Returning Chapter
 

There is a rumor that the Villanova Chapter might be recolonizing after 5 years... does anyone else know anything about this?

Nothing yet. Please keep us posted!

Would be nice to get some closed Zetas reopned. I know of one who is trying to get NCSU back on the boards.

I know they had a huge problem there at Villanova with the chapter going underground. They had to issue a cease and desist warrant against them. That might have been the reason they hadn't been back in five years.

After our meeting last night, one ofour brothers has his actual younger brother in at Villanova, and they are recolonizing.

This does not seem to be the first underground that has been brought back to colony or chartering status.

Not sure if ir was James Madison or George Mason. Any help on that? Just re instituded last year.

Great news still about Villanova!

It was James Madison I believe that was brought back. I don't think that Villanova is an underground being brought back. Like I said they were ordered to cease and desist. They were closed for risk management concerns a while back, and gave LCA a bad name there. An elc told me a funny story about the whole problem with them.

Villanova has them on their GreekLife website listed as an underground fraternity. But I am not 100% sure of their status.

I am a member of the st. joseph's chapter in philadelphia as well as high delta. From talks we have had through alumni we will be performing the pinning cermemony for their chapter within the next few weeks and we will be initiating their ams at our campus sometime in april. I am especialy pleased to be a part of this because they have essentaily asked us to be thier parent chapter which means alot to all of us.
From what I've heard about the nova chapter from friends that go to nova is that back when they had a chapter the guys would give girls one color cup and guys another, which had something to do with rufees or something, this is of course speculation and rumor. So far though things are looking very good becuase our chapter is one of the strongest in the northeast right now and with the promximity of nova and upenn we should have a great time organizing cool events and such things.

ZAX,

Patrick Kilcullen
Phi Lambda 559

Besides Villanova, any other news of chapters returning or being colonized?

Lambda Iota Zeta comes off two year suspension in the fall but I have not heard if HQ and UW-Whitewater is ready for us to come back or not. Most of that were active at the time of closing have left the School or graduate this spring. I talk to the guys that will be around next semster have move on because the way our aluma treated us right after it happen. They would like to see our chapter come back but we all have alot suggestions to help keep the chapter alive this time. One of the biggest ones is we all believe that the aluma's need to stay more active in the chapter and not to make a joke of the high Rho postion on High Zeta. Has anyone heard anything on what is happening with Lambda Iota Zeta?

Jonathon is there other problems with Greeks and Whitewater? Sometimes GLO and Schools have problems.

I heard something a while back.

Alumni support is a must and the Officership of Rho should be elevated to a more prominent possition for sure. I have mentioned this many times before.

But, it is always good to make come backs IF we can be stronger than before.

I have been conversing with a Brother from UNC St. Un. and he too would like to see a resurgent there.

Keep working, it paid off for me and My Chapter!:)

According to Feb. C&C Edinboro University is being recolonized

So we have two new recolonized chapters being formed in the state of Pennsylvania at Villanova and Edinboro. Interesting, but I would like to see us reopen chapters in states where we don't have chapters like arizona or new jersey. It seems like we are only opening chapters in states where we already have the most chapters at like Texas, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Just a thought.

Good call HONKY, perhaps the fact that there are chapters around to help or big concentration of alumni are motivating factors. How about bringing back some of our older chapters such as Brown or Harvard?

Florida really hasn't gotten that many new chapters. FIU had been a colony before but met with resistance from administration. Other than that I can't think of any real new chapters in Florida.

Daniel, while your point is well taken, it is also nice to have Zetas in the area to be of assistance.


Most GLOs want to be associated with "THE FLAGSHIP" schools=States major Un.

Trust me, there are only 3 Zetas in Kansas but a lot of schools.

It is getting harder each time a new GLO comes to a campus where there are many GOLs there.

It is a thing called MONEY!

What schools would you like to see Lambda Chi Alpha colonize or recolonize at? Just a simple question.

One that's close to ME!

