Alpha Phi Colony at Dartmouth Receives Charter (April 2007)

Congratulations.

http://thedartmouth.com/2007/04/30/news/aphi/

Yea for APhi!:)

Would post more, but I get to much BS!:confused: :rolleyes: :o

Re: U of TX San Antonio:
Correct except it is 2009 for ZTA - they are giving first group 2 years before new group comes on.

Sigma Chi will install its Knox College colony on May 12th.
Links are to news story and the colony website.
http://web.sigmachi.org/wps/portal/!...2007_Expansion

http://deptorg.knox.edu/sigmachi/

AXiD will re-colonize our Kappa Chapter at University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign as of Fall 2008

Congrats to you! I had a call this afternoon about it! Many warm "fuzzies" sent to you and the Kappa chapter for this fall recruitment too!

Congratulations to A Xi D!!!

Here is the official announcement!

5/1/2007 - Alpha Xi Delta Invited to Re-colonize Kappa Chapter

Indianapolis, IN – The National Council of Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity proudly announced today that the Fraternity received an invitation to re-colonize its Kappa Chapter at the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. In rejoining the Illinois Greek community, Alpha Xi Delta will once again be a part of the nation’s largest Greek community that includes 19 other National Panhellenic Conference groups.

“Alpha Xi Delta has dreamt of re-colonizing our Kappa Chapter at the University of Illinois for some time and we are thrilled to have received the invitation to once again be a part of the Illinois Greek community,” said Deborah Fenwick Maas, National President of Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity.

Alpha Xi Delta volunteers and staff will conduct the colonization recruitment beginning in fall 2008. A campus public relations campaign to generate excitement and interest in Alpha Xi Delta will commence in fall 2007.

“We are grateful to the Illinois Panhellenic Council for extending us this invitation and are inspired by the opportunity to share Alpha Xi Delta and all she has to offer with generations of women to come at the University of Illinois,” added Maas.

Alpha Xi Delta first installed its Kappa Chapter at the University of Illinois in 1905. The chapter became dormant in 1995.

Founded in 1893 at Lombard College, now Knox College, in Galesburg, Illinois, Alpha Xi Delta inspires women to realize their potential by providing opportunities for sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and service. The national women’s fraternity has over 142,000 initiated members and has chapters on 112 college campuses. For more information on Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, visit www.alphaxidelta.org.

Does the chapter still have a house on campus? (There was a veiled discussion about this earlier, but I didn't get it.)

The Alpha Sigma Phi chapter (Epsilon Iota) at Western Michigan University voted to surrender its charter due to low numbers.

Are we colonizing too much too soon?
 

I have been lurking for a while. It is great to see all of the colonizations going on. Someone mentioned that a sorority would be colonizing each year for two years, I think was at one of the Texas schools. Also somewhere in this thread, there was talk of chapters of closing meanwhile another is colonizing at that same school. I think it was ASU, fraternities to be specific.

I know that we are anxious to grow our organizations and spread our creeds. However, perhaps we are going at too quickly. When do we as organizations know how much colonization is too much too soon? What do we do about those chapters that are failing?

Back in late 80's/early 90's a large university had "The Five Year Plan" where five sororities colonized in 4.5 semesters. Well, after 10 years later, 2 of the five are around. The brainiac that thought of that idea should have had some forethought that maybe too much too soon is not such a good idea. Perhaps, to ensure success of the chapter colonizing, it would be good to wait a minimum of 4 years, ideally 5 to see how the new chapter is doing and the need for another organization/colony before colonizing another group. I know we all hate rules and being told what to do. But, at what point do we balance current need/desire versus long term success of our chapters?

I'd really say that depends on the school. For example, my school colonized two sororities in two years. Both are doing very well at this point. However, we had three chapters prior to that, and the campus was growing at a record pace. Our school is now taking larger freshman classes than ever before in the school history, and there really was a need for more sororities. So I'd think that the school and the Greek Life officials would know how many groups it needed based on student intake.

I completely agree with this post! Although, I think that most of the GLOs that are chosen in these multi-year plans have the right to take a second look at the campus before really going through with it. Say the plan is ZYX in 2007 and CBA in 2009. CBA looks at the state of the Greek system in 2008 and sees that not only has ZYX never been at total, the other groups have gone down in numbers and Panhellenic unity is in the toilet. CBA then decides to run fast, run far.

I would HOPE that groups would do that, rather than barrelling through with a colonization just because they've gotten the OK. Your above post is very telling. I think a lot of people thought the boom in the 80s - early 90s would last forever. I guess they didn't hear of the 50s turning into the 60s and 70s.

