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All the Sigma Kappa Chapters Ever
OK, I've seen this in a whole bunch of other threads and thought we needed one too. If you can fill in any of the dates, please post them. The only closing dates I know are the recent ones. Thanks!
Boldface denotes active chapter Alpha (1874-1984) - Colby College Beta (1890-1893) - Colby College - absorbed into Alpha Gamma (1892-1893) - Colby College - absorbed into Alpha Delta (1904) - Boston University Epsilon (1905-1998?) - Syracuse University (New York) Zeta (1906) - George Washington University (DC) Eta (1906) - Illinois Wesleyan University Theta (1906) - University of Illinois Iota (1908-1993) - University of Denver Kappa (1908-1910?) - Brown University (Rhode Island) Lambda (1910) - University of California, Berkeley Mu (1910) - University of Washington Nu (1911-1968?) - Middlebury College (Vermont) Xi (1913) - University of Kansas Omicron (1913-1956?) - Tufts University (Massachusetts) Pi (1915-1930?) - Stanford University Rho (1917-1940?) - Randolph-Macon Women's College (Virginia) Sigma (1917-1964?) - Southern Methodist University (Texas) Tau (1918-1994) - Indiana University - 2016 recolonization Upsilon (1918) - Oregon State University Phi (1919) - University of Rhode Island Chi (1919-1998?) - Ohio State University Psi (1919-1958?) - University of Wisconsin Omega (1920-1999) - Florida State University Alpha Beta (1920-1964?) - University of Buffalo Alpha Gamma (1921) - Washington State University Alpha Delta (1921) - University of Tennessee Alpha Epsilon (1921) - Iowa State University Alpha Zeta (1921-1955?) - Cornell University (New York) Alpha Eta (1921-1961?) - University of Minnesota Alpha Theta (1922) - University of Louisville Alpha Iota (1922-2001) - Miami University (Ohio) Alpha Kappa (1923-1972?) - University of Nebraska Lincoln Alpha Lambda (1923-1976?) - Adelphi University (New York) Alpha Mu (1924) - University of Michigan Alpha Nu (1924-1981?) - University of Montana Alpha Xi (1924-1932?) - University of Iowa Alpha Omicron (1925-1993?) - University of California, Los Angeles Alpha Pi (1925-1940?) - Ohio Wesleyan University Alpha Rho (1926-1940?) - Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) Alpha Sigma (1926) - Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Alpha Tau (1927) - Michigan State University Alpha Upsilon (1928-1936?) - University of North Dakota Alpha Phi (1928-2004) - University of Oregon - 2015 recolonization Alpha Chi (1929) - Georgetown College (Kentucky) Alpha Psi (1931-1967?) - Duke University Alpha Omega (1932-1995?) - University of Alabama Beta Beta (1932-1936?) - University of South Carolina Beta Gamma (1933-1955?) - University of Manitoba Beta Delta (1939-1969?) - University of Miami Beta Epsilon (1939) - Louisiana Tech University Beta Zeta (1940) - University of Maryland Beta Eta (1944) - University of Massachusetts Amherst Beta Theta (1944) - Marietta College (Ohio) Beta Iota (1945-1967?) - Carnegie-Mellon University (Pennsylvania) Beta Kappa (1947-1997?) - Colorado State University Beta Lambda (1947-1969?) - Utah State University Beta Mu (1947) - Culver-Stockton College (Missouri) Beta Nu (1947) - Bradley University (Illinois) Beta Xi (1947-2010) - University of Memphis - 2015 recolonization Beta Pi (1947-1959?) - Illinois Institute of Technology Beta Rho (1948-1971?) - San Jose State College Beta Sigma (1948) - Purdue University (Indiana) Beta Tau (1949) - University of Florida Beta Upsilon (1949) - Ohio University Beta Phi (1950-1964?) - Idaho State University Beta Chi (1950-2002) - University of California, Santa Barbara Beta Psi (1950-2007) - San Diego State University Beta Omega (1950) - University of Nebraska Omaha Gamma Alpha (1950) - University of Northern Colorado Gamma Beta (1950) - Western Michigan University Gamma Gamma (1951) - Indiana State University Gamma Delta (1952) - Thiel College (Pennsylvania) Gamma Epsilon (1952) - Indiana University of Pennsylvania Gamma Zeta (1954) - Northern