starting a sorority

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by lemons232

Okay, so apparently at my school a group of girls try every year to get a sorority going and they fail, even this year. This year should be different since we just got a new president but unfortunately the dean of students (who actually is really nice) vetos the idea before it even reaches the President.

I want to go for it and try to push this really far and we're trying to get the fraternity behind us too. It's just not looking good and it makes me angry that our school is the only one in the state that doesn't offer Greek Life (out of the public schools.) We keep getting the phrase "it's not our image." Apparently our image consists of an 85% retention rate and 60% of the campus going home on weekends...

So, I would recommend working within the system for ~3-6 months. Review the type of Sorority, you want to be on campus and assess how long it will take you to charter a chapter, unless you want your own "homemade" sorority--and that will extend your time for 1 year because you won't have a National HQ behind you.

Then you bring in your "big wigs" to meet with the admin 3X and request for a greek life office with advisors and how your chapter will contribute to the continuity of the campus atmosphere.

Then you will have to do a large sum donation to convince the president because it is probably your old-fart alumni and trustees that are fearful of greeks.

If they screw you over, then you go the papers. Because if you play the "trump" card now, the campus will NEVER EVER have greeks. Your other issue is what happens when Sororities have a re-allocation of efforts? Then what do you do? That is another thing the old-fart alumni and trustees may have a problem with.

[lemons232]

We're thinking of doing the whole local sorority thing. My one friend is adamant about visiting other schools in our area that have sororities which I'm totally behind. But the thing is that she wants to do that before we go ahead and do anything else, even starting a local. That's the one thing I don't agree with. I feel like we should start the foundation for our local and sort of get it running before we leave for summer break. That way we have something to come back to in the fall and work on over the summer.
I'm just wondering if anyone has any opinions about this and if being unaffiliated with the university in the beginning will have a negative impact. Also I'll be a junior next year and I plan on only spending the required four years in school so I figure let's do this ASAP!

[susan314]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Just to clarify - that does NOT mean calling yourselves Chi Omega Epsilon Pi, and having your colors be cardinal and straw, your mascot be an owl, your philanthropy be Make-A-Wish, etc... (just as an example)

It means to find out how National GLOs do business, and model yourselves after that.

Dare I even ask the background on that one?

(I visit here occasionally, but still infrequently enough that I miss a lot of information. )

[NutBrnHair]

Oh, I was just impressed by AlphaFrog's knowledge of Chi Omega colors, symbol & philanthropy!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by susan314

Dare I even ask the background on that one?

(I visit here occasionally, but still infrequently enough that I miss a lot of information. )

Sending you a PM