create a social sorority

[cristinasmile]

Originally posted by The Grapist
This post has been graped on by The Grapist! Sorority copy-catting just isn't cool! The Sigma Kappas ought to bust a cap in your ass!

We, I are not "sorority copy-catting".

[ShaunaF01]

honestly whether or not you are trying to start a sorority or a women's group, you've come flat out and said that you want it to be a sorority down the road, so the i think the best thing you could do would be to just start a sorority.

as for basing yourself on sigma kappa, if that is the organization you would like to become whether it be today or tomorrow, contact sigma kappa, i'm sure they would be more than willing to help you out. if you want to eventually be them then i don't see why you just don't go full fledged and do what you got to do. my chapter started out as a local organization and modeled themselves after alpha phi, and as great as it was when they were chaptered, many of them decided not to go national with alpha phi when the time came because they had put so much work into their local organization. i wasn't apart of it, but i'm sure it is hard to be one thing and then be another, even though you are always part of the first. especially if you want to end up sigma kappa, it may be in your best interest and to save time for the future. instead of starting a local and going through that process and then going through the expansion process, it would probably be easier to just be an expansion project for sigma kappa. also i would check with your college about their policies on local organizations, i know my school is no longer accepting locals, only nationals and internationals.

hope i wasn't too confusing!

[volgirl2376]

Just a few thoughts:

If you want to establish a womens group, maybe consider not using Greek letters. If you dont want to be a greek sorority (I'm not clear on your intentions) I wouldnt choose Greek letters because they will only be associated with a social sorority or a honor society.

If you do want to affiliate down the road, remember it may take years. I think you said you are 23 yrs old, so you may not be around when that may happen, but forming a local could be something you could experience now if its something you really want. Its a lot of hard work and thought (when it comes to establishing your own ideals and meanings etc) but I think it could be a great experience.

[FuzzieAlum]

I believe Mount Ida has (or perhaps had) a chapter of the fraternity Tau Epsilon Phi. If they are still around, they could provide you with very useful advice for starting an organization on your campus.

[cristinasmile]

Originally posted by FuzzieAlum
I believe Mount Ida has (or perhaps had) a chapter of the fraternity Tau Epsilon Phi. If they are still around, they could provide you with very useful advice for starting an organization on your campus.

Yes, Mount Ida had a fraternity back in the day and no their not around. There are honor socities that I could talk to if we wanted to create a sorority on our campus, but we are not doing that.

[absolutuscchick]

Originally posted by cristinasmile
Yes, Mount Ida had a fraternity back in the day and no their not around. There are honor socities that I could talk to if we wanted to create a sorority on our campus, but we are not doing that.

Your nastiness to FuzzieAlum's attempt to help you out is quite inappropriate. If you are not interested in starting a sorority any longer, I would suggest that you leave Greekchat.com immediately, because all that I see you doing is being inflamatory and refusing the offers of help and advice that you supposedly came to GreekChat for.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally posted by cristinasmile
Yes, Mount Ida had a fraternity back in the day and no their not around. There are honor socities that I could talk to if we wanted to create a sorority on our campus, but we are not doing that.

Honor societies are really nothing like sororities - so they wouldn't be able to help you anyway.

[DGMarie]

I hope....You at first said you wanted to form a social sorority and then said you did not want to start a social sorority but instead a women's organization. So, can you explain how YOU define a women's organization and a sorority? What do you perceive the differences to be? A sorority is technically a women's organization, so I need more clarification on YOUR perceptions of the difference.

I mean absolutely no malice. I think this my help us understand what direction to point you in and what advice to give.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally posted by absolutuscchick
Your nastiness to FuzzieAlum's attempt to help you out is quite inappropriate. If you are not interested in starting a sorority any longer, I would suggest that you leave Greekchat.com immediately, because all that I see you doing is being inflamatory and refusing the offers of help and advice that you supposedly came to GreekChat for.

I didn't interept her response to that post as rude. Just a straight out response. :shrug: That's the problem w/ the internet. We interpret every post based on what we're feeling or think of the poster.

Cristina~

I know you had mentioned a friend of yours was doing this with you and that she had been in a sorority at her school. I think it's *very* important that you both, as well as any other initial members, choose the name together. Get together a small group of interested women and then start laying foundation of the organization. Your group's name, whether Greek letters or not, should be something meaningful to all of you.

fun example: You all meet and discuss your interests and what inspires you. You all decide that the Care Bears are the absolute best thing in the world and everyone should strive to be like the Care Bears. You want to have members that exemplify Care Bear Love. So you name your group Chi Beta Lambda. CBL The secret meaning is only revealed on initiation. OR You all may decide that you don't want a name with a secret meaning. You may just decide that you want a name that clearly states your group's intentions...so you name it the Mount Ida Ladies Liesure Society.

