Congratulations on being chosen for such an honor, ryleee! You should be very proud. I feel like being picked for a colony is more difficult since you have to impress national bigwigs not just average women your own age. Enjoy your part in the colonization of a new chapter. What memories you'll make!

agreed!! congratulations to you ryleeeee!!

Who is smiling and laughing in their bid day shirt now? :D

Meeee!! We have already designated today "Theta Thursday" and we're wearing our bid day shirts :) I think that Panhellinic has a requirement that we wear them Wednesday but since we missed the boat so to speak we're gonna wear ours a day later. I think with us being such a motivated group of young women, this is really going to take off.... SO EXCITED!

Thank you all so much for all your support and kind words, it has really meant a lot through the process.... and I will be back hopefully with pictures for a little Sunday update :)

Wow, I'm so happy things turned out for you in the end! That is so exciting! There's such a higher level of enthusiasm and motivation when you're colonizing vs just joining and it definitely speaks highly of you that you were chosen as a founding member of that chapter since you had to meet with Nat'l! Good job, CONGRATS and good luck!!! Please post pics!!! And keep us all updated on the colonizing process - I'm curious to hear all about it!!! :D

Plus you have a really cool pin
 

Love the pins that ARE something -- the PiPhi arrow, Kappa key, AlphaChi harp, AZD quill, DG anchor, and Theta kite (especially with a guard)

Congrats on http://www.greeku.com/Pictures/House...lpha-theta.gif

As much as I love and treasure my badge, I gotta agree with you on that. I've always thought they looked kinda neat, but it's harder to tell they're a pin with meaning from afar - could be you just like kites, whereas a badge that's shaped like what it is I think is obvious it's not just a random pretty pin. I dunno, I'm torn! :rolleyes: Ultimately, I think all badges look better with a guard though - makes them more official looking I think!

Congratulations to you for being chosen as a colonizing member of a new chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta!

i'm curious to know who the other chapters were!

Just a question...and I could be wrong....

But isn't the AXO badge actually a lyre?

I just learned yesterday that AOII's colony pin is a rose. I always wondered if they just used the Sheaf of Wheat pledge pin, but apparently they started using the rose in the '50s.

That's what I've always heard.....

Yeah, I think it's a lyre also - but it looks kinda similar to a harp. I think it's neat to go to the NPC site and look at the poster of the different pins for all the sororities - my greek advisor had it up in her office when I was in college and when I was a Rho Gamma I was in or around her office a lot so I would always take a curious peak at it. Since we only had 6 groups on my campus, there were lots of pins I had never seen before!

Congratulations and welcome to THETA!!!!

There was a thread just to talk about pretty pins, but I can't find it. The search function doesn't search for words with three letters, like "pin" or "NPC" for example.

Yeah, what she said! Welcome to the newest colony in my home state :D

Yea!! Congrats to you and Theta!

Congrats to you and Kappa Alpha Theta!!:D:D

Ryleeee-
I just read your story. Congratulations and welcome!!! Come over to the Theta forum and say hi!

Yes it is a lyre... the first musical instrument played on top of Mt. Olympus by the Greek Gods.


Returning to topic... CONGRATS ON KAT!!

you go to my alma mater! from the new facebook group, the colony looks like it's going to be sooo strong!

Pin hijack
 

I always liked the fact that our pin has our symbol - the crescent - and our letters. But I'm biased . . . :)

That's really cool - I like the sentiment behind that!

:) I have no doubts we're going to be great!

Ps..my roomie is a Tri-Delt! :D

Post a pic of the colony already!!! Pretty please??

Haha soon! I don't have any yet just a few random pics of some of us but it's only 10 or so out of 129!! :D I think one may be happening this weekend, so we'll see...

Wow...129 women in the colony. That's huge! My entire chapter at our largest was only 120! Sounds like you'll have lots of women to get to know, ryleee. I can't wait to see your pics!

oooh pm me who your roommate is! i know two of your new sisters also! They both went to my elementary school!

YEA! Congratulations on THETA!!

Hi ryleee, how did you gain experience in this field?:confused::rolleyes:

Wooo!
 

Congrats ryleeeee on KAT! I was very impressed by the discretion you showed in your story and it was heartfelt! What a great recruitment story and inspiration to other girls! :D

<3 Luna

Holy Swiss Cheese! How did I miss this? Ryleee WELCOME to our sisterhood. May Kappa Alpha Theta come to mean as much to you ask I know it means to Thetas everywhere.