Personally I would be more impressed with a group that hasn't closed any chapters in 5 years than one that has added 7 new colonies in that time period. That's not where the "flash" is though. Maybe people think because of the baby boomlet there will be tons of students, but if none of the students want to be Greek, it won't really matter.

I would agree. 2 of the places we have colonized at (actually maybe 3) in the last few years have been brand new systems. And I've actually been quite happy with our recent extensions.

Kappa Upsilon Chi, National Christian Fraternity is installing five chapters this year:

Lambda - University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
Mu - Clemson University
Nu - University of Tennessee
Xi - University of Kentucky
Omicron - University of Mississippi

I am sorry to report that the Alpha Omicron Pi chapter at Northern Illinois University will be closing at the end of this semester.

I am also sorry to report that the Alpha Gamma Delta chapter at Valdosta State University will be closing at the end of this semester.
http://www.alphagammadelta.org/content/happenings/Theta%20Sigma%20Press%20Release%204-24-07.pdf

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland invited Kappa Alpha Theta to colonize there starting this coming fall

Closing of chapters is hard for all of us least of all our Nationals. It is a hard decission for sure.:(

Expansion is done for two reasons.

1. A school is opening up for the first time to Greeks.

2. A School is in a growth period and the current chapters are getting to large.

Is growth good, I just say Yes!

I always use Alfred in NY as one who closed down ALL Greeks when a pledge in a local was killed in a hazing accident. So, who did this help? None of us who had Chapters there.

The tide seems to be changing and maybe in the future, it will cahnge there also!

Our own carnations college, Troy State College, was only locals and figured it would be better if they went Nationals. It seems to be working out very well for them!:)

Hmmm, I don't believe she's at Troy State. That campus has had national groups for 30+ years.

You're right, she's not. ;)

Will UK's be in the fall (2007)?

UCF is being installed in August. The other four have been in Phase II this last semester and will be moving into their Probationary Colonization Phase this fall 2007.

So, Kentucky will actually have its first rush with the founders Spring 2008.

Sorry if I am wrong, it is in Rome Ga. well as I remember.

canation and help on the school?:)
Maybe it was Rome College im Troy, Ga?:)

Growth mode...growth rationalized
 

Tom, I totally agree with you on the growth mode.

However, from what I know, with colonies you start with 50% freshman, 25% sophomores, 20% juniors and then a few seniors.

Recruitment is tricky the first few years, even in colony status; people drop out, etc. Sure you have a good rush, but I do not believe that you can justify another chapter colonizing at the same school until all of that freshman class have graduated, perhaps a year later. Replacing that large class is hard. Having a new group come on any sooner is tough.

Having a lot of friends at Arizona, I have an idea of how bad it was. It was pretty sad in those days. After all the colonizing, rush numbers went down like gravity and chapters, even those successful were doing spring rush.

BTW, anyone know why ADPi went off campus? What happened to their house? I heard somewhere that could recolonize. Why them and not someone else?

Berry College in Rome, Ga.
Troy University (they dropped the "state" part last year" in Troy, Ala.

ADPi or it might have been AOTT at UofA went off campus because of low numbers. I went to there house a year before they closed for a tour of the sorority houses sponsored by the NPC Alum Association.

Just heard AEPhi will be colonizing at Stanford in the Fall. Here is an article in the Stanford Daily:

http://daily.stanford.edu/article/20...pprovedForFall

Trojangal went to Troy State.

Alpha Gamma Delta to Colonize at Arkansas Tech
 

Per www.alphagammadelta.org

The announcement states that there are currently 3 NPC groups on campus but I don't know if another group recently colonized because the Panhellenic website only shows Delta Zeta, Zeta Tau Alpha and Theta Omega Chi (local founded in Russellville).

Don't know anything about this campus other than ATech is in the Gulf South Conference with WGa.

Shorter in Rome. My husband is a Berry alum, though there are no Greeks there; however, I've heard that at the end of the school year, there was a big deal going on about several students wanting Greek life! Maybe...

Side note, my Campus Relations Adviser told me today they are moving to Rome. I don't know her specialty. Her hubby got a teaching job somewhere in Floyd Co. She didn't mention what school.

That's exciting! I love to hear about new colonies, and trust that the expansion team does a good job evaluating new campuses.

