Social Affiliates?

[agzg]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

She may have had "a very active social like that now doesn't exist", but there are other ways to have an active social life in college without being part of the Greek system. At least that's what we tell people that don't get bids, right?????

Let's be honest, we only tell them that to make them feel better.

Everyone knows there is no social outside of Greek Life.

/sarcasm.

[AnotherKD]

Originally Posted by agzg

Let's be honest, we only tell them that to make them feel better.

Everyone knows there is no social outside of Greek Life.

/sarcasm.

I needed a laugh today, especially right now. I'm dragging over here... Monday afternoons are the worst.

[KD4Me]

Haley - I would encourage you to at least look into whether there is an alumnae chapter near your new school, and if so, to meet the ladies there. I am a member of a large AC in a metropolitan area, and we had a KD join us two years ago who transferred from an out-of-state school to a local university with no collegiate chapter. She was only 20 at the time, but she has been a very active member of our group, and is currently serving on our Executive Board. Our membership covers a wide age range, but we do have some girls who are very recent college graduates, so her stage of life isn't too terribly different than theirs. Of course, it's not the same experience as being a collegiate member, but if that option is not open to you at your new school, it can be a great alternative, if the local AC is a good fit for you.

At the very least, it couldn't hurt to know alumnae from your sorority in your new town.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

It seems to have disappeared along with the "orphaned Greek" groups. Often, larger campuses would have an organization (or two -- one male and one female) for transfers who were Greek but whose chapters weren't on campus. For purposes of things like Greek week and social events, the orphan Greek group was treated like another chapter.

Sounds like a cool idea in theory.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Wise people contact their regional and/or national entity to ask such questions instead of asking Greekchat. Research whether or not a such thing happens for YOUR organization. Even if it is lesser known or less common, that doesn't mean it is formally forbidden. If it is formally and/or informally forbidden, find that out and try to understand why.

NPHC orgs often have members from other campuses attend collegiate chapter events if it is not against chapter or national policies (national trumps chapter) and there are no risk management issues associated with it. For campuses where the NPHC org does not exist, it is not uncommon for members to find a nearby collegiate AND graduate chapter to continue some level of activity and keep their "presence in the pipeline." The particulars depend on the organization's policies and procedures.

People REALLY need to use their national headquarters. What else are you paying dues to them for?

[APhiAnna]

It appears I'm in the minority, but I'm with 33Girl. A whole world of specific social activities just disappeared for her. Sure, you can have a social life without a sorority, but if you are used to mixers/exchanges/swaps/raids (whatever your school calls them) with fraternities, formals and date parties, Greek Week and sisterhood retreats, you are not initially going to be happy with the options.

In many ways, the social experience of a NPC sorority is the hardest to replicate. For example, I extensively supported a philanthropy in high school that is not Alpha Phi's philanthropy (it is a philanthropy of another NPC that was not at my campus though). I wanted to continue with the organization, so I did that side-by-side with Alpha Phi's philanthropy events. She could easily find philanthropic activities to help out with Girl Scouts or Prevent Child Abuse America if she wanted.

But Greek social events are typically hard to replicate. If I hadn't gone Greek at my school, I would have still had an amazing social life...it would just be very different than the one I ended up having. So I can totally see why she is upset.