irishpipes, I hear what you are saying and you're right. The schools that are open are not really a secret. I also agree with 33 that a reason they may not post it is due to "extra helpful" alumnae. These ladies are usually well meaning but their actions can be misconstrued and do a lot of harm.

As far as alerting area alumnae, that happens two-fold. The first is where there is an alumnae panhellenic association. Expansion at the local university is a very hot topic. These ladies know that something is in the works and everyone just waits for the word. The other way is that once a shool is officially open, interested eligible groups start working thier local network.

AOII is presenting at University of La Verne at the end of the month. This is so exciting since we only have 2 so cal chapters (three if you count Cal Poly SLO)!!! I'm not sure how La Vernes Greek system works. I'm going to look into it. Gosh, I just resigned as Chapter Adviser for Long Beach...now I feel like I'm going to get roped into something else :)

Stacekat-
Where in Southern Cal is LaVerne?

La Verne currently has 3 groups:

The three member chapters of the College Panhellenic Association are:
Iota Delta--local I'm guessing, Alpha Chapter
Phi Sigma Sigma--Theta Upsilon Chapter
Sigma Kappa--Theta Beta Chapter

La Verne is near Pomona, about 1/2 hour north of Anaheim. It's about a 45 minute drive from the CSU Long Beach Chapter and about 30-40 minute drive from the CSU Northridge Campus. We have AOII collegiate chapters at both of those schools. There are 9 local Alumnae Chapters but only 3 that are really close. I'll be going to thier info reception on the 27th (I think) of this month. I'll let you know how it goes!!!

Have fun, Stacekat! We are very excited about this opportunity.

Best wishes to the Presentation Teams on ALL upcoming presentations!

So ... How did the presentation go at La Verne?

Well, I went to the dinner reception that the presentation team put together to gather alumnae interest. The alum interest in the area is good and I definately think there are enough people to make a colonization work. Plus we have the added bonus of having 2 collegiate chapters fairly local to support activities. The presentation team was doing the actual presentation this morning. They said they would send out more info as soon as they knew. They were really excited to have another CA chapter!

The other organization that is presenting is Phi Mu. We don't know when they are presenting. The campus is looking to colonize next fall. La Verne's formal recruitment is in the spring, and the campus has a list of women who would like to join a sorority. It is going to be a really exciting time.

The greek adviser poked his head in at the end of the event just to say hi to our presentation team. I'm sure he got all of my "CHOOSE US" vibes :)

AOII to Colonize a New Chapter at University of La Verne
 

What a wonderful job ladies!

Alpha Omicron Pi is pleased to announce that the Fraternity has been invited to colonize a new chapter at the University of La Verne. The university, located in southern California, opened for extension this spring. AOII was selected to present with Phi Mu for the invitation in late February.

Founded in 1891, ULV promotes values of community service, lifelong learning and diversity. The university has an undergraduate student enrollment of over 1,400 and offers 88 bachelors and masters degrees, along with four doctorates within four major colleges and one school. Currently, there are two NPC organizations on campus—Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Kappa and one local group – Iota Delta. More information about ULV is available through their website at www.ulv.edu.

Colonization of the chapter is slated for late October or early November 2006. More information regarding the colonization process is forthcoming.

Congrats to everyone involved and welcome to the University of La Verne.

It will mean so much to AOII in California and the West! Wonderful.

As a La Verne alumna and and advisor for the Phi Sigma Sigma chapter, I want to welcome AOII to our campus. Your presentation was wonderful and it should be a great fit for the current organizations and those women who are without a home.
Just one correction to what Stacekat mentioned, La Verne's formal recruitment is actually in the fall (usually the last weekend of September).

Congratulations and welcome! :)

Thank you AK Phi Sig! It's always nice to read such wonderful comments about AOII.

Thanks AK Phi Sig! I'm all the way in Mississippi but I'm excited too!

Thanks for the correction about recruitment dates. I was just relaying what the extension team told us, or I just misunderstood. The latter is probably a more resonable possibility :rolleyes:

I told the Long Beach Chapter of AOII about the new chapter on Sunday. They are all sooooooo excited!!! We can't wait to meet all of our new sisters!!!