Locals absorbed/colonized by NPC Sororities

[LucyKKG]

I know I've mentioned this several times, but my chapter began as a local organization. There was only one other NPC on campus at the time, so the idea of adding another one was a totally foreign concept. We always had the intent to join an NPC. I appreciate Alpha Sigma Delta for what it lead us to, but I have no allegiance to the name, symbols, etc. We made them up and very few things had meaning. We also didn't really have any rituals or secrets. I know there was some confusion about our image as ASD--> KKG but we hadn't been around for that long anyway (less than 5 months).

Having supportive alumnae was an AMAZING change. We had support for recruitment, initiation, etc. and we felt so lucky to have it. It was kind of strange being "given" all of these new symbols, colors, etc. We were excited for the change though.

At the time, we didn't have any alumnae (of Alpha Sigma Delta). Some members went through Kappa's pledging ceremony but dropped out of the org altogether before our installation. (I'm guessing 4 out of 21). One ended up going through our first Panhellenic recruitment the next fall and joined again.

The colonization process was almost the same length as the new member period with a lot of the same programs.

We were not hoping for a particular sorority to pick us up, and I think most of us didn't know ANYTHING about national sororities. Two or three of our members knew some things and had mental lists of some of the well-known sororities they hoped we would join. I honestly probably could not have named any NPC until we started getting packets from them!