Really? I didn't know that. I do remember being at an advisors luncheon several years ago when the subject first came up about the possibility of expansion. I also remember the (then) Greek Advisor saying something to the effect that they would first look to the GLO's who had been on campus previously. I guess I just assumed that had been the case now. Was it not? Was it opened up to all GLO's not currently on campus and these were the only ones interested/willing?

It is my understanding that they followed the Green Book procedures for notifying NPC per pages E-3 & E-4.

I think every group would be interested. It's just a question of whether they have the financial and people means to do it. If you KNOW you don't have one or the other, there's no point in submitting.

Quite true. I imagine the financial challenges alone, particularly for housing, would be a big deterent for many groups or at least make them think long and hard. It's certainly not the same as colonizing on a campus where all housing & chapter rooms are provided by the University.

Plus, I think you need some good ol' fashioned name recognition to be successful at Bama.

There used to be an Alpha Xi Delta chapter at UK (Kentucky). It closed and rechartered or recolonized at least once, maybe twice before finally closing several years ago. Their old house is now the Sigma Kappa house right in Sorority Circle. :)

Yes, I think this is the biggest reason why a lot of sororities weren't able to present. I'm sure they wanted to, but knew the finances just weren't there. I also heard that a sorority that has been on campus previously but did not present was just plain flat-out not interested in presenting at all because of their previous troubles at UA.

That too! It's why I detect a lean from the UA collegiates toward one of the sororities presenting.

From an SEC perspective, to me DG seems missing from Alabama in a way, and the other groups would more be trail blazing but not expected.

Alphi Xi is at Auburn, so it ought to have some recognition in state.

And I would love to see Alpha Phi have some chapters in the SEC, but I'm not sure they have any.

I'd really love to see Alphi Phi at UGA particularly so we'd have the Syracuse Triad and maybe a fun new social event. They can do that at Bama too.

Alpha Phi has no chapters in the SEC - or deep South, for that matter. Their nearest one to Bama is in North Carolina and some in Texas.

And Alpha Xi also has chapters at UAB and Jacksonville State.

I definitely get the idea from my sister (a freshman at Bama) that the girls in her group and some friends from others are "expecting" one of the groups to be chosen. And I definitely think it has to do with name recognition.

But just because that's what they expect doesn't mean that's what will happen...

As a freshman at the University of Alabama I can tell you that many chapters here earlier in the year had to vote on the acceptance of Delta Gamma to be allowed back on campus and am happy to say that it was unanimously approved. Alabama is in need for a new sorority to come onto to campus with the astounding numbers of girls that have decided to rush the past 2 years. I believe it may take a few years for DG to get the number of new members that other sororities have on campus but I think in time there chapter will thrive, especially with over 400 girls last fall not receiving a bid from any sorority.

If the "many chapters" there already unanimously voted to allow DG back, why even bother have them present tomorrow?

DG has not been selected. The vote you are talking about was UA voting to open for expansion. NO sorority has been selected yet. It gets really old explaining over and over and over and over and over that DG has not been chosen and may not ever be chosen to come to UA. I am not saying that they won't be, but they definitely haven't been yet. After the chapters vote later this month on which sororities they would to have on campus, maybe that pesky little DG rumor will stop spreading around campus. By then it will either be really happening or not.

LOL! I read that post and said "Wait a minute..." Just a little confusion regarding which vote that actually was earlier in the year. I have heard (and corrected) that story from other collegians too. It makes me wonder if their delegates explained the process well enough to their members.