Why Local?

[Drolefille]

I think the D9'rs would agree that if you really have your heart set on something you'll go for it and not accept 2nd best!

[cugrl85]

i've been lurking for a while, but i suppose it's about time to finally talk. :-)

i'm part of a local jewish GLO at CU boulder, and the reason that we're local is that with all the bad press CU has gotten (as i'm sure you're all aware of), they aren't looking to expand. we've been struggling for 2 years to change their minds, but it's not looking like it's going to happen any time soon.

we decided to go local so that there would be a jewish sorority on campus, even if it wasn't SDT or AEPhi like we wanted. we're still trying to be national, but this is just kind of a stepping stone for right now.

so i suppose that some peopls go local just for the fact that they can't find what they're specifially looking for in the national organizations on their campus. there's two (soon to be three) jewish fraternities on our campus, but no national jewish sororities.

and i just wanted to add that i've learned so much from reading the threads and posts on this website, i'm relatively still new to the greek world, and i'm trying to learn as much as i can before this new school year. so thanks for that. :-)

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I think the D9'rs would agree that if you really have your heart set on something you'll go for it and not accept 2nd best!

Only those of us who:

1) know what it means to have a heart and stick with something even if it means hard work and determination

and

2) aren't in a 2nd best organization that wasn't our first choice.

[CDP Amy]

Originally Posted by Tbagger Vance

People usually join a local GLO because they can't get into a real GLO. So instead of waiting until they are 45 to AI, they just go local.

A local GLO can offer just as much, if not more, than a national GLO...it just depends on the chapter and the individual person. A local GLO is just as "real" as a national GLO.

And, for those universities that only have local GLO's, it's not the individuals fault for wanting to join a GLO, but not having a national one to join.