Illinois University Gamma Eta (1954) - Ball State University (Indiana) Gamma Theta (1955) - California State University, Long Beach Gamma Iota (1955-1984?) - Texas Tech University Gamma Kappa (1955) - Southern Illinois University Gamma Lambda (1956) - East Tennessee State University Gamma Mu (1956) - Eastern Illinois University Gamma Nu (1956-1990?) - Gettysburg College (Pennsylvania) Gamma Xi (1957-1991?) - Lambuth College (Tennessee) Gamma Omicron (1957-1959?) - Morningside College (Iowa) Gamma Pi (1958-2014) - Kentucky Wesleyan College Gamma Rho (1958-1991?) - Western Carolina University (North Carolina) Gamma Sigma (1959-1965?) - Carroll College (Wisconsin) Gamma Tau (1959) - Midwestern State University (Texas) Gamma Upsilon (1959) - California University of Pennsylvania Gamma Phi (1960) - North Carolina State University Gamma Chi (1960-1988?) - Stephen F. Austin University (Texas) Gamma Psi (1961) - Tennessee Wesleyan College Gamma Omega (1962) - Wittenberg University (Ohio) Delta Alpha (1959) - Eastern Michigan University Delta Beta (1959-1984?) - Marshall University (West Virginia) Delta Gamma (1959-1975?) - Northwestern Oklahoma State University Delta Delta (1959) - Central Michigan University Delta Epsilon (1959-1974?) - Emporia State University (Kansas) Delta Zeta (1959-1985?) - Southeastern Oklahoma State University Delta Eta (1959) - Central Missouri State University Delta Theta (1959) - Truman State University (Missouri) Delta Iota (1959) - California State University, Chico Delta Kappa (1959-1968?) - Black Hills State College (South Dakota) Delta Lambda (1959-1973?) - Wayne State University (Michigan) Delta Mu (1959-1995?) - Northwestern State University (Louisiana) Delta Nu (1959) - Longwood College (Virginia) Delta Xi (1959-1970?) - Western State College (Colorado) Delta Omicron (1959-1976?) - Fort Hays State College (Kansas) Delta Pi (1959) - Lock Haven University (Pennsylvania) Delta Rho (1959) - James Madison University (Virginia) Delta Sigma (1959-2011) - Western Illinois University Delta Tau (1959) - University of Central Arkansas Delta Upsilon (1959) - Southwest Missouri State University Delta Phi (1959-1976?) - Fairmont State College (West Virginia) Delta Chi (1959) - University of Central Oklahoma Delta Psi (1959) - Radford University (Virginia) Delta Omega (1959-1998?) - Waynesburg College (Pennsylvania) Epsilon Alpha (1962) - Lenoir-Rhyne College (North Carolina) Epsilon Beta (1962) - University of New Orleans Epsilon Gamma (1962-1990?) - Southwestern Oklahoma State University Epsilon Delta (1964) - Susquehanna University (Pennsylvania) Epsilon Epsilon (1964) - University of Georgia Epsilon Zeta (1965) - Western Kentucky University Epsilon Eta (1965) - University of Findlay (Ohio) Epsilon Theta (1966-1971?) - University of Southwestern Louisiana Epsilon Iota (1966-1971?) - Athens College (Alabama) Epsilon Kappa (1966-1984?) - Transylvania University (Kentucky) Epsilon Lambda (1967) - California State University, Sacramento Epsilon Mu (1968-2004, 2012) - University of Missouri Epsilon Nu (1968-1984?) - University of Maine Epsilon Xi (1969-1983?) - Adrian College (Michigan) Epsilon Omicron (1969-1983) - Southwest Texas State University Epsilon Pi (1969-1972?) - Northern Michigan University Epsilon Rho (1970-1977?) - Eastern Washington State College Epsilon Sigma (1970-1983?) - Armstrong State College (Georgia) Epsilon Tau (1971) - California State University, Fullerton Epsilon Upsilon (1976-1990?) - Missouri Western State College Epsilon Phi (1971-1983?) - University of Southern Indiana Epsilon Chi (1972) - Virginia Tech University Epsilon Psi (1972-1982?) - Purdue University, Calumet (Indiana) Epsilon Omega (1973) - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Zeta Alpha (1973) - Indiana University Southeast Zeta Beta (1974-1978?) - University of Arkansas at Monticello Zeta Delta (1974-1988?) - University of Tennesse, Martin Zeta Epsilon (1976-2000) - California State University, Northridge Zeta Zeta (1976) - Babson