What steps do I need to take to start a non-collegiate sorority?

[Jaywash2010]

Hi my name is Jasmyne And Want to be in a High School sorority but dont know which one

[33girl]

Sororities are for college students not high schoolers. Join the Pep Club or the newspaper staff instead.

[OPhiAGinger]

33Girl, sisterhood takes many forms and can be an important source of support for women of any age, particularly those who are going through the turbulent high school years. Although high school sororities aren't nearly as common as those that maintain chapters at colleges and universities, there are parts of the country where sororities are part of the high school culture.

Jasmyne, do you currently have one or more sororities in your high school? It's not clear whether you're asking for advice on joining one that already exists at your school, or whether you're asking how to bring a high school sorority to your school.

[herexcellency]

Why are people trying to get this girl to either join their organization or discourage her from forming a new sorority? The constitution gives us a right to organize under a name and/or affliate with a group with certain beliefs. She doesn't need to meet a "need" in society to form an organization, the need she is meeting might be a personal one. Anyway....young lady, if you want to start your own sorority, go right ahead. The person with the advice about incorporating and recruiting is correct in her comment. I, too, am starting my own community organization. My only purpose is to recognize women and men of excellence and to encorage an atmosphere of attaining their highest heights. I applaud people who are bold enough to chart their own path. Good luck in your formation!

[33girl]

Because too many people start a new group to be "something different" only to find out a year or two down the road, after much work and discouragement, that there was ALREADY a group out there that would have met their needs. "A very special group of ladies" doesn't exactly scream new and different, nor does "women and men of excellence." It's like the corporatespeak that says nothing. Founderitis is a very dangerous disease, and should be cured ASAP.

OPhiAGinger - too many high school sororities are run without any sort of a governing board like NPC or NPHC to keep things fair among groups and keep them from turning into nothing more than cliques, and with little adult input to help regulate risk. I don't think these groups (unless affiliated with a national GLO or an adult organization) are a good idea.

[Amethyst One]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Sororities are for college students not high schoolers. Join the Pep Club or the newspaper staff instead.

So should you be forced to leave the GLO when you graduate from college?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Amethyst One

No offense but ADULT LIFE is cliqueish. Why is it that when adults talk to teens they pretend that they will leave their school years and suddenly the plain will be BFF with the gorgeous and the people with scads of money will invite the barley making it to christmas dinner? Our society is segregated in many ways and school life prepares us for that reality. If more people would fess up to that young people would get their hearts broken less. The chick spouting about this subject is I believe the same person who referred to a particular sorority as the "fat house" so what gives? I belonged to a high school sorority founded in '89 by me and 5 friends. It still exists at my HS today. There is nothing wrong with creating instead of just joining. Follow your heart and your own path. Let the sheep blink in jealousy.

Originally Posted by Amethyst One

So should you be forced to leave the GLO when you graduate from college?

That doesn't have anything to do with what 33girl was saying.