Just got the word that the three organizations presenting are:

Alpha Gamma Delta
Delta Zeta
Zeta Tau Alpha

Good luck!

Go Zeta!!!

Congratulations to all three organizations and best of luck to them!

how great! it would be a re-chartering for any of us three.

Is it wrong that I feel relieved not to see my group on the list?

Good Luck to DZ. ;-)

A group of us went to the Alpha Gamma Delta presentation last night and we are so excited about this possibility to bring Omicron back. I think Alpha Gam would be a great fit on the Cal campus and would have lots of local collegiate support for a colony. Fingers crossed that we are asked to come back to campus. Good luck to all that are presenting as well!

No. But if I may, why do you feel that way?

Do you know if DZ or Zeta still have their houses at UCB? It has been over 40 years, so my guess is no.

Neither own their former houses.

The former Delta Zeta house was designed and built for Delta Zeta by Julia Morgan (1924). It is now owned by the Presbyterian Westminster House

http://berkeleyheritage.com/images/e...delta_zeta.jpg
Former Delta Zeta House

The former Zeta Tau Alpha House was also built by Julia Morgan (1911) but for C.W. Merrill. Zeta Tau Alpha purchased it in 1939 and then sold it to the Berkeley Student Cooperative in 1971 after the chapter closed.

http://berkeleystudentcooperative.or...os/castro1.jpg
Former Zeta Tau Alpha House

We've just not done well there, and don't have the base in California that we have elsewhere in the country. It would be a shame to sink a lot of resources into a colonization that would be very difficult for us when there are others that may be a better fit.

I think the exact same thing whenever I see campuses open up for expansion in parts of the country where we're not as strong as other groups.

TSTeven - is the ex-ZTA house really that color of yellow or is it just the way the sun's hitting it? It's really pretty.

It really is that color; walked in front of it a few times.

Lots of nice, historic architecture around here. Main issue is that most buildings are falling apart quite badly on the inside.

Never knew who Julia Morgan was until I worked in a building (not in California) she designed. That building went through a massive multi-million dollar restoration 2-3 years ago so it's definitely faring better than some of Ms. Morgan's other masterpieces.

TSteven, excelblue, or other bay area locals,

What are the addresses for those houses? I want to drive by and check them out...

Former DZ http://www.westminsterhouse.org/north.html
2311 Le Conte Avenue, Berkeley, CA

Former ZTA house:
http://berkeleystudentcooperative.org/our-co-ops
Andres Castro Arms
2310 Prospect Street, Berkeley CA

Any news on a decision or when there will be? Good luck to all groups that presented!

Heard that the decision will be announced towards the end of this month.

From the Zeta Facebook page:

California, here we come! ZTA has been selected to colonize at University of California, Berkeley in the fall of 2012. It will be a reactivation of our Upsilon Chapter, the 21st link in our Chain of Chapters.

Go ZTA!!!

Congrats to Zeta....but really bummed Omicron's not coming back yet. :(

Wow, that was epic. Congratulations, Zeta! What a surprise..

Congratulations Zeta Tau Alpha!

Bid Day for the Upsilon Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7977562&type=1
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...51251489_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...05808073_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...85412524_n.jpg

That's really fast. Berkeley just had bid day! Congratulations, ZTA!

Zeta colonized last year so this was their first time participating in formal recruitment.

Ahhhh...that makes more sense! Thanks.

Congratulations to ZTA for bringing back one of their single letter chapters. Those pictures are great! Just curious... does this new chapter have housing yet?

They do... they moved into a house on Piedmont in August.

What happened to the Zeta house on Piedmont?

According to their insta, they've moved into the former Sammy house.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChRHDoJu..._web_copy_link

Edit:
So after a little digging, Sammy is still active but unhoused. Not sure why ZTA moved

So I found out they had their house remodeled.
https://berkeley.zetataualpha.org/housing-information

Oh bummer...they are advertising a newly remodeled house and at no point did they think to include any pictures of the house. :(

Hopefully we can see some with recruitment starting at Cal in a few weeks!