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[misscherrypie]

Beta Sigma Phi is a sorority, but falls into what is called a community sorority or non-academic sorority: being that having attended college is not a requirement.

There are Beta Sigma Phi chapters on college campuses, but such chapters are few in number.

I hope this answers your question.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by misscherrypie

Beta Sigma Phi is a sorority, but falls into what is called a community sorority or non-academic sorority: being that having attended college is not a requirement.

There are Beta Sigma Phi chapters on college campuses, but such chapters are few in number.

I hope this answers your question.

Yes, but I think what Vito was trying to point out is that, in all likelihood, Option C would not be an option. For the fraternity/sorority exemption the school would probably need to recognize the group as Option B or not at all. That being said, I am familiar with other types of campus organizations that are single gender in practice but are required to accept members of any gender to be recognized student organizations. On many campuses this must be part of a non-discrimination clause in their by-laws, even if its unlikely that membership would be sought by people of another gender. At the universities I'm familiar with C would not be viable unless membership was open to any gender. (Which I imagine violates BSP's policies...)

Sorry for the novel

[Gamma Xi Phi]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Yes, but I think what Vito was trying to point out is that, in all likelihood, Option C would not be an option. For the fraternity/sorority exemption the school would probably need to recognize the group as Option B or not at all. That being said, I am familiar with other types of campus organizations that are single gender in practice but are required to accept members of any gender to be recognized student organizations. On many campuses this must be part of a non-discrimination clause in their by-laws, even if its unlikely that membership would be sought by people of another gender. At the universities I'm familiar with C would not be viable unless membership was open to any gender. (Which I imagine violates BSP's policies...)

Sorry for the novel

This is exactly what I was getting at. There would be very few campuses (and none that I can think of) which would officially allow Option C.

[33girl]

I wouldn't know why a BSP collegiate chapter would even WANT to pursue option C. It seems that it would interfere greatly with their legitimacy (i.e. they would be called a "fake sorority") if they weren't part of Panhellenic or an all-Greek council.

[LXA SE285]

Option A doesn't seem like the best either, because to some people unrecognized = underground.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

Option A doesn't seem like the best either, because to some people unrecognized = underground.

If the chapter wants to have nonstudents as members, it is the only option. It would most likely be looked upon as a community organization like the Jaycees including college students, rather than a collegiate sorority.