Alpha Xi Delta at Cornell
 

My friends from campus told me Alpha Xi is coming to Cornell in Spring 2004?

Can anyone confirm? If so, congratulations!

Alpha Xi Delta at Cornell
 

DPhiEAngel,

We are currently looking to add a 13th house on campus, and yes Alpha Xi Delta is in the running, but there is no definite decision as of yet......all the houses have to vote still.

I will let you know what happens though!


~Lacey

Can you tell us who all is in the running? If not, I understand! :)

Chapters in the running....
 

DZHBrown:

There are only two houses in that are interested.....they are Phi Sigma Sigma and Alpha Xi Delta.


Hope this helps!

~Lacey

Oh my ... wouldn't that be wonderful.... Cornell is Alpha Xi Delta's Alpha Beta chapter and was on campus 1918 thru 1964.

Please keep us up to date ... if and as you can.

Already at Cornell (per their website):

PanHellenic Association
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Phi
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Delta Phi Epsilon
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Delta Tau

The two houses that are in the running are Alpha Xi Delta and Phi Sigma Sigma...

I was there for the presentation this weekend and both groups did a really good job!

Alpha Xi Delta's Alpha Beta chapter left in 1964. Phi Sigma Sigma's Beta Xi chapter left in 1969. One other group was invited to present but could not make it.

We are waiting on pins and needles to hear the decision!! Good luck to both groups - Cornell has an absolutely incredible Greek system, and the sorority women there are amazing! It would be a wonderful opportunity for either group to have a re-charter their chapter on such a progressive and supportive campus!

Wow, they're looking to expand already? Didn't Chi Omega just leave campus?

I think it is great that the two groups under consideration had chapters there in the past. I know it can't always be that way. But I love to see chapters re-open, rather than new ones coming in. Gives me a good feeling. :)

Yes, they did just leave this past year. I also think another group on campus is pretty low in numbers, as well. I wonder what a new colonization would do to the now smallest chapter?

Having seen and met many of the women this weekend, my overall impression is that Cornell has a very supportive Greek system and all of the chapters truly do want the other chapters do to well.

Based on numbers alone, a new sorority is needed, but I definetly got the message that they are all doing whatever it takes to help the struggling chapter.

what a fine example they are setting

I like to see that kind of unity in a Greek system :)

I wish Delta Zeta would have considered trying to re-activate our Beta chapter at Cornell. It was founded by one of our Founders (not worded very well, but you get the point :) ).

Question for anyone: Why are they adding another sorority when one just closed and another has low numbers?

I visited Cornell many times when I was an undergrad. The campus is beautiful and has amazing fraternity and sorority houses. I hope that all the chapters thrive there. :)

Congratulations!
 

Hi everyone,

Just to let you all know, Panhellenic decided and we chose:

Alpha Xi Delta

Congratulations ladies!

Cornell Greek Love,

Lacey

Yippee!!! that's wonderful. Thanks for the words of welcome!

Congratulations to Alpha Xi Delta and Cornell! :D :)

Congratulations to Alpha Xi Delta and to the Cornell Panhellenic!
Best of luck with the colonization!

congrats to Alpha Xi! Good luck on everything and have fun!
Congrats to Cornell as well. Looks like you all have a great greek system

Congratulations Alpha Xi Delta and Cornell University! :)

whoo-hoo!

yay!! i love to hear about new chapters (or recolonizing chapters)-- especially when they're AZD ;)

I find it odd that Chi Omega closed last semester and D Phi E is closing now as well, but there is still room for expansion...

It's always sad to see chapters close :(

This is from NPC's website:

NPC
The Biennial Awards for 2001-2003 have been announced.

College Panhellenic Awards:

OVERALL EXCELLENCE:

Campuses with over 10 chapters
Chi Omega Fraternity Sponsor
Cornell University

(Ironic that Chi Omega sponsored the award, huh?!)

Alpha Xi Delta -- I wish you the best in your colonization efforts.

re NPC awards, I have a question. Don't you have to actually apply to be eligible to win? i.e., it is not truly a best out of the nation, it's a best out of who applied.

Nothing against Cornell, but I agree that it's strange to see two chapters close so quickly and expansion occurring. It would be different if there was an overall downturning in the system and groups were leaving because of general lack of interest.

33, I think you're right -- I think they have to submit an application in order to win an NPC award, but I'll defer if there are any "green-book-toting" GCers out there who know for sure!