College (Massachusetts) Zeta Eta (1977-1981?) - California State University, Stanislaus Zeta Theta (1977-1982?) - Tri-State University (Indiana) Zeta Iota (1977) - Elmhurst College (Illinois) Zeta Kappa (1977) - Angelo State University (Texas) Zeta Lambda (1977-1988) - Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) Zeta Mu (1978) - University of California, San Diego Zeta Nu (1978) - University of Texas, San Antonio Zeta Xi (1978-1983?) - Long Island University Zeta Omicron (1978) - University of Arizona Zeta Pi (1980) - Colorado School of Mines Zeta Rho (1980-1989?) - Lafayette College (Pennsylvania) Zeta Sigma (1980-1984?) - University of Alabama/Birmingham - 2015 recolonization Zeta Tau (1980-1983?) - University of Southern Colorado Zeta Upsilon (1981) - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Zeta Phi (1982) - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Zeta Chi (1982-1997) - Florida Institute of Technology Zeta Psi (1983-1993?) - Cleveland State University Zeta Omega (1984-1993) - Louisiana State University Theta Alpha (1985) - Appalachian State University (North Carolina) Theta Beta (1986) - University of LaVerne (California) Theta Gamma (1986-2003) - University of Louisiana, Monroe Theta Delta (1986) - University of Delaware Theta Epsilon (1986) - University of California, Riverside Theta Zeta (1987) - University of Virginia Theta Eta (1987) - University of Nevada, Las Vegas Theta Theta (1987) - Albright College (Pennsylvania) Theta Iota (1988) - State University of New York, Fredonia Theta Kappa (1989-1994?) University of Southern California Theta Lambda (1989) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Theta Mu (1989) - University of North Carolina, Charlotte Theta Nu (1989-1994?) - Baylor University (Texas) Theta Xi (1989) - Auburn University (Alabama) Theta Omicron (1989-2002, 2012) - Arizona State University Theta Pi (1989) - State University of New York, Genesco Theta Rho (1990-2010) - University of Kentucky Theta Sigma (1990) - University of Hartford (Connecticut) Theta Tau (1991) - Kansas State University Theta Upsilon (1991) - Bowling Green State University (Ohio) Theta Phi (1991) - University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Theta Chi (1991) - West Virginia University Theta Psi (1992) - Pennsylvania State University Theta Omega (1992-1998?) - Loyola University (Illinois) Kappa Alpha (1995) - Northwest Missouri State University Kappa Beta (1996) - Grand Valley State University (Michigan) Kappa Gamma (1996-2004) - University of Dayton (Ohio) Kappa Epsilon (1997-2000?) - Pepperdine University (California) Kappa Zeta (1998) - Elon University (North Carolina) Kappa Eta (1998) - Texas Christian University Kappa Theta (1999-2012) - Saint Louis University Kappa Iota (2002) - University of Pennsylvania Kappa Lambda (2004) - North Georgia College and State University Kappa Mu (2006) - Duquesne University (Pennsylvania) Kappa Nu (2006) - Marquette University (Wisconsin) Kappa Xi (2006) - University of Nevada, Reno Kappa Omicron (2008) - Florida International University Kappa Pi (2009) - Clemson University (South Carolina) Kappa Rho (2009) - University of California, Irvine Kappa Tau (2011) - University of West Georgia Kappa Upsilon (2011) - The College of New Jersey Kappa Phi (2011) - Florida Atlantic University Kappa Psi (2011) - Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Kappa Omega (2013) - Northeastern University (Massachusetts) Lambda Alpha (2014) - Spring Hill College (Alabama) Lambda Beta (2014) - Coastal Carolina University (South Carolina) Lambda Gamma (2014) - Robert Morris University (Pennsylvania) Lambda Delta (2014) - University of Houston (Texas) Planned colonizations: College of Charleston (2015) American University (2016) ETA: I've figured out a way to at least guess at the dates for the chapters using the directory on our website. But any confirmation or correction info is much appreciated. |
we had a similar discussion about this in an earlier thread. . .
