i think this really depends on which organization a local affiliates with. While we don't have many traditions to pass down b/c the locals that preceded us was short lived we have taught the history of our locals from before our original charter and re-charter without any problem.
I think it really depends on how far you want to take it. If you basically want to use your locals symbol mainly and national symbols secondary that may cause issues but I am sure there are many other ways some nationals will let your incorporate things. Teach the history of your local and incorporate as part of the reason you went to your national. Have a set of chapter letters everyone gets in the local's colors. Use the local mascot as unofficial mascot to use alongside the nationals mascot or at chapter events. I can see no reason local traditions for philanthropy events, big/little revealing, cob events, sisterhood activities would have to be abandoned since most nationals do not have uniform traditions for these things.
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Originally posted by ecugamma
Just a warning if you think that you can become part of a national colony and still treat your "local" ideals as part of your chapter education . . . NPC will tell you that you can. Reality is -you can't. Pi Delta was a strong local at my school who got impatient and allowed KD to colonize them on the basis that the chapter could still teach local history. After the paperwork was signed, they were told they could not, and one elder sister actually said that saing "Pi Delt" was like a bad word in her sorority. They went from a huge fall pledge class, to very small ones, and began a very embarassing reputation. Other Greeks did not give the elder sisters the respect that they previously had as a local. I don't know your chapter situation, but if you really cherish the ideals of your sorority, i would say that you should just start expanding to other schools and try to go national that way.
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