One Person - Two Sororities

[Buttonz]

I transfered to my current school.
We have an active SDT chapter.
I didn't affiliate for many reasons, the main one being they are 100% different from my chapter.
Even if I was allowed to re-rush and join another group, I know I would never have been able to, even though I miss being an active.
Why?
I joined for life. These letters are the letters that are close and dear to me. Why would I want other letters? Plus I would feel as if I let my entire chapter down and I know I would never be able to fact them again.
I don't understand why people want to join a different group, if the school you are transferring to doesn't have your chapter or you don't get along with them, go ahead and get involved on an alumnae level.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by ZetaGirl22

I totally understand and agree with the NPC rules, but I do feel for some women who might feel the need to join another group.

When I was a collegiate, we lost a chapter the semester after I initiated. I new a few girls that were in this group that initiated the same semester I did. I cant imagine getting initiated into a group, just to be told the following semester that your chapter is closing and you will have no more sorority experience for the rest of your college career.

I can also think of 2 instances also where women were initiated, and then not only was was their charter revoked, I think that they lost their membership too. So, not only are you not a member of Group #1, you can never ever join another group either, since you already were initiated (and then stripped of membership).

Nice.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by honeychile

First, she should see if her sorority is on her current campus, and consider affilliating with them. If they're NOT on campus, there IS an option. Many schools have a "Stray Greek" club, called different names. It's for members of sororities (and fraternities) which aren't on the current campus.

How many schools still have something like this? I've heard a lot of talk about it, but never heard of a school that had one. I would have loved it if my second college had one!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

I can also think of 2 instances also where women were initiated, and then not only was was their charter revoked, I think that they lost their membership too. So, not only are you not a member of Group #1, you can never ever join another group either, since you already were initiated (and then stripped of membership).

Nice.

If the sorority went so far as to strip them of membership, they probably did something to deserve it. It's very, very rare for every member in a chapter to be terminated by the national organization.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by lyrica9

There's a girl that went to my school and was in a chapter here, and then transferred her sophomore year and joined a different sorority. My impression is that no one told her it was against the rules, because she seems to still be on good terms with her pledge sisters here.

As much as it comes up, I don't think collegiate members are well informed as far as NPC rules and trying to join other groups. I say this because there have been countless times when members of several different sororities have talked about transferring and rushing again, and they argue with me that they can join a different sorority.

I've also heard confusion about the one year rule. Somehow the "you cannot pledge another sorority on your campus for one year after you have received a bid but not been initiatied" gets translated into "if you wait a year you can join a different sorority" in some people's minds.

We're very clear with our girls. We are careful to word it so that they understand pledgeship is flexible, but once you are go through that initiation ceremony, you're done.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Or just deferring recruitment so you only give bids to PNMs who have proven themselves academically.

Deferred recruitment means you actually rush all semester long...a semester -long opportunity for dirty rushing...a semester-long rumor- and gossip-mill...I hate deferred recruitment!

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by DGTess

I fear they already have. I'm hearing on these boards that 6-8 weeks is the norm. IMHO, one semester is more appropriate.

Hi Tess, 6 to 8 weeks is indeed the norm. In most of our chapters, it's a six-week program stretched to 8 weeks - we count the first week as a sort of "paperwork" week, and the last week is initiation week. I, too, would prefer a longer time. It gives a New Member an incentive to make her grades, but the idea is to discourage hazing, plus many, many schools require this time period of the Greek groups. I only know of 1 school (there are probably more, but they're rare) that requires the old semester-long new member period.

[SigPhiSunshine]

I am in a local sorority and we have had some members that were in NPC sororities before they transferred to Eastern. I have only personally seen 2 come through since Ive been in school. They both had chapters here, but just didnt fit in with them. When they talked to Greek Life about it, they were told they were welcome to join us (were the only local sorority here). They both loved us and are now sisters.


We also had one of our sisters transfer to U of M dearborn and joined another local there becuase she missed greek life so much, but she realized they werent right for her and dropped within a year of being initiated. She is now coming around to our events more often and plans to be more active with us when she starts grad school.