Panhellenic Expansion Process
 

A few general questions regrading the Panhellenic expansion process.

1. After three sororities are picked to present to Panhellenic, is there a deadline where a sorority must "accept" to do so?

2. Follow up to number one. Are there any provisions that the sorority that was "next" in votes (4th), be invited to present if a sorority declines to accept.

3. Is it possible for two sororities to withdraw and thus only one group presents? Or only two groups selected to present? Or even one selected to present? And if so, how would a single presenter be approved? For example, a simple majority voting "yea"?

4. Even if all three present, is it possible for Panhellenic to vote all three down?

5. I know that usually expansion is one group at a time, but are there cases where a college would hold expansion for two sororities to come on campus? If so, would the process be any different? For example, maybe pick ABC for fall expansion and XYZ for spring.

Thanks.

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Re: Panhellenic Expansion Process
 

I'll take a stab at these and others can add/delete/correct!

1. After three sororities are picked to present to Panhellenic, is there a deadline where a sorority must "accept" to do so?
The groups who are selected to present have already expressed interest in the campus (A Panhel might send out letters to 8 NPC groups...receive interest packets back from 6...and then Panhel invites their top 3 to present)

2. Follow up to number one. Are there any provisions that the sorority that was "next" in votes (4th), be invited to present if a sorority declines to accept.
That seems reasonable, but as I said -- 99% of the time the groups asked to present have already expressed interest. If they weren't interested in pursuing a group on that campus, they probably would have declined the opportunity to send a packet.

3. Is it possible for two sororities to withdraw and thus only one group presents? Or only two groups selected to present? Or even one selected to present? And if so, how would a single presenter be approved? For example, a simple majority voting "yea"?
I think that would be rare for only one froup to present -- Even in cases where it's not an open colonization -- it's a local who thinks they want to be XYZ -- they'd ask at least two or three to present.

4. Even if all three present, is it possible for Panhellenic to vote all three down?
I guess so. The process is based on mutual selection.

5. I know that usually expansion is one group at a time, but are there cases where a college would hold expansion for two sororities to come on campus? If so, would the process be any different? For example, maybe pick ABC for fall expansion and XYZ for spring.
The only examples I can think of would be Furman Univ. (SC) and Wake Forest Univ. (NC) where the school mandated all of the locals going national. In those situation, the NPC groups presented to the locals and then each wrote down their choices (the national & local groups). Oh, and maybe when sororities went on the Rose-Hullman (IN) campus it was more than one -- not sure.

Re: Panhellenic Expansion Process
 

1. After three sororities are picked to present to Panhellenic, is there a deadline where a sorority must "accept" to do so?
Only if the campus PHC sets a deadline

2. Follow up to number one. Are there any provisions that the sorority that was "next" in votes (4th), be invited to present if a sorority declines to accept.

again, that's up to the campus PHC

3. Is it possible for two sororities to withdraw and thus only one group presents? Or only two groups selected to present? Or even one selected to present? And if so, how would a single presenter be approved? For example, a simple majority voting "yea"?

I'd say anything is possible, although I'd hazard a guess that if all but 1 group declined, the PHC would revote to bring on at least one more group for comparison.

4. Even if all three present, is it possible for Panhellenic to vote all three down? sure

5. I know that usually expansion is one group at a time, but are there cases where a college would hold expansion for two sororities to come on campus? If so, would the process be any different? For example, maybe pick ABC for fall expansion and XYZ for spring.

yes it's possible and no, the process wouldn't be markedly different.

Thanks.

you're welcome!