Where would u like to see ADPi re/colonize?
 

Where would you like to see ADPi colonize/recolonize?

Kent State University, Ohio State, and Bowling Green State University....allllll in Ohio!!

With all the talk about Ole Miss, I'd love to see Alpha Delta Pi recolonize there - but they have to do it RIGHT this time!! I was stunned to see the modern house that they used to have - the whole Ole Miss scene is too antebellum for anything but colonial styling. That said, if they can't do it right, I'd rather they didn't try.
If I'm reading GreekChat correctly, it seems that ADPi is presenting at a lot of places, but doesn't get picked. That needs to be investigated and/or completely overhauled prior to really working on colonization!

Same thing with LSU.

I'd like to see Wake Forest recolonized, and I'd like to see some of the struggling chapters consider a recolonization. Yes, it hurts - but not as much as losing a chapter completely!

I don't know the whole story behind Bowling Green and Ohio State, but in about 5 years, I think they could both be ready. The time factor isn't quite as important in the North as the South.

I would like to see us colonize at Stanford... I think it is sad that the only Bay Area chapter we have now is at UC Berkeley... Also it would be right back home for me... Oh and on top of that there is a great Ronald McDonald house there that could always use more help... Since the area is so expensive in general people have no chance of staying with their children in a hotel... So the RMH is of great help...

Somewhere in Colorado! I know there were chapters at CU- Boulder and UNC- Greeley. It would be nice to have a chapter near where I grew up . Then I could convince my mom to "adopt" the girls and get her involved as an alumnae initiate. THAT would be a wonderful way to share ADPi with her!

Really? From what I've read over the past year or so, it seems like most of the places expanding already have ADPi or have recently lost a chapter. I keep looking for expansion threads that mention ADPi being asked to present, and I don't see our name listed.

OTOH, I always see us posting about where we wish we could expand or recolonize...

Where do we have expansion/recolonization going on other than at Wake Forest? (And how's that going, if anyone knows?)

I would like to see us recolonize at LSU and at SMU. Our chapter at SMU has produced several International Officers and must have been at one time a very strong chapter. I'm not sure how long it has been gone and don't know if it has been gone long enough to start thinking of getting it up and going again. I would say more about re/colonization of chapters and I have stronger opinions, but my mama taught me if I didn't have anything nice to say, not to say it at all!

I would also have to agree and say Ole Miss. Everything I have read (via gc) has said positive things about Ole Miss Greek life, except that it is highly competitive (which actually makes me wonder how and why the chapter closed if Greek life is so competitive).

Other than that I would just say more chapters on the west coast. I'm looking at my Alpha book and I have a map of all the chapters (it's from 1997), I realize that some of these chapters have closed and other ones have opened, so numbers I give are average.

But there are about 84 chapters on the east coast. I am looking at states east of the Mississippi River. The mid-west (ND, MN, SD, IA, NE, KS, MO, OK, TX, AR, LA, plus Canada) has about 38 chapters. While the west coast (WA, MT, ID, OR, WY, CA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM plus Canada) has only about 15 chapters.

So I would love to see the following chapters reopened:

Alpha Lambda (University of Oregon)
Alpha Omega (Oregon State University)
Beta Mu (Montana State University)
Beta Xi (University of Montana)
Beta Gamma (University of Utah)
Alpha Alpha (University of Colorado)
Alpha Nu (University of New Mexico)
Delta Psi (East New Mexico University)

Plus, I would love to see schools in Idaho and Wyoming gain chapters. Also more chapters in WA, CO, OR and CA.

(I obviously don't know the reasons behind these chapters closing or why the other states have or haven't been considered for colonization, it's just what I would like to see).

I want y'all to go back to Mississippi State!

Do not forget about Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, etc....we are considered Mid-West!!

U of Miami (Florida)

Hmm.... Could one of the "Carnation Nation" daughters be considering Mississippi State? ;)

I counted them as states east of the Mississippi River. It eas easier to count them that way. :)

:D

I agree with every one you have on here, Brianna! I'd love to see ADPi back where we've *ever* had a chapter, and maybe someday in my lifetime that'll happen (and in some cases, I know that it won't *ever* happen, but I can always dream, right?)

California actually has 10 active chapters, which is pretty good, but considering the size of this state, there are SO many more schools where ADPi would make a wonderful addition (in my honest and completely unbiased opinion ;) )

I'd love to see a chapter in every state of the U.S., every province of Canada, and continue our expansion into international universities :)

You'd be surprised at the hostility of most CA campus admin's for Greeks on their campuses; in most cases, it isn't in our interest to have a chapter there due to lack of campus support for Greek Life.

Oh! OOPS! Duh me! ;)

sweetie, it's all good. It has been one of those days, heck one of those weekends. ;)

We have such strong chapters in Florida that I think we NEED to Colonize more here. ZTA has 9 chapters or more in Florida.

Places I'd like to Adpi in Florida are: UT-University of Tampa, U of M- Univeristy of Miami, UNF- University of North Florida, Jacksonville , Stetson University , and Gulf Coast University <----which is a new school in the Naples area. We had a bid in to colonize there but DDD won it.

It makes me crazy to see all of these other sororities expanding all over Florida! Adpi needs to get on this!!!!!

I think I'd have to see a list of STRONG Alumnae Associations in order to make a really better list of where we should be colonizing. Having a good support group (or 2!) is necessary for survival past one or two years of colonization.

I'd really like to see a chapter in New Jersey!
I know there are chapters nearby in neighbouring states, but I think it would be great to have a chapter in my home state.

co-sign on Bowling Green, Ohio State, and SMU. :)

AMEN to that, Honeychile! You are one sister who "gets it!" I can't preach that one enough. :)

Thank you, WLFEO!