Either way definitely discuss with the women who will be your sisters. Their opinion will matter, not those of us on GC. If you haven't already, read wishinhopin's thread. At least the first 50pages or so. Definitely read the locals forum. Reasearch, reasearch, reasearch. What does the school require to be a student group. Will you be required to have a constitution. To paraphrase What About Bob? "Baby steps. Start with baby steps." Get your group recognized. Build up your membership. Create bonds of sisterhood. Then worry about all the parties you'll throw and fun you'll have.

The reason there aren't more sororities and fraternities out there is that it takes a ton of work. If you're frustrated now and worried about what some people on GC say, I worry that you won't have the stamina to get your group off the ground.

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To all of my GC Panhellenic sisters!

Love you all!!!

I know that Cristina has been confusing. If she's serious, she'll create a new organization at her school. If she's goofing around, she'll get bored and moved on. Let's all try to be as helpful as we can, and if we can't help, no need to respond.

[absolutuscchick]

Hey SoCalGirl,
The only problem here is that CristinaSmile's posts have been numerous (in atleast 5 or 6 threads) and almost the exact same suggestions have been made in each. I am not trying to be mean or anything, but it really bothers me that someone would repeatedly ask the exact same question and waste my time as well as the time of others. If she really wanted to start a sorority, she would have been appreciative of all that the girls in this forum are doing for her and helping her out with. Instead, she responds with remarks that are hurtful. While her response to FuzziAlum wasn't extremely rude, she did not even bother to say thank you. I really doubt that CristinaSmile is for real, and I am no longer willing to respond to her posts when I have responded already like 7 times on various threads. I hope I don't sound like a totally mean and bitchy person to you, I am just way frustrated!!!
GC Love,
Rachel

[SoCalGirl]

Originally posted by absolutuscchick
Hey SoCalGirl,
The only problem here is that CristinaSmile's posts have been numerous (in atleast 5 or 6 threads) and almost the exact same suggestions have been made in each. I am not trying to be mean or anything, but it really bothers me that someone would repeatedly ask the exact same question and waste my time as well as the time of others. If she really wanted to start a sorority, she would have been appreciative of all that the girls in this forum are doing for her and helping her out with. Instead, she responds with remarks that are hurtful. While her response to FuzziAlum wasn't extremely rude, she did not even bother to say thank you. I really doubt that CristinaSmile is for real, and I am no longer willing to respond to her posts when I have responded already like 7 times on various threads. I hope I don't sound like a totally mean and bitchy person to you, I am just way frustrated!!!
GC Love,
Rachel

I don't think you're being bitchy at all. I realized you're getting frustrated which is why I mentioned that w/ the internet we read our own feelings into each post. I think I've read every post Cristina has made, and yes, it took me a bit to figure out what's going on too. I've lost track of the number of threads devoted to this. My hunch, is that she's trying to cover her bases and get as many responses as possible.

[absolutuscchick]

SoCalGirl, I LOVED your care bears example btw, it CRACKED ME UP!!!!!


As for Cristina, I'm not sure if she's legit or not, but we all have given her advice, so if she wants it, she'll take it.

[bsp-mich24]

Originally posted by Cristinasmile
Oh my god... I really want to smack someone silly right now.

Look people-
I am starting a social women's group, not a sorority right now. Maybe some point down the road become affiliated, but not this very moment. Yes, there's a hope to affiliate with Sigma Kappa, but for now we are a women's club, not a sororority.

We may call our group Sigma Kappa Peristeri or Sigma Kappa Eirini…

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
I think she's being shady...you don't come on here and say "I want to start a local, Kappa Kappa Gamma Rho" unless you have an intention of affiliating with KKG - she wants to be called Sigma Kappa, but it sounds like there's no intention of affiliiating with SK. We look out for each other in the NPC.

****Just my .02 cents****
I agree w/ most of you that posted about "Cristinasmile". What will she say to a friend or sister that upsets her....We cannot offer her any more help since she is NOT interested in starting a local GLO.

[PiKA2001]

Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Honor societies are really nothing like sororities - so they wouldn't be able to help you anyway.

I beg to differ on that statement, but this is neither the time nor place.

[JohnsDGsweethrt]

Is this thread being moved b/w forums. It just seems like its everywhere I go. LOL