New Chapter of A Sorority

[Redraidergirl]

I am thinking of asking one or two sororities into looking into expanding to my campus. its a very large campus, but there hasn't been a sorority expansion there since 1985, and i am kind of scared.
how many people would i need minumum and what are some of the things i should [or could] do to recruit people?
and approx. how long will it take to become a colony?

and more questions to come when i can think of them...

i have no idea where to start.

[kathykd2005]

Start by contacting the national headquarters of the sororities you would like to ask to come to your campus, and ask them. That should be pretty helpful, and they will be able to tell you if they are interested in expanding at all. Just google the names of the sororities you want to ask, or just go to the umbrella organization's website (like NPC or NPHC). Good luck!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Start by contacting the national headquarters of the sororities you would like to ask to come to your campus, and ask them. That should be pretty helpful, and they will be able to tell you if they are interested in expanding at all. Just google the names of the sororities you want to ask, or just go to the umbrella organization's website (like NPC or NPHC). Good luck!

NO.

The very FIRST step is for the campus PHC to vote to open for expansion. If the campus is not voted open for expansion, there's nothing that ANY of the 26 NPCs can do. Secondly, you contact NPC, NOT the sororities directly.

The steps are outlined on www.npcwomen.org. Look for the section on expansion.

[LPIDelta]

^Agreed...as long as you interested in an NPC. There is no point talking to groups if you don't even know yet if it is even possible from a campus perspective. Just because there hasn't been expansion in more than 20 years, doesn't mean that it wasn't considered in recent years, so you may get your answer quickly.

That said, if you did contact a group, hopefully they would tell you the same as AlphaFrog.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

NO.

The very FIRST step is for the campus PHC to vote to open for expansion. If the campus is not voted open for expansion, there's nothing that ANY of the 26 NPCs can do. Secondly, you contact NPC, NOT the sororities directly.

The steps are outlined on www.npcwomen.org. Look for the section on expansion.

Whoa, calm down! I told her to contact the umbrella organization, too, meaning NPC. Contacting the individual sorority can be helpful, because they will often let the person know if they are currently in the process of expanding to that campus in the first place. Just to avoid confusion, the section is called "Extension," and is located at http://www.npcwomen.org/college/c_extension.php on the NPC website. Good luck, again, to you!

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

NO.

The very FIRST step is for the campus PHC to vote to open for expansion. If the campus is not voted open for expansion, there's nothing that ANY of the 26 NPCs can do. Secondly, you contact NPC, NOT the sororities directly.

The steps are outlined on www.npcwomen.org. Look for the section on expansion.

I thought an interest group of sufficient size (like a local sorority) could contact an NPC group themselves...

guess I better read up.

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by sageofages

I thought an interest group of sufficient size (like a local sorority) could contact an NPC group themselves...

guess I better read up.

They can but only after the school is declared open by the Proper Authority.

[kathykd2005]

Isn't the "Proper Authority" usually designated as the authorities on campus? So, she might want to contact the administration at her university, too.

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Contacting the individual sorority can be helpful, because they will often let the person know if they are currently in the process of expanding to that campus in the first place.

Originally Posted by sageofages

I thought an interest group of sufficient size (like a local sorority) could contact an NPC group themselves...

guess I better read up.

Assuming that her campus already has a College Panhellenic Council in place, according to this (page 4!), the local sorority/interest group MAY NOT contact the individual NPC group without proper permission.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by OTW

Assuming that her campus already has a College Panhellenic Council in place . . . .

Given her username, I would guess she is at Texas Tech.

[Langox510x]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

NO.

The very FIRST step is for the campus PHC to vote to open for expansion. If the campus is not voted open for expansion, there's nothing that ANY of the 26 NPCs can do. Secondly, you contact NPC, NOT the sororities directly.

The steps are outlined on www.npcwomen.org. Look for the section on expansion.

I am a guy, but my IGC just voted to possibly expand (More then likely with a sorority) last night and I would love to get a bit of information on this as well. What do you guys think would be the best way to court sororities to come to my University? Also, as a somewhat smaller-mid size school who do you think we should be going after? Our whole Greek community is only around 150+ members and 7 organizations. Any good info would help,

-Alex-

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by Langox510x

I am a guy, but my IGC just voted to possibly expand (More then likely with a sorority) last night and I would love to get a bit of information on this as well. What do you guys think would be the best way to court sororities to come to my University? Also, as a somewhat smaller-mid size school who do you think we should be going after? Our whole Greek community is only around 150+ members and 7 organizations. Any good info would help,

-Alex-

If your campus is thinking of adding an NPC member group, this page will help tremendously especially since there is an NPC member on campus already. It explains in detail how the NPC process works. http://www.npcwomen.org/extension-info.aspx

Your campus will not be able to court any other NPC group until the NPC Extension Chairwoman has received an official letter from the Proper Authority. Since your campus doesn’t have a specific College Panhellenic Council, the Proper Authority maybe either your school’s Greek Advisor or maybe the Dean of Students. It just depends on the hierarchy of your school’s administration.

Basically, when an NPC member evaluates a campus, there are a few things for which they look. A growing Greek System, support from the administration and students, and the support of area alumnae are just the tip of the iceberg.

Good luck to your campus! Expansion can be a very exciting experience.

[Denise_DPhiE]

Originally Posted by Langox510x

I am a guy, but my IGC just voted to possibly expand (More then likely with a sorority) last night and I would love to get a bit of information on this as well. What do you guys think would be the best way to court sororities to come to my University? Also, as a somewhat smaller-mid size school who do you think we should be going after? Our whole Greek community is only around 150+ members and 7 organizations. Any good info would help,

-Alex-

So mens groups were involved in the voting at UW Stevens Point? That does not sit well with me or any NPC woman. Only the women's groups should be voting on extension.

[PANTHERTEKE]

Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE

So mens groups were involved in the voting at UW Stevens Point? That does not sit well with me or any NPC woman. Only the women's groups should be voting on extension.

Really? And why is that? There are schools that have begun doing this and other, bigger, schools that are looking into something like this.

When a new organization comes on campus it affects the entire Greek community, not just the local IFC or PC.

Sometimes the local Panhellenic is unfair and votes for an NPC that is weaker nationally and may not do as well on their campus in order to limit competition, and that's not very "Panhellenic" is it?