UNC Wilmington
 

Any results from formal recruitment?

Alpha Phi is holding their colonization rush this week...so far its looking amazing. I will post the results when I have them.

It was a pahellenic agreement. I believe that it falls under 'if a chapter returns in X months rule' from NPC but I am unsure.

I don't know the answer to your other questions as I am not involved in the colonization...sorry.

There are definitely a few people on this board who would know better than me, but I believe that if you recolonize within 18 months of closing, you do not need the approval of Panhellenic.

Sorry if I had more information on the situation I would have known what quota was at UNC.

I am feeling like you are not happy to have Alpha Phi return :confused:

Aphigal, welcome back to OU and best wishes at UNC Wilmington.

Agreements as to when and how an NPC chapter returns.
 

When a chapter closes for whatever reason, there is usually a desire to return. The (inter)national officers, the Collegiate Panhellenic Association (and their advisers or NPC Delegates), and the university administration work together to see if that is possible. An agreement maybe worked out that the group can recolonize quickly or that they will return in 8 years. (The one year – 18 months is a suggestion.) Other things thrown in can be in relation to recruitment numbers, housing and so on. The agreement in a sense holds a spot for the organization. It’s akin to a campus open for multiple expansion in 2005 - ABC colonizes in 2006, LMN in 2009, and XYZ in 2012. There will not be votes additional votes regarding LMN or XYZ can come or not. That was already decided in 2005 if the agreement didn’t specify additional voting was necessary.

Some people like it and some don’t.

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According to the panhellenic minutes posted on the UNCW website, each chapter did vote on the return of Alpha Phi- I believe only one chapter opposed the return but the rest voted for it.

This is probably like the Kappa recolonization at Georgia Southern. They just left maybe 18 months ago and they had a recolonization rush--I hear with good results! :)--this month. They were told that if they returned within x number of months, they didn't have to apply through NPC but otherwise, they'd take their chances with all the other NPC groups.And they had this gorgeous, 2-year-old house as well!

In general, why would chapters do this?
 

What are some of the reasons that a group would leave and then recolonize that quickly?

I understand when something was wrong in the chapter, and the national group wanted to let a certain group of people graduate before they re-colonized. (UGA has had some fraternities approach serious hazing penalities that way) But in those case the group was off campus for four or five years.

But when you leave and return in 18 months, what are you trying to do? Get the fresh start of a colony in terms of rush, but not lose the capital you might have established in terms of housing?

I never heard of fast recolonization until this year but I expect that Kappa had that big new house to pay for, so wanted to fill it. Also, they didn't want to have to go through the whole NPC colonization process and possibly not get chosen.

My daughter, whose chapter house at Ga Southern is next door to the Kappas, felt that nothing was horribly wrong over there, only that the 5 older groups were the sororities of choice.

Sometimes, when a chapter closes its because some members did not make "wise" decisions and therefore closing or suspension is more a less an action taken by inter/nationals. Although the sisterhood may be strong and the chapter may be doing well, it only takes a few members to make bad decisions- this causes the whole chapter to suffer the consequences.

Yes. Or save your spot in Panhellenic because you don't think the school will be open again soon and it's someplace you want to stay.

Although that sometimes backfires. If there are still "old" members on campus who aren't happy at the way things were handled, you'd better realize there's a possibility you're going to have to do beaucoup damage control. I'm not saying it can't work, but this is one of the stickiest situations there is - you have to really want to be there and think the results are going to be worth it.

I'm pretty sure that Alpha Phi was suspended for a year- meaning they could not be an active chapter on campus for a certain number of months. I think (don't quote me on this) that is was always intended for them to return to the campus. All this stuff is confusing to me as well- I think every situation is different!:)

Back to the original question, lol.
 

Alpha Gamma Delta got quota+ 6 for a total of 32 new members!! Awesome!!!

thats great! My sister lives in Wilmington and I have met some of the Alpha Gams- they are just fabulous. I must say I have never met an Alpha Gam that I didn't think was wonderful:D