NPC sororities and other national sororities

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by PhiRhoSister

Should a NPC sorority accept for membership initiated members or a chapter of another national sorority?

Thus, if the purpose of such an Agreement is to make sure each NPC sorority respect the other NPC national sororities AND the NPC requires any national sorority to essentially abide by such an Agreement in order to become a NPC member, then for an NPC sorority to accept for membership a group of women who are initiated members of a non-NPC national sorority is the height of hypocrisy.

The flaw in your reasoning here is that the reason the NPC does not require a national sorority to not have a NPC member in its membership as a requirement for membership for any other reason than to avoid being in conflict with itself - if national non-NPC sorority Alpha Alpha decides to apply for NPC membership, any NPC members in Alpha Alpha would be in the position of belonging to two NPCs, which obviously is to be avoided. I think the point is rather moot, because I really doubt there will be any new NPC members (could be wrong, but as things stand now, I doubt it.) So what you are calling hypocrisy is really just consistency. NPC groups will not accept as members initiated members of other NPC groups.
The problem with the very general definition of a national sorority quoted above is what really makes "national" oversight. I think that given the increase in sorority foundings that definition might need to be tightened up and defined more specifically.

eta - do any of these national non-NPC sororities have agreements to not initiate NPC members?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

The flaw in your reasoning here is that the reason the NPC does not require a national sorority to not have a NPC member in its membership as a requirement for membership for any other reason than to avoid being in conflict with itself - if national non-NPC sorority Alpha Alpha decides to apply for NPC membership, any NPC members in Alpha Alpha would be in the position of belonging to two NPCs, which obviously is to be avoided.

I'm really really trying to parse your sentences and I'm really really failing.

[SWTXBelle]

It only makes sense in reference to the item quoted above it, and even then I am afraid that all of the "nots" and "non-NPC" do make it less than clear. Sorry about that.
To try and condense my point - the NPC groups make unanimous agreements which protect the interests of their members. (As do most groups - it's to be expected.) It is a bit of a stretch to ask the NPC to do anything other than police itself - and to do so with anything other than its best interests in mind.
I believe the definition of a national sorority currently being used by the NPC is too broad. With so many groups being formed left and right, and with any one with more than two groups being able to call itself national, the waters are muddied in a way they were not, say, 20 years ago.
And I wanted to know if any non-NPC sorority has any rules that prohibit offering membership to NPC or other sorority members.
HTH

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I believe the definition of a national sorority currently being used by the NPC is too broad. With so many groups being formed left and right, and with any one with more than two groups being able to call itself national, the waters are muddied in a way they were not, say, 20 years ago.
And I wanted to know if any non-NPC sorority has any rules that prohibit offering membership to NPC or other sorority members.
HTH

True that - and it should probably be talked out and agreed upon ASAP.

As for your second question - are you including NHPC?

[SWTXBelle]

Sorry - no, not including NPHC.

And let me remind my NPC sisters that the NPC is not some giant separate organization. We all have a voice through our representatives, and if there is an issue you feel is important you should address it through your org. and NPC rep.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Sorry - no, not including NPHC.

And let me remind my NPC sisters that the NPC is not some giant separate organization. We all have a voice through our representatives, and if there is an issue you feel is important you should address it through your org. and NPC rep.

Exactly! To say the the NPC should not do this or should not do that is ludicrous. They can and will ONLY enforce the unanimous agreements. To bash the NPC for recent events involving KBG is just a roundabout way of saying that KD and KKG shouldn't have absorbed those KBG chapters. It's up to the individual NPC organization to decide whether or not it is appropriate to absorb a "national" sorority chapter. If NPC were to decide that we cannot absorb these chapters, then they would have to have a "unanimous" agreement...somehow I doubt that Kappa Delta and Kappa Kappa Gamma would turn on their new sisters and agree to such a change. I'm sure that no NPC organization is gunning to take out any of these small national groups. Each of the recent cases was different, and we likely know little of what actually went on during the decision making process. May I also remind you that KD and KKG were not likely the ONLY NPC organizations to have presented to these chapters for expansion!