http://forums.greekchat.com/gcforums...threadid=37994 but we never got in to the missing chapter that you mentioned. . .very interesting. . .maybe we should email nationals? another point that was made in that thread about colonization. i really wish we were re-colonizing more aggressively. . . i feel like we're in the dark until we recieve a triangle that announces "oh we've colonized at such and such a school. . ." i feel like we're missing in some larger greek systems where we used to have chapters. . .i realize these systems might not be open to expansion at the moment, but still. . . that's just my .02 for now anyway |
All of the greek orgs at Colby were dissolved on May 31, 1984, I believe. I asked that question once on our national bulletin board. And Gamma Xi and Omega both closed sometime in the early 90s, but that's all I know.
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The point on the chapter designations is really just a side note. I'm more interested in tracking all of the founding and closing dates for these chapters. I agree that we should be focusing more agressively on recolonizations, but after putting together this list, I'm also concerned about maintaining our existing chapters. As far as I can tell, we lost at least three chapters this year - Mizzou, Dayton and Oregon.
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i agree we should be more aggressive about recolonizing. i commented to this effect on the sisters only part of the site and got a semi nasty response from nationals. i said i'd like to know where we are being considered for colonization/recolonization. at least the district in which the potential new chapter would be in. but the sister from nationals basically said that it wouldn't happen b/c for one it would bring down morale for everyone if we didn't end up at a different schools. also that in order to stay competitive with bidding for colonization, we can't put it out there that we are bidding for a spot at xyz school b/c that could attract other glo's who weren't aware that xyz was looking for a new sorority.
hopefully our new national counsel will hold up to what they talked about at convention about wanting to be more aggressive about recolonizing. shelley j sigma k |
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We have over 80 dormant chapters. I don't know numbers for all the NPC sororities but I believe Kappa, PiPhi, Theta, Tri-Delta and DG are all between 20 and 40. Zeta is about the same as us. DZ has over 100, but they also have a lot more active chapters. Obviously, national is not going to be able to prevent every chapter from closing, but maybe they're too quick to give up on a chapter. I know my own chapter (Alpha Phi) got a lot of help from national, including live in chapter consultants and even visits from Angela Guillory. Despite all the help, they just weren't doing well with rush and they lost the chapter house. But a core group of dedicated girls decided to keep the chapter going and were able to get the numbers up somewhat (no where near competitive on campus, but sustainable). Unfortunately, after two years as a small unhoused chapter, NHQ came in and forced them to close. And they've basically made it impossible for the chapter to ever recolonize. I just can't help but wonder if say Kappa or DG would have kept the chapter open. |
At my campus, our numbers are about 55 gals right now. We had quite a lot of ladies go alum last fall so we took quite a blow & recruited 5 ladies during the spring. We're hoping to really do awesome during this fall RUSH. I know that Delta Gamma has well over 100 members & that TriDelta, GPhiB, APhi, and DZ have higher numbers than us too. The only sorority that has less #'s is AOII BUT they got a lot of help from their NHQ so this past spring, they recruited 17 ladies into their house & I'm sure that they are going to absolsutely give us a run for our money this fall. However, we get do get tons of support from our Corp Board & our alums. The problem we have is that some of our actives don't take it seriously & don't really care.