Irishpipes has a pretty good history thread going in the recruitment forum (http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=86934 ), and it appears that there are currently only 2 NPC groups on campus. Looks like 3 NPC groups started in 1977, but Phi Mu has closed somewhere in the meantime. Not sure if the press release thing indicated 3 NPC groups by mistake, when it should have meant 2 NPC + the local, or if they were meaning that we would be the 4th NPC group ever to be on that campus????


ETA: According to the expansion thread in the Alpha Gam forum, the local group will be affiliating with Phi Mu. (Congrats to Phi Mu also!) We will be doing a colonization from the ground up. This explains the whole "4th NPC group thing".

ADPi will be returning in a couple years. The charter was not revoked, and the University has promised a recolonization in the near future as part of the deal.

ADPi at Arizona
 

Honeychile thanks for the info.

I am surprised that ADPi will get to recolonize so soon? How did they swing that? Especially considering all the chapters that left before them; SDT, ZTA, AOII.

Why did ADPi go off campus? Numbers?

I am curious, now.

After looking at IrishPipes notes on Arizona, it seems like they have been a revolving door with the sororities. There doesn't seem to be one that hasn't been on the campus.

Delta Delta Delta will be colonizing at NC State
story

TKE
 

I am a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. We used to have TKE chapters at NSU, University of Central Oklahoma, and University of Oklahoma, but the OU chapter got kicked off campus for shooting flaming arrows at the Lambda Chi Alpha house a couple of years ago. Anyway, when I went through two years ago, it was just UCO and NSU that had TKE chapters. Oklahoma State University finally got a chapter this semester and I recently found out that Southwestern Oklahoma State University will have a chapter within a year and a half. So, within a year and a half, Oklahoma will be back up to 4 TKE chapters and hopefully within the next couple of years, we will be able to get the chapter at OU restarted. My cousin was a TKE at OU and he said the alumni support would be unbelievable there if we could start one back up. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

I honestly don't know, but I think numbers would be a good guess. The total number of years that they would be off campus was five.

AOII -- Charter at University of LaVerne

Campus paper has an article about the new AOII chapter. Congratulations.

http://www.ulv.edu/campustimes/05110...ries/greek.htm

Awesome stuff bud, I'm also an Okie boy!

I was Initiated into Sigma Nu at the University of Tulsa. We were at about 70 members then (tied with KS for manpower). About 5-7 years or so ago there was some event that divided the active chapter. Nationals came in, more went Alumni, and they shut them down when they were down to like 10 members.

Oklahoma State has always been strong. They got booted (hazing?), but are back and very strong again.

Oklahoma University was VERY strong in the 80's. Then most of the chapter got kicked by nationals for something or other. They have had a hard time getting back since (my pledge class had to go down and help them with rush one year). I think they are around 30 or 40 members now; very small for OU.

Our UCO chapter was founded in 2002, but they appear to be doing very well.

To the best of my knowledge, TKE has never had a chapter at TU. I'm not sure why, but I think it would be great if we could get one started there, especially since I'm from Tulsa and go back there occasionally throughout the course of the school year, and am on campus hanging out with my friends a lot.

UCO TKE is doing well. They have a fairly new $2 million house from what I am told and a lot of our guys occasionally go down to Edmond to hang out with guys from their chapter.

I was told that OSU has upwards of 50+ guys they initiated into TKE a couple of weeks ago and a couple of our guys went down to Stillwater to help with their initiation. They are supposedly looking for a house in Stillwater right now, which I can honestly say, if they find one, I'll be in Stillwater hanging out with them at least once a month lol. I have no doubt that their future rush numbers will be great.

From what I have heard, our nationals is not looking to get the OU chapter of TKE restarted anytime soon. I have been told a few stories as to why they left campus, but I have heard the "flaming arrow" story more times than anything else. I know the alumni support would be amazing if we got one started up there again.

My chapter, at NSU, is doing very well. With my pledge class (14 guys, Fall 2005), we doubled in size of active members. We initiated 14 more guys last semester which brought our scroll up to 338. (Been around since 1990) We have had steady rush numbers for the last couple of years and we are looking to do a few things differently that we feel would make us a better chapter in TKE and the best fraternity on NSU's campus. Going to a small school in a small town, such as Tahlequah, is difficult for greek organizations as it pertains to rush, but my chapter is determined to get 30+ guys this fall through rush. We are at somewhat of a disadvantage because we are not allowed to have fraternity or sorority housing (i.e. Greek houses). (The sororities up here have dorm floors to themselves, while fraternities are somewhat left out in the cold). However, we have many houses across campus that members live in, so it could be worse. I'm certainly looking forward to this Fall semester and am interested in finding out whether the changes we will be making will help our chapter overall. I think they will.