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Originally Posted by Graphola
Fraternities and sororities are one and the same- it's just that the word "sorority" applies specifically to a women's fraternal order. If fraternities don't require a college affiliation, then neither do sororities. I don't understand why there would be a difference.
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Graphola, this is incorrect. Each organization writes it's own constitution and can decide how they want to structure themselves. NPC sororities and NIC fraternities are wildly different in their constitutional structure. NPC sororities have come together and agreed upon certain rules that each of those NPC sororities must follow (therefore, they must be chartered at a college/university), but some NIC fraternities allow members from nearby community colleges to join a chapter at a 4 year institution. NPHC chapters can have citywide chapters, where they form one chapter that takes undergraduate members from several colleges in the area.
MysticCat gives good advice...it all depends on what her purpose and vision is for her group. If she wants members of all ages to join whether or not they attend college, she can make that choice. However, that may limit her ability to be a recognized student organization and affect the resources she can use on campus. I suggest finding out the requirements needed to create a student organization (every campus fraternity/sorority has to meet those student organization requirements anyway) and decide what direction she wants to go from there.
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