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a lot of what it comes down to with recolonizing a chapter is the alumnae support. the cincinnati alumnae chapter has flat out said they don't care to help alpha iota (miami u) recolonize b/c it is very inconvienent to travel to miami.
as for the efforts to keep a chapter alive, well, i have to say that majority of the time nhq does a pretty good job of this. we had every single field consultant and a few staff from nhq helping us as well as about 6 chapters from around the area. unfortunately, even with all of our efforts, we only got two girls on bid day. we were given a letter of challenge and had a certain number to get up to by fall of the following year, but we decided as a chapter to close. on the flip side though, the kappa gamma chapter was essentially forced closed and this caused quite a fuss around here (dayton). shelley j sigma k |
Tau chapter closed at the end of the 1993-1994 school year, I think. I know it was still active that year, because some of my Alpha Phi Omega brothers were active members of Tau chapter. :)
Tau had a beautiful, fairly new house when it closed. Pi Kappa Phi is there now, but I don't know if they bought the house or if Sigma Kappa still owns it and is renting it to them. But you can go here and click on the "House" button to see what it looked like. The IU office of admissions is also a former Sigma Kappa house, the one they were in before they moved to their last house. This is the only picture of it I've been able to find online: http://www.journalism.indiana.edu/ga...es/DSCN051.jpg |
Wasn't it said at National Convention this year that we were going to expand & try to recolonize some of our dormant chapters? I am pretty sure someone told me that we were going to go ahead with this.
If so, I hope they try to recolonize first & then open up new chapters at other campuses. Either way though, I think getting some new sisters would be great. |
Sorry to crash, I wanted to supply Pi chapter's close date. I thought it was one of the nine NPC's that were all closed in 1944 (6 of which have returned, though one closed in 1999). However, I did some research and it appears that it closed prior to Stanford's abolishment of sororities. I am rather interested in my alma mater's sorority history, so I am trying to find out the close date/public reason given for my own interest and would be happy to post it here.
And for consideration for re-colonization: Campus climate now: Since the passing of Title IX, sororities have returned to campus, but there is a strong anti-greek sentiment through most of the student body and administration (interesting sidenote: one Dean is a DKE and generally won't admit it - he also comes out as very anti-greek). There are, however 5 sororities (once 6, but DG closed in 1999), something like 13 fraternities, 4 NPHC groups and 4 multicultural groups (only one really has a major foothold - the others have developed in the past 2 or 3 years) I also just heard that they hired someone with a greek background to handle greek affairs, so maybe people are changing their minds? Edited because I'm an idiot and didn't check my facts before posting. |
Wasn't it said at National Convention this year that we were going to expand & try to recolonize some of our dormant chapters?
Pardon for crashing, but are there any plans to bring back Alpha Omega at Alabama? I've read that it was your executive director's undergrad chapter, which kinda made me wonder ... |
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I've heard ... through some alum who were asked if they could help ... that Massachusetts may be getting some chapters back in action ;-) ... I'm excited and I hope I can help out.
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That would definitely be great if they did. There are so many chapters here in CA but it would be nice to see more open up in other parts of the U.S.
Then again, any new chapter is great IMO. |
We are presenting at UT-Tyler this wednesday. I wanted to go and help out but am flying to St. Louis that day! :(
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That's great news! YAY!
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In this past year we presented at DUKE Univ. (Yes, the Duke of College Basketball fame.) SK was, as far as I know now, not the sorority chosen. I cannot remember WHO they picked.
I do know that a re-colony at DUKE could thin out the Alumane that assist with two nearby chapters - ELON & NC STATE. Duke / Durham, NC are in between Raleigh & Elon College (Burlington), NC. Gamma Phi has a strong base of advisors both on AB & HCB but no extras to spare. I imagine ELON is about the same. It is very true that all Chapters and much more for NEW young ones NEED major Alum support. Not just at Recruitment. -ALL YEAR-. -~ Kelly PS: Anyone going to COTS! I cannot wait to see NHQ and everyone! :D |
I'd love to see Tau (Indiana), my chapter, recolonized. It's been closed for over ten years now.
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I saw some talk about why there aren't any "eta" chapters. Well if you say eta out loud it sounds like "ate a" as in "ate a kappa" "ate a lambda." It just sreams for terrible nicknames. I am not sure if that is the reason that they skipped the etas, but a chapter at my school chapter name was "eta sigma" and we always got a kick out of it.
