Delta Delta Delta's newest chapter is at Loyola-Marymount in California as of 2006.

Kennesaw State University is open for expansion. The sorority selected will colonize Fall 2007. AOII, GPhiB and ZTA are presenting next month.

Wow that's great news about Kennesaw! Good luck to the sororities presenting!

No wonder we've created a paid position that will help with extension stuff....

DeltAlum congratulations to The Delts on expansion!

Miami of Ohio suprises me as LXA just went back to campus.

Hear ASU is tough, but we pulled the Charter for the Old R M problem.

Expansion is still good for all of us!

FYI, TKE just got voted to re-charter at My Alma Mater, Pittsburg State Un., Ks.

Now makes 7 Fraternities and still only 3 Sororities!:(

So now I'm going crazy waiting to hear about three G Phi B presentations - I'm running out of fingers to cross for good luck! Way to go, Gamma Phi expansion team!
Actually, way to go all NPC expansion teams - looks like they are all doing great!

Hi! I am a member of the new AEPhi colony at UCONN. We are at 50 right now, and are very excited to be participating in formal recruitment next semester! :)

Case Western Reserve University votes to allow a 5th NPC sorority.

http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Vo...24/Story_1668/

NPC groups currently at Case:

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Phi
Delta Gamma
Phi Mu

I do not know if there are any other NPC groups who have ever been at that campus. (I know that Alpha Gamma Delta has never chartered a chapter there, but don't have the info for other orgs.)

From the article:

However, both Delta Gamma and Alpha Chi Omega voted against the decision, citing current problems with sorority colonies on campus still unrecognized by the Panhellenic Council.

What?

I suspect that they are referring to local and/or regional sororities that haven't been recognized - not that there are NPC colonies on campus being unrecognized.

Here's the Greek Life link for sororities at Case, it lists 6 groups total - the 4 NPC groups, a national engineering sorority, and a local group. (I can't tell for sure from the link whether the 2 non-NPC groups are part of Panhellenic Council or not.)

http://studentaffairs.case.edu/greek...rs/sororities/

I did a quick google search and found that Omega Tau Zeta has a colony at Case Western. Omega Tau Zeta is an Asian-interest sorority however, so I am not sure if that is what they are taling about. Also, Case has one local and an engineering-specific sorority and both of those are well under total of 50.
http://studentaffairs.case.edu/greek...rs/sororities/

What I also found quite interesting is that the two non NPC chapters were not only able to do so, but voted for NPC expansion. I'm guessing that they are full members of the PC. In any case, I'm just kind of surprised that non NPC chapters are allowed to vote on NPC expansion. Not that it is a bad thing at all. Just never heard of it.

Follow up question. Would the two non NPC chapters also get to vote on which NPC is invited to colonize?

It looks like the two non NPCs are members of PC.

From the article.

"Panhel Exec Board along with the Greek Life Office investigated the numbers and the trends, which all indicated that Case is not only ready, but also in need of a new sorority," said Lia Majid, president of Phi Sigma Rho. "From there, Panhel Exec proposed the idea to the individual chapters that we expand. Then, at our Panhel meeting on Tuesday, we voted."

[quote=DeltAlum;1428505][quote=banditone;1427814]I like you delts ... One of my best friends' dads was a delt. And he was SOOO awesome.He has passed to chapter eternal. Miss that old guy :(

FuzzieAlum where are you?

At first thought I thought this was the local going national, however that doesn't appear to be the case.

I wouldn't think the Asian interest group would be the reason for the negative votes because I didn't think they would have to be at total to keep going - same w/ Phi Sigma Rho and Sigma Psi (the local). I'm sure they want members, but it's not like they're going to get reprimanded by their HQ for not being at total because their kind of recruitment is different.

It almost sounded the way they put it, like 2 of the current NPC sororities are in a rebuilding/colony stage and that's why they didn't want a new group to come on.

Alpha Xi Delta 1992-2003

Perhaps the newspaper reporter meant "chapters" instead of "colonies"? That would make more sense . . .but I'm still confused.

It seems like it may have more to do with stabilizing (rebuilding). From a previous article, Two new sororities to join Case campus the last two chapters currently in PC joined by June 2004.

And this from the original article post previously.

However, both Delta Gamma and Alpha Chi Omega voted against the decision, citing current problems with sorority colonies on campus still unrecognized by the Panhellenic Council.

"It is important to mention that some sororities are worried about the expansion because they themselves are not quite stable," said Turnbaugh [Alpha Phi delegate].

Amy Rector, president of Alpha Chi Omega, said, "I know that [AXO] voted against it for various reasons. Some common concerns voiced were, the addition of a new chapter when we already have colonies in place here trying to establish themselves in the Case community; the effects it would have on numbers for NPC sororities already here; and the lack of an apparent need for this to be done now."

Martine Trinka, President of Delta Gamma, said "Delta Gamma decided to vote no because we were unsure that adding a new group to campus would be in the best interest of Greek community as a whole. We saw advantages and disadvantages to both options but we ultimately decided to vote no as to err on the side of caution."

Trinka also mentioned that the sorority's decision is mainly in support of the two sororities currently trying to colonize on campus.

Despite her sorority's sentiments on the issue, Rector believes differently. "The best thing we can do is support the process. Since it is already underway, negative energy is not going to help anyone. We should focus on the excitement of expanding our Greek community and be positive," she said.

Okay - so does anyone know what the two colonies which are not on PC are?

