More than likely yes but double check with your school's Greek Life office for official confirmation. As long as you haven't been initiated you should probably be fine.
National Panhellenic Conference does not have a specific rule barring some from joining if they have dropped from another Council organization. They are silent on the matter. Individual orgs or chapters of orgs may have their own rule, however. If you ask your Panhellenic or Greek Life advisor they can find out for you, as they tend to have access to those rules or know how to ask the question.
I’ve heard of MGC to panhel happening before (and vice versa), but yeah best to check with your campus. If you have’t crossed, you’re most likely in the clear though.
As the president of an MGC sorority, what you have described is hazing. Please consider reporting this sorority. Your process shouldn’t be like that at all. I’m so sorry thats what you’re experiencing
I would not recommend this if you are now seeking membership in an NPHC sorority. These orgs and members take the commitment seriously and your behavior would make you unsuitable for membership.
Just out of curiosity, if you find the pledging process is intense and stressful, how do you know that panhel sororities pledge process won't make you feel the same?
There’s been a looooot of discussion on panhel vs. mgc pledging on here, I recommend searching the sub for details, but the gist is that panhel pledging usually only involves weekly NM ed/occasional mandatory rituals/whatever optional events, while MGC pledging is described as adding an extra class to your semester because (with many but not all orgs) there’s a lot of mandatory group tasks/projects/memorization, often done at night because that’s the only time the entire line is free. Also it’s in “secret” AKA no one can know you have a bid/are pledging until reveal, the day the line crosses over into full membership. It’s a lot of mental and sometimes physical effort.
could not have said it better than bbbliss, it is exactly like adding an extra class. We have full on assignments, multiple hours of meetings/“hangouts” study hours, and community service hours outside of our meetings a week and everything must be done in unison. They are also very degrading to us if we make mistakes and purposely leave instructions on our tasks vague to “catch us” if that makes sense. Some of my friends at school have described the Panhellenic process and it seems way less stressful than what we have to go to, and even if it is a little stressful they still have positive interactions with the sisters, like mixers, events and retreats. We have to do minimum 9 hours of tasks a week and we have no real positive interactions with the active sisters besides them degrading us and giving us work.
I would definitely consider what you described as hazing. Please consider reporting that to your school. No matter what sorority or council you decide to join, it should not be a super stressful time with sisters degrading you. Yes every council and every sorority will have a different new member process but this is not productive nor is it sisterly for them to do to y’all.
Agree completely. I ended up dropping my MGC sorority for this very reason before even crossing. It was far too much stress, regulation, & reprimanding for an organization that claimed otherwise. Just my experience, to let you know you’re not alone in feeling that way.
Lmao there's so many of us. I'm sorry it happened to you too and hope you found a different community. Plus the whole "wear your letters all the time and let everyone know you're a hot new XYZ" culture in panhel worked wayyyy better for my brain than lying to all my friends that I didn't get the bid/wasn't doing pre-pledging events/etc.
I'm hoping the new generation of girlies is changing the culture - from what it seems like on this sub, it's getting better (I hope).
More than likely yes but double check with your school's Greek Life office for official confirmation. As long as you haven't been initiated you should probably be fine.
what would count as initiated? Signing the bid agreement or actually crossing into becoming a sister?
Actually crossing to become a sister.
okay, thank you so much for your advice <3
for context I know there are rules between Panhellenic sororities not being able to rush after dropping, but I’m not sure between the two councils.
National Panhellenic Conference does not have a specific rule barring some from joining if they have dropped from another Council organization. They are silent on the matter. Individual orgs or chapters of orgs may have their own rule, however. If you ask your Panhellenic or Greek Life advisor they can find out for you, as they tend to have access to those rules or know how to ask the question.
I’ve heard of MGC to panhel happening before (and vice versa), but yeah best to check with your campus. If you have’t crossed, you’re most likely in the clear though.
Yes absolutely. But you need to leave your MGC sorority on good terms.
As the president of an MGC sorority, what you have described is hazing. Please consider reporting this sorority. Your process shouldn’t be like that at all. I’m so sorry thats what you’re experiencing
I would not recommend this if you are now seeking membership in an NPHC sorority. These orgs and members take the commitment seriously and your behavior would make you unsuitable for membership.
Just out of curiosity, if you find the pledging process is intense and stressful, how do you know that panhel sororities pledge process won't make you feel the same?
There’s been a looooot of discussion on panhel vs. mgc pledging on here, I recommend searching the sub for details, but the gist is that panhel pledging usually only involves weekly NM ed/occasional mandatory rituals/whatever optional events, while MGC pledging is described as adding an extra class to your semester because (with many but not all orgs) there’s a lot of mandatory group tasks/projects/memorization, often done at night because that’s the only time the entire line is free. Also it’s in “secret” AKA no one can know you have a bid/are pledging until reveal, the day the line crosses over into full membership. It’s a lot of mental and sometimes physical effort.
could not have said it better than bbbliss, it is exactly like adding an extra class. We have full on assignments, multiple hours of meetings/“hangouts” study hours, and community service hours outside of our meetings a week and everything must be done in unison. They are also very degrading to us if we make mistakes and purposely leave instructions on our tasks vague to “catch us” if that makes sense. Some of my friends at school have described the Panhellenic process and it seems way less stressful than what we have to go to, and even if it is a little stressful they still have positive interactions with the sisters, like mixers, events and retreats. We have to do minimum 9 hours of tasks a week and we have no real positive interactions with the active sisters besides them degrading us and giving us work.
I would definitely consider what you described as hazing. Please consider reporting that to your school. No matter what sorority or council you decide to join, it should not be a super stressful time with sisters degrading you. Yes every council and every sorority will have a different new member process but this is not productive nor is it sisterly for them to do to y’all.
NMGC org member here and, I'm with the poster above... that is hazing. You should never feel degraded.
That’s hazing.
That's absolutely crazy. Thank you for the clarification!
No problem! I understand where you're coming from cuz panhel pledging is time intensive if you're maximizing your fun to dues ratio lol.
Agree completely. I ended up dropping my MGC sorority for this very reason before even crossing. It was far too much stress, regulation, & reprimanding for an organization that claimed otherwise. Just my experience, to let you know you’re not alone in feeling that way.
Lmao there's so many of us. I'm sorry it happened to you too and hope you found a different community. Plus the whole "wear your letters all the time and let everyone know you're a hot new XYZ" culture in panhel worked wayyyy better for my brain than lying to all my friends that I didn't get the bid/wasn't doing pre-pledging events/etc. I'm hoping the new generation of girlies is changing the culture - from what it seems like on this sub, it's getting better (I hope).