Question for NPHC members

[jubilance1922]

Originally Posted by L.O.C.K.

NPHC's can and do have Associates (I *think* they are called this)...LTA at UMCP is part of the NPHC even though there is a UGC.

Not sure if I am mistaking AKA_Monet though. Affiliate, Associate, etc...all those A words confuse me!!

I believe that NPHC constitution and by-laws state that there are to be no affiliates on local councils. Now I'm sure that it happens, and I don't know what the national NPHC could do in that type of situation.

<----personally doesn't believe that non-NPHC orgs should sit on an NPHC council.

[ladygreek]

What I find interesting about all of this is that it only applies to collegiate chapters. Alumnae chapters in an area are not required to form NPHC councils.

And while I understand that the ruling came from the NPHC Council of Presidents, it would still be up to the individual orgs to monitor it and who has time for that? We all have bigger fish to fry.

[AKA_Monet]

I agree with you L.O.C.K. There should be nothing wrong with interacting with whatever groups NPHC affiliates chooses to.

However, the issue is at most P.W.I.'s with all D9 organizations, interested young people have issues with joining the D9 as we have discussed ad nauseum on GC.

Let's put it like this: I know for a fact, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha and Mu Pi chapters at Howard U. and Spelman College, respectively, have 300-500 girls showing up at their Rushes with full application materials. I know at Spelman there is a 30 girl per semester cap. That means, young ladies with less than desirable GPA's or other requirements will not be invited toward membership into my Sorority. These colleges can take the cream of the crop.

This kind of activity rarely if happens on PWI's. So, the low numbers is a huge issue at least in my Sorority...

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

I agree with you L.O.C.K. There should be nothing wrong with interacting with whatever groups NPHC affiliates chooses to.

However, the issue is at most P.W.I.'s with all D9 organizations, interested young people have issues with joining the D9 as we have discussed ad nauseum on GC.

Let's put it like this: I know for a fact, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha and Mu Pi chapters at Howard U. and Spelman College, respectively, have 300-500 girls showing up at their Rushes with full application materials. I know at Spelman there is a 30 girl per semester cap. That means, young ladies with less than desirable GPA's or other requirements will not be invited toward membership into my Sorority. These colleges can take the cream of the crop.

This kind of activity rarely if happens on PWI's. So, the low numbers is a huge issue at least in my Sorority...

Spelman's cap is 30??? whoa nellie!!!! That explains a lot. Does HU have a cap now? At one point I know it was 50, then it was lifted, then it was reinstated, and now I don't know the status.

[L.O.C.K.]

What I heard was that there is a cap but for some reason the recharter line of 137 didn't have to follow it. Not sure tho...just heard it through the grapevine.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by L.O.C.K.

What I heard was that there is a cap but for some reason the recharter line of 137 didn't have to follow it. Not sure tho...just heard it through the grapevine.

Reactivation lines are generally allowed to lift the cap since there are so many prospects that have been waiting.

[DSTCHAOS]

Line caps are a splendaforous idea.

[BlueNYC2]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

Spelman's cap is 30??? whoa nellie!!!! That explains a lot. Does HU have a cap now? At one point I know it was 50, then it was lifted, then it was reinstated, and now I don't know the status.

i dont think so...cuz the AKAs Alpha chapter SP07 line had 92 that crossed...

[L.O.C.K.]

Ooo yea that's right. That's where I heard about it and the cap issue. Interesting...

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by L.O.C.K.

Ooo yea that's right. That's where I heard about it and the cap issue. Interesting...

And for further clarification, the caps are imposed by the schools, not the org, and definitely not the chapter.