Current Chapters
Alpha Chi Omega (NPC)
Alpha Phi (NPC)
Delta Gamma (NPC)
Phi Mu (NPC)
Phi Sigma Rho (national non NPC)
Zeta Psi (local)

Colonies
Omega Tau Zeta - According to their web site (go to pictures), they have at least been on campus since October 2005.
???

The Zetas should get a chuckle out of ???

Took me a while, but I get it now.

The local group at Case is called Sigma Psi (http://filer.case.edu/org/sigmapsi/).

Both Sigma Psi and Phi Sigma Rho are full members of the local panhellenic council and I believe they will both get a vote as to which sorority is picked for expansion.

The two colonies they are talking about are Omega Tau Zeta and Sigma Gamma Rho. Sigma Gamma Rho has exisited on a city-wide charter (as have other NPHC organizations), but I guess they decided to try to get a campus charter as well.

Yes and the AEPhi group had been a local called PEA who only formed for the purpose of briging on AEPhi. The #s supported another group as well - congrats to APhi!

AXD closed in 2003. I do not know if anyone else is dormant. Fifteen groups submitted materials for consideration and decision on who will present will be made in less than 1 week. Quick turnaround. I like this - no waiting around to hear things months later!

Case Western Vote
 

Under the NPC Unanimous Agreements, it is only the votes of the NPC chapters on a campus that are considered when voting to open for extension, regardless of whether the locals are full voting members of the college PH. In this case, Alpha Chi Omega changed its vote after the article was written, making the campus properly open for extension.

[QUOTE=irishpipes;1426676]Yes Alpha Xi Delta has closed twice at Illinois. /QUOTE]

Alpha Xi Delta's Kappa chapter was at U of I from 1905-1995 with a successful turnaround recolonization in 1980, so during those 90 years, there was never a semester that we weren't there. Regardless, I share the hope that the Panhellenic will select the group most likely to fit and succeed at U of Illinois now.

According to the NPC Unanimous Aggreement, V. Agreement on Extension, -- the Proper Authority would be the College Panhellenic Council. Unless the campus Panhel Constitution/Bylaws specificies that only NPC chapters vote count, then it appears that all full members of the Panhel votes would count. At Case Western, both Sigma Psi and Phi Sigma Rho are full members of Panhel.

Is anyone on GC from Case? If total is only 50, I am surprised that the Panhel did not consider raising total to 60 before adding another group. Since Case is a private university, maybe the university just wants smaller sororities or it has to do with available housing??

Understood, and see UA V., Section 2B: "On campuses where the chapters of NPC fraternities operate within an interfraternity organization, the chapters of NPC fraternities shall, within themselves, constitute the Proper Authority." As an collaborative council that contains more than just NPC chapters, this provision applies to Case. Adding local sororities to a Panhellenic does not give them a vote on the issue of opening for extension, any more than they would have if they were calling themselves an intersorority council or they were all part of an intergreek council. This UA really finds itself in the spotlight on campuses where the locals in a PH outnumber the NPC groups, and their desires are different.

It is nice though, in the interests of campus panhellenic friendship and all that, that you take the non-NPC chapters' feelings into consideration. Even if it has no true effect on the vote as far as the NPC rules are concerned.

I completely, completely agree. I'm sure I've come across as more unfeeling than I meant -- kinda hard not to when you're quoting a Unanimous Agreement. The members of local sororities are, so often, completely integral to the Panhellenic community, and it's hard to think of them as not being able to participate in such a key decision. Their wishes should definitely matter and be considered heavily by the NPC chapters. I was just trying to add to the discussion since the Case newspaper reported a split NPC vote, someone had commented, and I had learned there was a change there to allow the extension effort to go forward.

I am sorry to report that the Phi Mu chapter at Arkansas State University will be closing at the end of this semester. The chapter was chartered in January, 1951.

http://www.utsigs.org/

The Sigma Chi colony at University of Tampa was officially installed this past Saturday, April 14. Congratulations.

Any news on the expansion decisions for Illinois or UT-San Antonio? Also, any news on who or when the presentations are being made for Mizzou?

http://phimu-asu.hypermart.net/

Wow they look (from their website) like they are thriving....is Greek Life in general declining there or something?

Greek Life at ASU is fairly strong. Like many campuses, the strong chapters are consistently the same from year to year. Only one fraternity chapter has went from 'low' to 'top' and one fraternity chapter went from being a huge, 'top' chapter to being small and 'low'.

ETA: When I was at ASU, Phi Mu had 80+ members. That was about normal for campus then.

I too am eager to hear about UT-SA. :confused:

expansion news
 

I have heard...though unofficial... that GPhiB had been invited to colonize in the Fall 2007 and ZTA in 2008 at UT-SA..
:)

From your lips to God's ears . . . :) I'm biased, of course, but am just thrilled if its G Phi B and Zeta!

Amen, Sister!!

Apparently formal recruitment put every sorority but the engineering group over their cap (50) and they will all stay over it even after seniors graduate (so no informal recruitment opportunity in the fall for sophomores who didn't get placed unless they are an engineer). Most of the houses have something like 20-25 rooms in them so getting much larger than 50 would be very difficult for everyone in terms of living situations and chapter connectivity. The largest chapter is at something like 70 members (phi mu) then DG, AXO, sigma psi and alpha phi all have somewhere between 50-60 each. Phi sigma rho is somewhere between 35 and 45 i think.

The two interest groups on campus (I was told that neither is actually a colony yet) are Omega Tau Zeta and Sigma Gamma Rho but they are both also somewhat specialized groups (asian interest and black greek).