Although *slightly* disapointed that my sorority won't be a part of the cornell system I do wish Alpha Xi the best of luck... It does seem odd that they are expanding so soon after closures... but if that is what they think will help stop women going bidless... they should give it a chance :D

Cornell Greek happenings.....
 

Unfortunately, the greek system here has taken a hit lately with the closing of two sororities, Chi Omega and Delta Phi Epsilon. I have friends in both houses, and I am sad to see them go.

Even though I was skeptical about the whole expansion thing, I guess I can kinda see where Panhell was coming from. We have been fearing for several years that the President of Cornell was trying to get rid of the greek system by keeping them under such close watch that they never knew when it was safe to do anything. We currently have about 33% of the student body involved in greek life, and want to see it stay alive here, which includes keeping the number of chapters up. The addition of Alpha Xi Delta was a way of getting more people interested by giving girls the chance to be a part of something new. They are currently hoping for 900 ladies to sign up for Recruitment this year, which is much more than in past years, and with two groups now leaving campus, quota is going to be set ridiculously high.


I am not saying that I agree with how things happened, I am just giving out alternative sides of the story. I didn't want to see either house leave, and would have loved them both to find ways to stay and be active members of the Cornell greek community.

sorry if this post causes any riots,

Lacey