KD is closing their chapter at John Carroll University at the end of this spring semester. Closure appears to be due membership declines.

And this occurred:

https://carrollnews.org/232400/campu...ity-on-campus/

FYI: In the early 2000's, all the JCU locals were required to affiliate with national organizations. I was involved with the JCU "local" affiliating with my organization. Our chapter closed a few years later due to RM issues. As I recall, there were 5 fraternities on campus, now they are down to one.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon will be colonizing at Sacred Heart University in Fall 2024. https://www.instagram.com/p/C5TZ3b8O5YE/?img_index=2

I've said before and will say it again, I don't think local to national conversions work in the long run if the groups are forced into it.

Funny enough Iona University was thinking of nationalizing all the orgs (there is 1 NPC sorority and 2 IFC fraternities on campus, with 4 local sororities and 1 local fraternity.) but the alumni and members of the locals put up such a fight that it didn't happen. I've also seen some schools that'll have separate councils for the locals and national organizations like Montclair State has.

Sacred Heart University is one case where all the locals went national and it ended up going extremely well for the school, with the overall greek membership going up to a point that they've had multiple expansions for both in the last couple of year.

It worked well at Shorter with one group, and the other one finally gave in years later--I guess their membership had really shrunk because the kids saw the advantages of a national organization.

It hasn't worked so well at other colleges. We dumped our group at one because the old group continued to haze badly. Everyone had been so excited to get them because they were the oldest local. Another sorority almost dumped their chapter but I think they hung in there.

This is what happened to our JCU chapter, they refused to give up "traditions" (AKA Hazing) they did as a local chapter.

Delta Chi will be colonizing at the University of Utah in Fall 2024.

https://deltachi.org/utah-expansion/

Delta Chi will also be colonizing at Purdue University in the fall.

https://deltachi.org/delta-chi-annou...ons-at-purdue/

Our Grand Valley State University colony was installed today. A big welcome to our Zeta Sigma chapter brothers.

UC Santa Barbara is currently open to fraternity and sorority establishment proposals with the exception of National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations.

https://seal.sa.ucsb.edu/fraternity-...shment-process

Kappa Delta is also closing their chapter at Stephens College at the end of the semester. Now there will be no NPC sororities on campus.

Delta Chi will be returning to Ball State University in the fall.

https://deltachi.org/delta-chi-annou...-at-ballstate/

They have quite a few expansions planned, I wish them the best of luck in each!

Sigma Chi recently reinstalled the chapter at University of Pittsburgh(PA). Congratulations to the new members.

I read the asterisked statement in the original post from UCSB which was at the bottom of the detailed post about expansion. It says that NPC expansion is pursuant to NPC regulations, not what the Greek Life office is requiring. I am interpreting this to indicate that the campus IS open for another NPC chapter. Paging TLLK for her knowledge about the campus. Thanks(Go Gauchos!).

Personally I’d like to see Chi Omega and Tri Delta return. I have great memories of Chi O as their facility was right next door to ours on El Colegio. So many fun things happened during recruitment. I think Tri Delta may have used that same facility; they were after my time on campus.

So many sororities have closed at UCSB; when I was there, in the eighties, girls would drop out if they did not get their first choice. Housing is so expensive in IV, it would be difficult for a new chapter to get established.

Man that stinks. I hate when PNMs have the mentality of "oh if I don't get ABC, then I'll drop."

On the other hand, I wrote in the off topic thread that schools that I never thought would expand did, so maybe if any of the sororities still own their houses/land (which I have no idea,)it could maybe lead to something.

Per Our National website under the "Start a Chapter" tab: Upcoming expansions.
https://www.phikappatau.org/expansion

Cal-State Fullerton (Gamma Omicron) Fall 2024
Texas A&M (Epsilon Alpha) Fall 2024
University of Pittsburgh Spring 2025
Oregon State University (Alpha Zeta) Fall 2025

Look at the rec

Look at the recruitment thread; many strong national sorority chapters have closed at UCSB. Also, building new housing in Santa Barbara is almost impossible. There was (back in the day) no real pressure to go greek. I think about 500 girls rushed when I did, but only about 300 ended up joining. My own chapter, Alpha Gamma Delta, only lasted a few years. If PNMs were not invited back to perceived top chapters, they simply withdrew.