Example: Right now, the Greater Pittsburgh Area has not one, not two, but THREE semi-active/inactive alumnae chapters! Granted, there is a core of alumnae who will do whatever it takes to get Alpha Delta Pi on a campus - but it really DOES take many more people than most realize - sisters who will be there for the long run, at LEAST the first five years!

I know the Akron Area Alumnae Association would help support one at Kent State University. But would they put a chapter at a university, so close to another university (suburb of the other)that already has ADPi?

What I am saying is would they put a chapter at KSU when there is one at Akron (10 miles away)??

Stanford University would be able to have at least 2 active alum assoc. there to help it... The Palo Alto one and the Penninsala one... On top of that there is also the East Bay one which is under an hour away...

I'm not an authority in this, but I can't see why they wouldn't consider it. San Diego has two collegiate chapters with one alumnae association supporting both chapters (and I think the distance between the two schools in probably even less than 10 miles!)

That's just my *uneducated* opinion, however! :)

I think y'all are misunderstanding me.

If your Alumnae Associations are strong and committed, well, you can start up a dozen colonies, and they'll all be successful!

But by definition, Alumnae are usually involved with a career, possibly church/synagogue, possibly family, other activities. That's why you have to have truly committed Alumnae, ones who really want to see that colony make it.

When Eta Beta was colonized, alumnae came from all over Western PA to make that commitment - and I'm talking maybe as many as 5-6 different Alumnae Associations! I was making tea sandwiches in my sleep - but we did it! We put a chapter of Alpha Delta Pi on a campus that "couldn't hold" another sorority!

So, as you decide where you'd like to see a colony, think really, really hard about how much time you're willing to give up to see this through. You must be willing to lay the foundation, start the colony, see it through Initiation, and BE THERE for them for at least three to five years.

And if y'all think I'm being hard, frankly, I think I'm listing the barest of minimums!

Play on through...

I know i'm dreaming but...
 

I'd love to have our Alpha chapter back, I mean Weaslyan has so much tradition in and of itself and for us. It would be so great if Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu could have their roots back. I know that thats problably not gonna happen in this lifetime but one can dream...

Ohhhhhhhh........ now that would be great, Adelphean1851!

I think ADP would be great at Ole Miss one day again. One of your sisters is an adviser for AOP here at Ole Miss with me. She is so helpful with my chapter. She has told me that she would love to see ADP back at Ole Miss. She helps out AOP because she was friends with some while she was in school and when ADP left she was in grad school and so she started helping us out.

Re: I know i'm dreaming but...
 

Ah, the stuff of dreams!! I also would just LOVE to see our Alpha (Beta, and Gamma) chapters back!!

I'd love to see us colonize at Drew University, Farleigh Dickenson, Stockton, or Glassboro (I know that one now goes by another name, but I can't remember it for the life of me!) - ALL in NEW JERSEY! In fact, I'd do as much as possible to help in those efforts. I think there would be a lot of alumnae support, eventhough we don't have super-active alumnae associations here. I know the Phila area has a couple that could lend a hand in the South Jersey area. I've got lots of women in the Morris County (Drew, FDU area) who would LOVE to help!!

I'd be concerned about colonizing at Rutgers. I'm not trying to inflame any GC'ers who are actives or alumni from RU!! As a lifelong NJ resident, and BIG greek supporter, I am concerned about the things I read about in the papers - and see on the news - concerning greek life at RU.

Now, another *wish* would be to re-colonize some of the closed NY chapters - like Syracuse, Queens College (NYC) and Hunter. I think the last two banned greek systems, so I guess I better FU-GEDABOUDIT!!! ;)

What Leslie said! I'd especially love to see a chapter at Stockton since I went there for a year and really liked it... I'd do as much as possible to help out too!

(btw, Glassboro is now Rowan)

Ladies, please excuse my forum crash. Queens College and Hunter College are public institutions, and never banned greeks. In my opinion, Hunter is not viable. It is in a neighborhood that is way to expensive to buy a house ($5+ million for 20 bed capacity), and it is a mostly commuter campus. Queens College is also a commuter campus, but it is not very viable either. It could happen, but I wouldn't vest much hope.

The best opportunity for NPC expansion, in the City of New York, is at NYU. Their sorority system completely dissapeared by the early 80s. Then 2 NPC sororities returned, and 5 locals were formed. One of locals affiliated with AST. The school seems to have lax rules for expansion, but I would check with their PanHel first. You might also want to see if you can persuade one of the locals to go ADPi. Housing is available, in the form of floors of 11 or 13 beds from the school.

Well with that being said I think any school in Ohio could start up a colony with all of the strong alumnae groups throughout the state!! We have the Akron Area, Canton-Massillon, Gem City, Greater Cincinnatti, Greater Cleveland, Greater Columbus, Greater Dayton, Miami Valley, North Central, Springfield, and Youngstown-Salem Alumnae Associations. Those cover the entire state with the ability for someone to get involved with a group that is at most an hour away. So it would also cover almost all, if not all, colleges and universities. The support would be there!

somebody refresh my memory.. Why did our Alpha Chapter close in the first place? was it just that Weaslyan dismissed all GLOs?

From what I have heard it was because the greek system became too competitive there and in turn the university closed down the greek system. When women would try to commit suicide for not geting into the sorority they want... it is just bad...

I would love to see the chapter at Southern Methodist University recolonized. Texas A&M Kingsville also used to have a chapter. I think Texas currently has the most open chapters of ADPi though. (Baylor, Texas, TAMU, Tech, UNT, TCU, Southwestern, Texas State, Lamar, and Sam Houston) It'd be cool if there was a chapter at UTSA. There is a really strong alum association there, and that'd be cool. Anyway, just my random thoughts!!

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