Mergers...is is still possible?
 

In the NPC triva thread, there's a question about mergers...and the comment was made that DZ and ZTA thought about it, but neither would give up their symbols...

Would a merger between 2 NPCs even be possible today??? What would happen to the Alumnae? Would they have to be initiated into the other sorority?

Re: Mergers...is is still possible?
 

Would a merger between 2 NPCs even be possible today???

Almost anything is possible. It would depend on the purpose of the merger and how willing the parties are to achieve that purpose. For example, is it to pool resources but under a new name? AOII merges with ABC to become QRS.

What would happen to the Alumnae? Would they have to be initiated into the other sorority?

Usually, alumnae are given the option of initiating or not.

Re: Mergers...is is still possible?
 

Excellent Question! Not one to be taken lightly for sure!

The main reason GLOs would Merge is for Financial reasons.

Because of Risk Management which affects us all it is a possibliity.

I guess a lot would depend on which is the strongest. But there may be much more to it than just that.

They could become DZTA. Kind of like SAEPi. ;)

At my school, the first time we and ZTA did our annual joint-COB, everyone thought we were merging to become a new sorority because all our signs and flyers advertising the event said, "Delta Zeta Tau Alpha." I couldn't tell you how many people asked us about that!

seems unlikely
 

that Farm House would merge with KA Society. But, it would give
KA some diversity...
Phi Mu Delta and Phi Lambda Chi would be an interesting spread,
as would AKL and Deke.
hmmmm, Earp, what say?

Re: seems unlikely
 

Erik -

Where is Phi Lambda Chi primarily located at? I know Phi Mu Delta's around here (the Northeast that is).

I think a merger's much more likely to happen w/ fraternities than sororities.

I posted a whole thread involving orgs that later merged with other NIC and NPC orgs and what I found out was this:

Fraternity GLOs had a greater tendency to merge if they were founded or had a weak membership shortly before major national or world events occured (Civil War, Great Depression, both world wars).

The other thing I saw with great frequency was that a lot of times only certain individual chapters of the org would affiliate with one or more existing GLOs, as opposed to a formal pooling of resources by both orgs to make a new org. Now that I think about it, there really hasn't been as many real true mergers so much as there has been acquisitions of one org by another org. Offhand, I think that acquisitions have occured with more frequency than formal mergers.

If you want, I'll post the link to the thread and you can read it at your leisure. But it is rather lengthy, but a good read and good research for you to pursue if that is your desire.

Thanks, but this is just kind of an opinion/what would happen kind of thing. It's not anything I would ever reseach, because it's just a casual question. I'm not sure what I would do if ASA ever merged.

Fraternities in the future may merge out of necessity. I'm still waiting for one of our national organizations to be hit by a lawsuit that for all practical purposes puts them out of business. I think it's inevitable, and at that point, I'd expect to see the chapters of that organization absorbed by another national, or consortiom of nationals.

Please do. Thanks.

I tend to agree.

Phi Lamb
 

Phi Lambda Chi is primarilly in AR with a couple or so in OK,
used to be in KS & LA In NIC now, but barely operating

Kappa Sigma Kappa
 

See Baird's for the colorful story of the Kappa Sigs who existed in
the 19th century, folded, revived in 20th, went almost anywhere
including New Zealand, Tasmania...little bit of everything, then
was absorbed with Theta Xi, and those who did not "fit" were cut
loose. Don't know whether any are still operating.
There were a good many really small, regional fraternities in the
50s but most either folded or were quietly absorbed. Some were Junior Members of the NIC...not meeting all the requirements for
full membership... Male equivalents of Theta Upsilon, Beta Sigma Omicron, Iota Alpha Pi...just did not quite make it. Again, your
Baird's will have some more interesting reading.

While at our National HQ this past spring I noticed 3 versions of a re-designed Alpha Sigma Phi crest.

I asked the Alpha Sig staff member who was showing me a room full of memorabilia what they were for. He told me that 10-12 years ago we had looked at merging with another national fraternity.

Elements of both fraternities were represented in the newly designed crests. This national fraternity would be folded into ours and the name would remain Alpha Sigma Phi.

The merger did not happen for a lot of reasons which I am not privy to. In fact, I had never even heard about this possible merger until last spring! It was certainly news to me as they also had a chapter at my school.

I won't mention the name of the farternity that we almost merged with. They are an 100+ chapter old GLO that is well represented at many large and small schools nationwide. I've noticed there are several members on GC.



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