Starting a new community sorority.

bossladybeau · #1 04-07-2012, 07:25 PM

I mean is it wrong to do this? I don't get what's the big deal

. I just want to do good and help people to do something that they may never had the chance to do. But thanks to all that gave me good advice...

Kevin · #2 04-08-2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bossladybeau

I mean is it wrong to do this? I don't get what's the big deal

. I just want to do good and help people to do something that they may never had the chance to do. But thanks to all that gave me good advice...

Why do you need Greek letters and to make up a bunch of principles and colors and whatnot to accomplish your goal? Why do you need something new? Why can't you accomplish this via the Junior League, Eastern Star, BSPhi, etc.?

You ought to address those issues before you take the first step.

bossladybeau · #3 04-08-2012, 10:27 AM

Its to give it a feel of being in a sorority. That's all. If you never got the chance too...hard to explain....And I'm typing from my iPhone. Lol. But the othe others ones don't seem to have my vision that I have.

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Why do you need Greek letters and to make up a bunch of principles and colors and whatnot to accomplish your goal? Why do you need something new? Why can't you accomplish this via the Junior League, Eastern Star, BSPhi, etc.?

You ought to address those issues before you take the first step.

Kevin · #4 04-08-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bossladybeau

Its to give it a feel of being in a sorority. That's all. If you never got the chance too...hard to explain....And I'm typing from my iPhone. Lol. But the othe others ones don't seem to have my vision that I have.

How does one create the feeling of being in a sorority (I'm assuming you mean a collegiate sorority) without being in college? I suppose I get the why, but the how seems to be pretty elusive.

ThetaPrincess24 · #5 04-08-2012, 11:23 AM

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How does one create the feeling of being in a sorority (I'm assuming you mean a collegiate sorority) without being in college? I suppose I get the why, but the how seems to be pretty elusive.

Yes. If you are trying to be like a college sorority, that wont happen if your members are not in college. You wont be doing mixers with other groups. You wont be hanging around at the popular spot on campus meeting members of other groups (and maybe your own) between classes. You wont have Greek/Campus wide participation in events like Greek Week, Greek Sing, etc. You wont have (at least not for QUITE A WHILE) the networking connections/camaraderie of sisters/chapters across the nation that these groups have.

As a member of both a collegiate/NPC and a community based sorority, the experiences are very different as both offer different things and have different traditions. While a community sorority may be a great way for women to meet, network, hang out, and be a part of a group maybe they didn't have in college for whatever reason, a community based sorority/group should never be viewed as "the next best thing" to a traditional college sorority. That line of thinking/expectation will only lead to disappointment for yourself and any future recruits you may have.

MysticCat · #6 04-08-2012, 05:07 PM

boossladybeau, you seem to be construing constructive criticism -- suggestions from people with experience that could help you accomplish something -- as negativity. People who ask for advice should consider all advice they are given.

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Where I'm from I don't have any community sororities around.

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Hey everyone...Greeks and non-Greeks.
I am currently creating a local community sorority in Fayetteville NC.

According to the Beta Sigma Phi website, they have 7 chapters in Fayetteville. Then there's Epsilon Sigma Alpha and P.E.O. Sisiterhood, which may also have chapters there.

Kevin · #7 04-08-2012, 05:26 PM

What most of us are getting at I think is why reinvent the wheel? The best justification for founding a new organization is because she wants something fresh/new. Is that going to be her marketing concept?

What is going to set this group apart as a group from, for example, a few friends meeting regularly for coffee and donuts?

She has to craft an identity, create an organizational structure, develop a mission, select activities, figure out how to attract membership, figure out why potential members would select her group over the local Junior League, etc., with very little guidance.

It's not that any of us are saying that it couldn't be done. We're just wondering whether she's thought this through, because to get from a few ladies meeting for coffee and donuts to a Greek-lettered organization formed for the purpose of supposedly giving a sorority experience to 30 and 40+ year-olds who missed out in undergrad seems unlikely.

If there are already 7 BSPhi chapters in Fayetville, why not join one or start #8?

If she cannot answer that question for herself, how does she expect to attract members?

ThetaPrincess24 · #8 04-08-2012, 07:51 PM

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If there are already 7 BSPhi chapters in Fayetville, why not join one or start #8?

I haven't looked, but if she stated above that there are no groups in her area, and you (a non-BSP member) was able to research and find out there were 7 chapters in existence close by, then she has not done her homework for groups in her area that she claims to be seeking.

A search of my own reveals that Junior League is also present in Fayetteville.

VASONGBIRD4EVER · #9 08-19-2012, 02:21 AM

Good Morning (it's 2:11am on the East Coast) and I'm new here. However, @Bossladybeau, I do not knock what you are trying to do but, as a non-collegiate sorority, they do take the heat and are joked upon and made fun of by collegiate sororities. Why? I have not the slightest idea because I thought at the end of the day Collegiate or Non, everyone stands together and it's ALL about the "Sisterhood". But, it seems like I'm sadly mistaken.Those of Non-Collegiate status are kind of (if I could use a term) "Cast Out". Do I think it's right? Absolutely not because at some point through EVERY Sorority there is a cause within the communities that cross the path of another Sorority therefore, the goal of it serving the community is all the same. I say start your own, be the leader and if it's a dream of yours, please live it out. Life is too short! Make sure the women you have that stand with you are ready to receive both the positive and the negative feedback you all will receive. I applaud you for this and be not intimidated! Step out on Faith and Make It Happen! You may not know....one day we may cross paths too!

CutiePie2000 · #10 08-19-2012, 06:49 PM

This was an oldie but a goodie about non-collegiate sororities:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ghlight=adults

MysticCat · #11 08-20-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by VASONGBIRD4EVER

However, @Bossladybeau, I do not knock what you are trying to do but, as a non-collegiate sorority, they do take the heat and are joked upon and made fun of by collegiate sororities.

Please point to one place in this thread where anyone has knocked non-collegiate sororities. Seems to me that this thread is full of plugs for already-existing non-collegiate sororities. What is being knocked is the idea of starting a new group without looking into what's already out there.