For what it's worth, from what I gleaned from the women I met, Cornell does actually have a very strong system. What I took away from it was that Chi O closed, mostly due to lack of alumnae support in the area, etc, and that there were a significant number of women who were not being placed in houses, thus creating a need for expansion.

From what I saw, the other chapters seemed to be very supportive of D Phi E, and I definetly took away the impression that they were doing what they could do help. They had a very progressive informal rush/COR program this fall.... I dont know.

It's sad that D Phi E is leaving as well, but hopefully they'll be back someday. All of the other chapters on that campus seemed to be really strong.

Good luck to Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Phi Epsilon and Chi Omega in their Cornell chapters....

Here's more details re: Cornell's NPC Award:

http://www.cornelldailysun.com/articles/9590/

That's terrible. I did the Rome program with Cornell's architecture school...there was a DPhiE there, and I remember her saying that her chapter was going through a lot. I really hate to see them close, especially since someone I knew is involved. :(

Cornell won the award for last year. I believe that Chi O closed at the tail end of the school year last year and now DPhiE is closing after NPC.

Both chapters have been very weak and sick for years. Both have matched in the single digits in quota for years. (I was last there 3 years ago for a recruitment visit) While it is unfortunate that their national group choose to close these chapters please know that everyone in the system tried to help them for a very, very long time.

Actually that is not quite the truth, but I'll let a member of the group expound more on it.

As a Cornell alumnae, I was heartbroken to hear that my chapter was closing, but I can't imagine the devastation that the 17 womwn currently left in the house must be feeling.

I won't go into all the reasons why our chapter became so small. When I rushed, DPhiE was at total and was making quota. The year I pledge, we got 19 pledges while everyone else had around 30 or so. We figured it was a fluke, but we never really overcame that.

At the time, there were 3 other houses not making quota, and I do not feel like Panhellenic was supportive of us. All the other houses were pre-occupied with alcohol resolutions and such, and no attention was really paid to helping out the smaller chapters.

I am really concerned about Alpha Xi Delta coming to Cornell. I wish them all the best, but I can't understand why a new sorority is coming to campus when 2 recently left and another is still not making quota.

Word from Panhellenic is that a 2nd new sorority will be coming to Cornell to replace DPhiE next fall.

The DPhiE Chapter at Cornell voted to self-close--to the best of my knowledge, they were not closed by the International organization.

Basically, with the campus pushing forward with their expansion plans, it made the chapter feel that it would be insurmountable to made headway and move forward with their plans for formal recruitment in the spring.

I wish Alpha Xi Delta luck--and I wish the Cornell greek system luck as it grows. Hopefully Alpha Xi Delta will find support for them from the campus and the greek community.

Just want to clarify that DPhiE did self-close, but the option was either self close and keep the remaining money in the budget for social functions till teh end of the semester or be closed down by DPhiE headquarters at the end of the semester.

Although I know nothing about the greek system there, or how the Panhellenic council there operates, I feel really bad that they are already finding sororities to replace the ones that have closed so recently :(

Cornell, et al.
 

Sometimes it is better to close a long suffering chapter and to
return in a few years with a new start--
and, in many cases, folks will not join a perennially weak chapter...and so will remain independent..
BUT sometimes they WILL JOIN a new group, so everyone will
profit from the new infusion.
There are still a lot of people who would make great greeks but
are not given a chance due to the obsolete notion that a quota is
needed. Bull puckey. Where there is room, let 'em come; but make plans, of course, for the return and revival of those who
stubbed their toes. But, PLEASE, do not think 'cause one outfit
cannot get their numbers up means no one else will join a new
group....taint so. Charge! Erik P Conard, old Teke

...and thus, the difference in NPC and NIC extension.

expansion
 

>>PLEASE, do not think 'cause one outfit
cannot get their numbers up means no one else will join a new
group....<<<

I don't think that anyone has implied that no one will join a new group. The issue is protecting the existing groups. Two are going (or gone) and one new one is coming with plans for another. Someone is going to take the bottom two places when all is said and done, and most likely it won't be one of the new kids on the block. This seems to be my mantra, but if campus Panhellenics don't do everything in their power to protect themselves as a group and help the smaller groups as much as possible, then they will find a revolving door with groups coming and going all the time. Of course, as NutBrn pointed out, this is the big difference in NPC and NIC.