Top 5 Chapters You'd Like to see Re-Colonized
 

Use this link and scroll through our dormant chapters...
http://www.sigmanu.org/groups/underg...rs/listing.php#

Now list the top 5 chapters you'd like to see re-chartered. Mine are...

Pi - (Lehigh)
Gamma Beta - (Northwestern University)
Gamma Zeta - (University of Oregon)
Gamma Sigma - (Iowa State)
Kappa Alpha - (Western Illinois)

My reason for Kappa Alpha is because my brother is a sophomore there and is considering re-starting their chapter. He is a 22 year old Iraq war combat vet. He would get a core of other vets to re-launch SN there. That would be awesome!

#1 - Zeta Lambda @ The University of Tulsa. My beloved chapter has been dormant since 2004 (internal house rift brought the house down). Nationals has interest in getting back on campus, and our alumni & nationals have made contact with the University. Old house has been torn down, so would need to either build or take over a university building.

My thinking is we need to push to get into the Honors House. It is right in the middle of fraternity row, would take minimal work, already looks the part, and houses up to 45.

Univ. of Tulsa Honors House:
http://www.utulsa.edu/housing/images/hhouse1.jpg

Great Location: http://www.utulsa.edu/campusmap/ (#36 on the map, right between Lambda Chi and Sigma Chi).

#2 - Upsilon @ The University of Texas. The site says it's not dormant, but it essentially is. We have to have the Texas flagship chapter back.

I wonder if they lease the house to KE or sold it to them?

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...9/texhouse.jpg

#3 Gamma Sigma @ Iowa State. Their alumni site is great and shows everything about them. They are extremely organized and think they will be back on in Spring 2009.

They will have to either get into an open house, or build, as they sold their house to something called Alpha Sigma Phi when they went dormant.

(old Sigma Nu house ISU house)
http://alphasigmaphi.files.wordpress...rstonmanor.jpg

#4 Delta Iota @ Washington State. VERY large and powerful chapter got shut down for hazing. They will have to sit out a few more years. If they can keep that mansion getting back on and to the top should be doable.

WSU house

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...11869/wsu2.jpg


#5 Theta Zeta @ Clemson. Nationals considers this a Top 5 chapter in the nation, so I think they will be fine when they are allowed back on.

Wow that Delta Iota house is huge! Makes me wish we had a house/Greek row.

is this even a question?

#1- ALPHA CHAPTER, VMI

a dream that won't come true

Guys, Sigma Nus at my alma mater University of Southern California rocked back in my collegiate days. I hope they are still a chapter there!

They are still there and doing well.

http://www.uscsigmanu.com/

Top Five Sigma Nu Re-colonizations:

1. University of Texas (It was a prominent Sigma Nu chapter in Texas)
2. Iowa State University (Seem to have an awesome alumni core, http://www.sigmanuisu.org/)
3. The Citadel (That was my father's alma matter)
4. Texas Christian University
5. Sam Houston State University
(Last two because I am partial to Texas chapters)

The first two mentioned I contacted Chris Healy at Sigma Nu Head Quarters about them and he said that both are in the heat of discussion about restarting. Because the failed attempt of Texas should be approaching the 4 year cleansing of last members and Iowa State has an amazing alumni group at least shown through their website give both universities a great chance for success.

Check out the online Delta http://www.sigmanu.org/publications/thedelta.php

On page 23 it shows re-colonization efforts at Iowa State and University of Oregon. That is great news!

At one time, our chapter at Missouri State (formerly named Southwest Missouri State University) was a 120 man chapter and had built a massive chapter house. Then they went belly-up a few years later. That was in the mid-1990's. Now they are coming back.

I'm happy were are going back to existing schools and not doing as many brand new starts. Best to go where there will be alumni support.

Wow. SMSU was huge? I am good friends with a girl who's dad is a major player at that university. Never knew we were that big (or even had a chapter there). And we were in school in the mid 1990's.

Sigma Nu left campus when I was a freshman 11 years ago. Alpha Sig bought the house the next year and added to the front.

Honestly, I don't know where the chapter facility would be located. They could potentially take over the old Delta Chi house, but that's small and far away from Greekland. There are no other vacant fraternity houses at this time and nowhere to build anywhere near campus or Greekland. I also don't think that any current fraternity chapters will be closing, but you never know.

Kappa, you can add in if i'm wrong. but the mid tier frats are like 30 men.. how big is the largest. isu is very doable as its not big time as far as greek life is concerned. if sigma nu comes back on, gets like 30 men, and comes up with a housing plan - they'd be mid tier.

you cant do that anywhere else at a big school.

Chapter size at Iowa State ranges from 13 to over 90. I'd say the average is around 45-50. Recent recolonizations include Phi Psi (2007) , Beta (2005) and TKE (2004 - which was more of a restructuring than recolonization). Both Phi Psi and Beta have around 30 while TKE has around 55 members. All three chapters had maintained ownership of their house while they were off-campus/restructuring.

So while they could definitely be competitive if they colonize with 30 men, it would still take a few years for them to find their ground and flourish in the community (as it would with any recolonization).