Either Frostburg State in Maryland or University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in PA. Bringing back the chapters at Indiana U of PA and Slippery Rock would be nice too. They've both been gone for over 10 years.

I'd like to see Lambda-Gamma at Lock Haven come back, too, but I'm told it's not likely.

Georgetown (D.C), American Univ., Johns Hopkins, Washington Univ in Eastern Maryland (was TKN, chapter didnt decide to go Lambda Chi after the merger), Catholic Univ. (had a colony for about 5 minutes in the early 80's), Loyola (private Baltimore school not sure if they have greek life),Frostburg and Salsbury State to round out the MD schools. UVA, WVU, George Mason, Duke. if we want quality guys, need to be at quality schools.

At Schools Near Mine:

Missouri State Un. Recharter in Springfield Mo.
Emporia State Un. in Kansas.
Witchita State Un., Kansas.
NW Mo. State Un., Mo.
SW Mo. State Un., Mo. recharter. St, Joesph, Mo.
Missouri Southern State Un. Joplin, Mo.

Of course it will not happen. Nothing bad intended.

FORMER CHAPTERS: Western Illinois, Bradley & Southern Illinois/Carbondale, Univ. of Chicago, Minnesota, Wisconsin/Madison, Wisconsin/Whitewater, Indiana State...

POTENTIAL CHAPTERS (NEVER BEEN THERE): Monmouth, Milliken & Lake Forest (all in IL)...

The point about being @ "major campuses" makes sense, but most of the GLOs I deal w/are repped on "mid-major" & smaller campuses (e.g. Wisconsin/Stout). Brotherhood's brotherhood, last time I checked...

Most of the major univ.s in Florida have a chapter. UNF and USF have both been suspended, but I believe they will be re-open relatively soon. St. Leo's had a colony and Rollings had a chapter. I would like to see Rollings reopen as they were Florida-Alpha of TKN.

I'm sure they will reopen SW Mizzo St. soon, we closed them down in GA '02. Its been four years and they still own a great house there. The chapter burned a lot a bridges there risk management wise, thats why we voted to shut them down. They went from being featured in C&C as a phoenix chapter, to the complete opposite.
EM1843, boz130, Mooch279 you all had great ideas for chapters I would like to see open. Another to add in Florida I would say is Florida Gulf Coast U, it has a very young greek system there. I think Lambda Chi would be a good fit there.

Plenty more room in St. Louis with us...got a good foothold now:
Wash U (Risk Management nightmare tho...wet campus)
SLU
UMSL
Logan Chiropractic (does have greeks)
Harris Stowe (large greek there too)
Webster University
Forest Park
Missouri Baptist
Florrisant Valley
St Charles


Not that any of these mean anything to someone outside of
STL or MO...I'm just showing there's lots of college and lots of
potential Greek...


In ZAX,
BE

Brother Brandon, I knew there were a lot of Schools there, but did not realize there were that many and that many with Greek Systems.

Do you know how the fairly new AA is doing there? SWMo is now Mo. State Un. so it should be growing just because of the name change.

The House, while I did not know that We still owned it was a big house is also one of the closest to Campus..

The Chapter did have major R M problems! Drury Un. has a new house and is an outstanding Zeta in Springfield, Mo!!! Same City.

Funny as it may seem, there are many rumors that the house is bad with omens and the main reason is the Red Painted door!:) Hey, I did not make this up!:D

It would be nice to have recharters whether it is first or new schools who are expanding.

Boz, while it is ideal to have Flagship State Uns., we are at a point I feel in time where the smaller State Schools actually have a better growth pattern and a lot less expensive to go with. It is a two prong colonization. Expanding and not with a huge cost. Built with respect and not go broke. It is cost preventive when there are more Chapters in an area for the ELCs to vist and cost effective.

With Your expertise, you have a lot of information beyond what many of us have!:)

Thanks and giver Your Bride My Best!

Thanks for the congrats! I guess word travels fast around the country!

I think our Alumni Association has folded. lxastl.com or stllxa.com was
their website. It hasn't been fiddled with in a year. I've heard nothing
of them.