WELL i've been doing some snooping, and i saw that phi mu has chapters that are closing at Michigan State University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Dakota State University. also, there's been some talk of both chi omega and d phi e chapters both closing at cornell, but i'm pretty sure d phi e is leaving for sure. i doubt both of them are leaving. but i know we have tons of chapters in the NY area so it would be nice to reactivate cornell, and michigan state and UNC chapel hill would just be outstanding. so there are some other ideas!

and i forgot -- the AXO chapter at University of Cincinnati closed down earlier this year as well. might not be bad to check out the situation there.

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Those are some big schools! Chapel Hill would be great!!! Also, I noticed a thread about the top universities for greek life... http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showth...threadid=18500 Whattya think???

LITP~Beth

I know U of M - ann arbor does not have a phi sig chapter...I don't think OU does either, but I doubt they're looking to expand.

I know in canada We might be able to look at U of Western Ontario...they have the biggest greek system in canada but they only have around 10 sororities but 30 fraternities...

We should write something before convention, if possible, so they can talk about it there.....some of the extension committee changed, but most of them just moved to the extension strategy committee....(I got the May directory)

hey girlies -
i think it's a great idea to write to the expansion committee - when is convention and how do we get a hold of the members?

Carolyn and I are going to Convention... It's July 24th-28th. Anyways, yeah, I was suppose to write up a letter, but haven't gotten around to it yet! :( I'll try to get it done this weekend.

LITP~Beth

I would help write the letter...but i really suck at letter writing (i mean, i didn't even get an interview for consultant....my letter to them must have been really bad)

Anyway, we're in no big rush, there's still a month before convention.....we just need something for them, to say hey we're members and we want to make sure you're working your hardest to establish new chapters and we think you should look into these schools......

as of the may directory we had one colony....Central Connecticut State University

that's better than none :)

Lynn Coffey's (director of extension) email is already posted...if anyone wants the extension strategy committee names or email PM me (i don't want to post them out here)

I really want to go to convention...I'm just too poor :(

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well that is good news that there is a colony at Central Connecticut. At least we have a colony for this year. Does it by any chance give an email address for the colony and a snail mail address. Maybe Beth, myself and other founding sisters of Iota Gamma could write to them and give them encouragement. It helped when we had some contact with the other So Cal chapters but I know we all would have liked even more contact but its hard when the closest chapters are all an hour away. wonder who the "Big" Sapphire Chapter is for the colony.

What a great idea! I am sure that they would love to hear from another new chapter...you could probably get in touch with nationals for thier email address etc. or maybe try the schools greek life webpage (if the have one) and see if individual chapters/colonies have websites!

LITP,
Meghan ;)

In the directory they only have the advisor's name and address, phone number...and no email.
Her name is Melissa Garden, If you would like her info PM me.

The colony is in Division 1, with Gamma Zeta, Epsilon Pi, Zeta Epsilon, Zeta zeta and Zeta Lambda chapters, so one of them might be the "sapphire" chapter.

oh wait....in another section of the directory they do have Melissa's email :D Phisigmel@aol.com

Wow sounds like things in the west coast aren't so wonderful. We east coast girls (especially north east) can not complain. Here in NJ we have 12 chapters and NY which is right next door has the most of any state, 32. Penn. has a lot too. So we don't feel very lonely at all. Actually sometimes having so many chapters near you is kind of a negative thing. I know at a certain other college the phi sigs are the biggest meanest hazing people ever! (i won't mention which college just in case they happen to see this post). I haven't met them personally but when my boyfriend told his friend who goes to that college that I became a Phi Sig, she was shocked that such a nice person as myself could have endured the totrture they supposingly put their girls through. And we are SO not like that! At our school we have the rep of being some of the nicest and not as snobby as some other sorority girls. So maybe sometimes being the only chapter around is a good thing. Because if one phi sig gets a bad rep in the state, everyone just assumes all of them are like that :(

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It's not the size of the schools, it's the size of our hearts!!!! For the love of Phi Sig!!

dont forget -- those of you going to convention - get the scoop on any new colonies for me, and make sure to mention all the schools on this board that are potentially looking to expand!

i'm counting on you guys - cause i cant even visit - i tore my ACL :(

so update me ASAP -- i'm so jealous!

Sorry for jumping on your thread. Actually, the Cornell D Phi E chapter is not closing. Good luck with your plans for expansion! :D

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glad to hear it actually - when i heard about that before i obviously was not fully informed. i'm glad you set the record straight and i am VERY glad delta phi epsilon is keeping their chapter at cornell.

wishful thinking on my part, i'd just love to find a way to reactivate the phi sig sig cornell chapter. dont mind me, please!