Possible success @ Calgary
 

I suspect that we had a successful visit at Calgary. I expect a colony there shortly.

Any hope on UCLA coming back?

Haven't heard anything on UCLA, however, SDSU is supposedly recolonizing this coming fall (DeltaSigStan goes to SDSU and has reported this in several threads in Greek Life)...

I loved the SDSU chapter - a good place to get away to when I was in the Navy - they took good care of me. Had a real nice house, which will be demolished this year for some new campus construction - shame!

One we missed the boat on was Shorter College, Rome Ga.! All Locals, College wanted Nationals to come on and were welcomed with open arms.

Carnation who is an Advisor there and on GC, also wanted LXA to come on!

Alas, did not go!:(

Any Good news about expansion is Great, Closings or Bad!:(

Its official...
 

Lambda Chi is colonizing at The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.

I do not know when, speciffically, but would assume this spring.

I say again, it is interesting to note that this expansion will make San Antonio one of the few cities in the US or Canada with 3 or more chapters/colonies in the same city.

While there are 1.5 million people in San Antonio, there will be no reason why Lambda Chi could not have HUGE visibility in the city and use positive, effective PR and philanthropy opportunities.

70 undergrads at UT-San Antonio
25 undergrads at St. Mary's university
25-40 undergrads at UIW colony (avg. colony size)

Huge chopper presence in San Antonio. Clearly, I am pleased with this news.

Now, again, to repeat my mantra, University of Houston. University of Houston, University of Houston, next....

Now all we have to do is get the guys at UT-SA an actual house. I hoped to visit the chapter when in town earlier this month for the NIC Convention, and was told by their Greek advisor that none of the chapters have actual houses...just a space on a bulletin board.

BTW, Happy New Year!

ZAX,
Bill Foltz
B-O 130

Agreed. As a member of that Housing Corp. I assure you we are in the process of evaluating options for the undergrads.

Updates...
 

University of the Incarnate Word colony was associated tonight with 30 men by the brothers at the UT-San Antonio chapter.

Still cant believe that there are 3 LXA chapters/colonies in SA now.

ALSO - its being discussed openly now (I didnt know) that Texas A&M International Univ in Laredo, TX will be colonizing soon. Dont have dates. Will have that info on Wednesday when the SA Alumni Assn meets with John Otten, LXA Expansion Director.

Will keep you all up to date.

Re: Updates...
 

Excellent! I met John at the UNC chartering - he is the incoming ED, and just witnessed the event - the outgoing ED - Stephan, gave the charter and presentation to start things off - he has since or is in process of moving to San Diego.

Re: Re: Updates...
 

Turns out John Otten actually wont be here - got an email and phone call today from Bill Craft. Hes the one handeling the expansion here. Also COO Kip Zurcher will be at the alum meeting tomorrow. Met him back in 97 in Bowling Green when he was Director of Risk Management, a position held recently by a guy I recruited to the bond. Small world indeed.

Re: Re: Re: Updates...
 

Just got back from the meeting with ELC's Brian Stone, & Bill Craft and COO Kip Zurcher. It was a great meeting. Bill and Brian were very pleased at the support that the San Antonio Alumni Association is ready to lend to the new colony at University of the Incarnate Word, as well as the continued support of the chapters at UT-San Antonio and St. Mary's University.

I will be be serving on the Alumni Advisory Board as the advisor to the Delta. They apparently have an amazing group of guys ready to hit the ground running. They are currently doing officer training and will be having an AAB traing session on Friday night.

Texas A&M International University in Laredo HAS been colonized last week and they have a good solid group of 32 men.

I was able to make a plea to the general fraternity staff about an eventual return to University of Houston as well as a possible expansion to Texas A&M Corpus Christi. I was told that its very realisitic to expect that these universities would be on the gf radar in the future. Thats all I am looking for, is for them to be considering it. I do want it on the radar.

It was a great meeting and I am really excited about the UIW expansion and workign with their officers.

Outstanding Lifesaver! Let's just hope the chartering process goes quickly.

PM me and I'll send you contact info - once the charter is approved, I'd like to come down and make a family vacation out of it...haven't been to San Antonio before - though I was born in TX.

Absolutely, And look whos a Texan at Heart! lol.

Spring 2004 Score Card
 

Expansions at

FIU, University of the Incarnate Word, San Diego State and Texas A&M Intl (so far as of 3/3/04 - there may be more)

Closing at
Dayton U (Sigma Eta) Hampden Sydney (Kappa Eta)

Chartering of new series of "Pi"
USC- Aiken (Pi- Alpha) Kent State (Pi-Gamma)

Hmmmmm this once mighty thread has dried up a bit.

What rumors or news do any of you have about the expansion of our great fraternity?

Lenoxxx