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IF you are an alum in specific areas you will have recieved 2 intent letters. Sigma kappa is sending some letters to NPC of 2 different universities to indicate our interest in recolonizing our chapters so we could potentially have 2 chapters return.
I know on the website and here some complain about us not recolonizing our chapters. Honestly we have no control. Each Panhellenic MUST open for colonization on their campus BEFORE an NPC group can colonize. We can send letters of intent but the University must first open for interest, there is nothing really SK can do. SO it may appear we are not active but really we are at the mercy of our universities with no or dormant SK chapters to have a strong greek system where all chapters are at or above quota or near where they want another NPC group. When they indicate that then we can jump at the chance. So be patient and we will continue to grow!! |
Does anyone know if UT-Tyler has reached a decision on which two sororities they picked to colonize? I looked on their website and all of the presentations are done, so I was just wondering. Lets keep our fingers crossed!
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One more thing, I just added up all of the chapters that have closed recently (since 1990), there are 30!!! I can't believe that!!
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Re: All the Sigma Kappa Chapters Ever
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I have been reading this thread and what i would challenge you all to do is look a little deeper at what rapid expansion does...take a look at the Theta ___ chapters...at that time, NHQ was in a time of REALLY rapid expansion and many of those chapters are our most challenged chapters currently. Don't look simply at chapters closing...that happens with any group...look at the fact that rapid expansion leads to weak and unsupported new chapters. NHQ is expanding slower (and even I admit it's a little too slow) but the amount of support they are giving to their new chapters is awesome. They are putting consultants there for up to 2 years just to help them get off their feet...that never was done in the past. So needless to say, the organization is building chapters slower but they are building stronger chapters...
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Has anyone heard anything recently about there being a possible recolonization of the Theta Kappa chapter at USC (University of Southern California)?
I recently received an e-mail asking for possible interest in helping if they decide to go for it. Has anyone else heard about this or know anything about it? Also, in response to the post from the previous poster, I agree that I would rather see fewer chapters if they are strong ones rather than a bunch of new ones that fold after a few years. |
I got an email though cybersigma about it. the woman who sent it also mentioned a possible recolonization at pepperdine.
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Bump, because I want to know if there are any new recolonizations in the works!
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hmm this isn't a recolonization, but a new chapter.
Kappa Xi at University of Nevada Reno. My friend is a Theta there and said that their new colony is amazing and that they have a lot of girls- 79! |
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Also, reading back a bit...my chapter is Beta Eta. Does that mean Beta Eta Sigma Kappa? :D |
I really, really want there to be an 'Eta Pi' chapter.
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<crash> Pardonnez moi.
I belong to an "Eta Pi" chapter of my sorority, Beta Sigma Phi, and it's a lot of fun. Of course, we still get the occasional joke, but we're sisters nonetheless. It would be cool to have an "Eta Pi" chapter of SK. I think ADPi has one. Not sure of the other NPC sororities. </crash> |
We don't have any Eta or Iota chapters... so no Eta Pi or I eta ____ or anything like that
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Our newest chapters are:
Kappa Mu - Duquesne University - April 22, 2006 Kappa Nu - Marquette University - Kappa Xi - University of Nevada, Reno (colony October 2006) |
ADPi does have an Eta Pi chapter (Virginia Polytech). So does ZTA (Wright State), and Tri-Sigma (Metro State College of Denver)
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This is kind of random, but does anybody know what the housing situation is for your Kappa Nu chapter? I drove through Marquette's campus today and noticed that they weren't in the same complex that the other sororities are. |
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I have asked & am awaiting a response. This struck me as curious. Perhaps there isn't room for them yet? I'll update when I hear anything. |
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Can we sticky this?
As to skipping random chapter designations, I do find it weird that we have an Alpha Phi chapter, a Delta Gamma chapter, and a Delta Zeta chapter, but not Kappa Delta chapter. As for Beta Omicron, think about it, would you want to be the BO chapter? One of my friends in ADPi at North Alabama pointed out to me that ADPi sounds like ate-a-pie if you say it with a southern accent. |
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