sororities.

If the local is smaller than the other sororities, many girls who are turned off by the larger groups might want to join.

I know that the local at my schools's dues are much less expensive than even the the lowest of the NPC's dues. That makes local an option for girls who want to be Greek but for whatever reason can't afford NPC dues.

If alumnae life and involvement isn't something that is important to your Greek Life experience, then locals are an option. Let's face it, if your local is in CA and you move to NY, you're not going to have many opportunities to stay involved.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by JocelynC

It really just depends on the type of experience you're looking for.

If the local is smaller than the other sororities, many girls who are turned off by the larger groups might want to join.

I know that the local at my schools's dues are much less expensive than even the the lowest of the NPC's dues. That makes local an option for girls who want to be Greek but for whatever reason can't afford NPC dues.

If alumnae life and involvement isn't something that is important to your Greek Life experience, then locals are an option. Let's face it, if your local is in CA and you move to NY, you're not going to have many opportunities to stay involved.

I still just feel like you're missing out. Like it isn't real.

Then again, if all locals are like KLPDaisy's...

[tunatartare]

what is real?

[JenMarie]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I still just feel like you're missing out. Like it isn't real.

Then again, if all locals are like KLPDaisy's...

But if you weren't looking for that option in the first place, what would you be missing out on?

And trust me, non local organizations are not immune to hazing allegations. Just look at the Risk Management forum.

[AlphaFrog]

I feel that all this thread is missing is a SHIM reference and ShamikaT.

[Xidelt]

[QUOTE=Drolefille]I still just feel like you're missing out. Like it isn't real.

Then again, if all locals are like KLPDaisy's...[/QUOTE

Could this thread also be posted in the Local forum?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

eh I only really joined so I could have greek letters in my profile and I figured that KLY looked cooler than FNM

You should have made some up rather than go local

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

You should have made some up rather than go local

I tried to start a sorority called SKEP but no one else was interested.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

I tried to start a sorority called SKEP but no one else was interested.

At least you were close to wanting to be a part of something awesome... even if you went about it the wrong way...