This is part of what's surprising to me. When housing is expensive and hard to find, and has to be signed a year in advance, I would expect PNMs to join sororities just to know they'll have somewhere convenient to live as sophomores. I've known students who joined at Michigan in part for this reason.

I know, right!? Tri-Delta had a beautiful house, as did most of the other closed chapters a UCSB. I know people who went greek in part for housing at UC Berkeley, but UCSB is different I guess. UCLA too. Tri-Delta and Alpha Gamma Delta have both closed there in recent. years. One of my sons went to UCLA, and housing is an even worse nightmare.

A small update on the South Carolina sorority expansion: the presentations happened this past week. The goal is to bring the new chapter on in 2025. It’ll be the usual approach of participating in the first round of recruitment then backing out and having a separate process afterwards.

I keep forgetting the quick reply button leads to a double post. Disregard.

Sadly, Chi Omega sold our chapter house at UCSB several years ago. Pretty sure Tri Delta was leasing the Chi O House until they closed.

If Chi O is going to recolonize a chapter on the west coast, where it would be a substantial cost, they may have more interest in when USC expands. I was there last weekend (subbing for 1 of the house directors) and all chapters are doing good except one is lower in numbers. Chi O would not want to come back unless all chapters are healthy.

This past weekend, Sigma Chi reinstalled the chapter at Rutgers University-New Brunswick(NJ). Congratulations to the new members.

Alpha Kappa Lambda has closed their chapter at Rutgers University-New Brunswick(NJ) due to low membership numbers.

Sigma Phi Epsilon has closed their chapter at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Closure is due to RMF.

This past weekend, Sigma Chi reinstalled the chapter at Rutgers University-New Brunswick(NJ). Congratulations to the new members.

Alpha Kappa Lambda has closed their chapter at Rutgers University-New Brunswick(NJ) due to low membership numbers.

Sigma Phi Epsilon has closed their chapter at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Closure is due to RMF.

Unfortunately I don't have much information regarding sororities the at UCSB. My daughter who was not involved in Greek Life graduated in 2022. Any information that I was receiving was through the Gaucho Parents Facebook group that I no longer belong to. Sorry.

Delta Gamma will be returning to the University of Miami in the spring of 2025. The Beta Tau chapter will be reestablished on campus.


Announcement from Executive Offices.


https://www.instagram.com/p/C6L8OBUO...en&img_index=1

DG was closed at Miami in 2018 for hazing and alcohol violations.

I also remember the extremely ritzy recruitment video they put out back in 2016.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/univ...ruitment-video

I hope the colony is successful, as the University of Miami despite recently adding Pi Phi does need more houses, as quota was in the 90's this past recruitment.

Alpha Sigma Alpha recently colonized at Bluefield State University (WV)

https://www.instagram.com/alphasigma...p/C2K0P2uMolV/

Alpha Sigma Alpha recently colonized at Bluefield State University (WV)

https://www.instagram.com/alphasigma...p/C2K0P2uMolV/

Zeta Tau Alpha will be returning to the University of Tampa this fall.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6Oouufv...VqemQ3MXBqbg==

FarmHouse is currently recolonizing New Mexico State.

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Kappa Alpha Theta will be returning to the University of South Carolina in Fall 2025!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ZQKO3rC4g/?img_index=3

Update on Phi Delta Theta Expansion:

Spring 2024:
1: New Jersey Institute of Technology (New)
2: UMKC (New)

Fall 2024:
1: Bowling Green State University (Recharter)
2: Florida State University (Recharter)
3: Grand Valley State University (New)
4: The Ohio State University (Recharter)

This is really exciting when a big SEC schools has a new group (well re-charter)! Does anyone know who presented with Theta? Just curious.

Alpha Omicron Pi and Delta Gamma also presented with them. I am really excited for this colony, I saw many excited alumni on social media. :D