Oh my gosh. Congrats to Alpha Gamma Delta. They have had a few tough years. Glad to see they reached quota.

Yeah Miami...totally the power of RFM at work...

THAT'S WONDERFUL! Red and buff roses to the ladies of Zeta Iota!

Wow. Trivia buffs, does Miami now rank as the largest NPC system where every group made quota? Ole Miss has a ton of PNMs, but half this number of chapters.
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Did Alpha Epsilon Phi not participate in formal recruitment? I understood that the local Sigma had become an AEPhi colony, and in fact AEPhi is listed as a chapter in the Miami membership statistics for fall 2007.

Methinks it may be time for expansion at Miami soon...

I do not know the exact answer to your question, but AEPhi does not currently have a suite at MU. It would be very difficult to do formal recruitment at MU without one, since so many girls go through rush there.

Way too soon for that. One chapter that participates in FR is half the size of other chapters, but maybe in 3 yrs if this keeps up!

AEPhi does not go through formal recruitment at Miami. They are new to the campus, and last year, they participated in the open house round with the PNMs visiting them and getting information. However, they do not currently participate in formal recruitment. Hope that helps!

KD did not make quota this year and did open recruitment events last week, but I have no idea how it went. Rumor is that they'll disappear in the next couple years and be replaced with DG. Largest pledge class for Spring 08 at Baylor was Zeta with 70 (including juniors who do not count against quota). Tri Delt has 59; Theta has 58. The others are not too far behind either.

Tri Delta actually got 59 this year and Zeta got 70, including juniors.

This might read like a little bit of a backhanded compliment unless people know you're an Alpha Gamma Delta.

And I'm happy for the chapter too!

txcutie and Kitemom- rumors count for nothing. I'm going to assume that you simply don't know how Panhellenic expansion works.

In the scenario you describe, KD would have to chose to go off-campus, and Panhellenic would then have to decide to expand. If they decided to expand, all NPC groups would be notified and ALL of those interested would have the chance to submit interest packets. Then, and only then, the current Panhellenic Council would vote on several (usually 3 ) to present - and then vote for one of the three. If KD is planning to go off-campus, they would 1.) probably not plan it years in advance - if the situation warrants going off-campus, they would do it now. 2.) have probably not gone through rush and 3.)made an announcement. Only the KD chapter knows for sure, but spreading rumors like this one make it harder for KD to compete, so I really wish it would stop.
No matter how badly DG would like to return, it is not up to them. It would be up to Baylor Panhellenic to 1.) decide on expansion and 2.) decide on DG.
Incidently, DG does NOT improve their chances by spreading rumors like this. Please, in the name of Panhellenic unity, do not spread rumors and hearsay.

eta - txcutie, are you a new member of a sorority at Baylor?

At the University of Puget Sound,
Quota was 19
Alpha Phi-20
Pi Beta Phi- 20
Gamma Phi Beta-19
Kappa Alpha Theta-13

Quota dropped by 4 since last year and Theta is doing COB events right now to get their numbers up. Last year, with the higher quota, they got 12, so they are doing better.

My point is not whether or not KD is struggling - obviously they are - my point is that only they will decide what to do about it. It may be they chose to reorganize, or to go off campus. Spreading the rumor that they are about to go off campus, when there is no word from KD, makes it tougher for them to recruit.Therefore, in the absence of any word from KD headquarters, panhellenically minded sorority members should not spread a rumor - which is what it is. If they are indeed mistreating new members, those former members should report it to headquarters.

You'd be surprised at how a chapter can bounce back - those of us with extensive experience with different chapters can attest to that. (In fact, a time when A D Pi numbers at Baylor were down is referenced. They made quota this year, so they've obviously done it.) But maybe KD won't. In the meantime, they need to be able to recruit without having to live down some whisper campaign that might make pnms think twice about pledging them. The pnms can see the chapter's size for themselves.


eta - yea for Gamma Phi at Puget Sound!