At Iowa State, many events (Homecoming, Greek Week, VEISHEA) pair a larger fraternity with a smaller fraternity and then a sorority, and SN would probably be considered a "smaller" fraternity for at least the first few years.

Smaller numbers don't mean a whole lot at Iowa State, though. With 29 fraternities, rushees can really find the house that fits them best regardless of size.

If I see this photograph of the old SN house at ISU I'm going to vomit. It makes me sick to know that it was sold away to another fraternity. My chapter visited there for a walk-out back in 1988 and we had a great time. Amazing location. Historic location. Gone!

They will likely never have a premier location at ISU again, unless they can sock away some dough and wait for another organization to fail. Then again, even if another organization fails, it is unlikely they will sell out. More likely they will lease the chapter house for 4-5 years and return. I still can't believe they sold that house :mad:

According to their spring 2008 newsletter they have around $230,000 socked away, and that's without any fund raising yet. Not bad.

I'd like to see a recolonization at my alma mater, RIT. This was the Mu Zeta chapter of which I was initiated in 1998.

Yes, that would be wonderful. But hey, that's the military's doing, not something that was the chapter's fault. :( I am honored to have been able to visit HQ back in '99, however. I even slept over the dead horse! :P

From this thread, I thought I'd update on the University of Tulsa (Zeta Lambda).

It is definitely in the works. We are in contact with Chris Healy and Michael Mills from nationals, and all parties have been communicating with the Office of Student Affairs on campus.

IFC has already voted to consider the expansion process.

Now IFC will be voting in Sept. on which direction to go:

Option 1) They vote on re-activating the Sigma Nu chapter. This is what we want as they will simply invite us back on campus, and our alumni and nationals will get to work.

Option 2) They vote on the formal expansion process. This is where they invite 6 fraternities to submit letters of interest. From this it is narrowed down to 3 fraternities to come to campus and make their presentation.

And thanks to Kevin for your help. I've provided the contact you gave me to nationals. From that 1 contact we found that there are approximately 6 or 7 initiated Sigma Nu men going to law school at Tulsa :)

Also, the University of Oregon was mentioned in this thread.

They are set to make a comeback Spring 2009. It would be interesting to know if they held onto ownership of their historic house?

http://media.collegepublisher.com/me...54741-39-1.jpg


Animal House: It was used for the exterior shots of Mandy and Babs' sorority house. Also, the interior was used for the basement (toga party) scenes, rush scenes, and other party scenes (including D-Day riding his motorcycle up the stairs).

Closed in 2004: http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/me...-1968950.shtml


I didn't know they had that many alumni. They have initiated over 1500 brothers.

Its been awhile since this topic has been visited so I thought it might be interesting to see what people think in 2010.

I am from the Dallas area so I would like to see some of the local chapters back up and running.

1 SMU - Iota Theta

2 TCU - Lambda Epsilon

3 North Texas - Zeta Omicron

Also I would like to see HQ focus on reopening/colonizing at schools that are near existing chapters. I always felt that there was a lot of missed opportunity from chapters helping other chapters.

I'd like to see Oklahoma recolonized, but that's already going to happen.

Kevin, I heard it was going to be to on the heels of a capital campaign and new house there. Any truth to that? Their old battleship is in a really nice area, but is being surrounded by some truly impressive mansions making it hard to compete (geez, that new Fiji house is insane).

Just read the new Delta, and it had some interesting listings for "future colonization"
- Univ. of Oklahoma (Delta Epsilon) is already being mentioned.
- Univ. of Texas (Upsilon) going to make another go at it? This one seems very difficult due to the limitations on housing there (location, and ridiculous real estate costs/taxes).

My information is that they have basically completed their capital campaign.

BOOMER SOONER - Can't wait for them to get back on campus!

FYI, Looks like Delta Iota is finally returning at Washington State and will be moving back into that humongo mansion.

http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/34469

So, they are going to split their lot and sell half of it to ATO for a pretty penny ($700k). I don't think that lot is big enough for this monstrousity below as well as another house.

http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/sep...door-sigma-nu/


Sigma Nu would need their whole lot to fit this thing on it:

http://www.chaptertools.net/site_fil...5470_large.jpg

ETA NU! (University of Louisiana at Lafyette). It's my dad's, uncle's, godfather's chapter that were pulled for hazing back in 2006 but we have petitioned and will be getting our charter back in mid-November! Can't wait to call those great men above my brother and fellow knights

I got an email on December 20th that the Kappa Epsilon chapter (Appalachian State University) will be recolonizing after being closed in 2009, which is awesome, since they're our big brother chapter.

I'm currently a sophomore at Western Illinois, I *believe* SigNu applied to reopen a charter. SigEp, lambda chi and a few others also applied.

I just did a facepalm at their inclusion of a balcony.

You are anti-balcony? Looks like UNT and OU are looking to start recolonization efforts soon... OU is starting the house:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sigma...07075429381446

From a liability standpoint, nothing good has ever come of having a balcony in a fraternity house.

I'm hoping to be part of the recolonizing process for the Zeta Omicron chapter. I'll find out if I am come September

Best of luck. UNT was once a very strong chapter.

I'm sure you've heard that the Eli Young band is composed of Sigma Nus from Zeta Omicron.