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Can you enlighten me on your sorority/fraternity across the U.S.?
I would love to learn more about all of the sororities and fraternities that I can. I remember ages ago only really knowing about the various ones at my university and possibly a few others. We were never taught or expected to have knowledge about the other groups. I am ashamed to admit that until my membership on GC, there were so many wonderful groups I knew absolutely nothing about. (Some I had never even heard of)
I have since taken the time to visit websites and read as much as I can on GC. What I would like to know, where are your strongest chapters across the United States? (maybe list your top 5) Also, is your sorority/fraternity more recognized in a certain state(s) or in one specific region of the United States? **Please note, I am not looking to cause drama here or to debate what "strongest" chapter means. Please use your personal judgement or possibly the way your groups are recognized nationally.** |
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Sigma Kappa's 3 star chapters
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Just PM oldu. Baci what sorority are you in?
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Alpha Phi Alpha is nationwide and probably has the most self-contained collegiate chapters in the South. Alpha may very well reach more campuses in the Eastern region though (Virginia to Maine) due to city-wide chapters.
Our 2007 College Chapter of the Year was Norfolk State University, in 2008 it is Florida A&M University. Our largest collegiate chapter is typically Morehouse College. The only standards by which I judge chapters are whatever the fraternity uses to judge its "Chapters of the Year" -- and that's always by the quality of the total program, not just numbers. I personally am excited hearing about our newer college chapters, such as the one at Davidson College in North Carolina, which is a very diverse chapter doing good things. With expansion standards becoming more stringent these days, I don't expect that we will have very many new collegiate chapters in the near future unless the black male populations of some schools expand and justify the need for a city-wide chapter to splinter. |
I have had the pleasure of knowing an amazing Alpha Phi Alpha fo countless years now. I can't say enough about what an amazing man he is.
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Pass some to me too. Threads like this give Greeks a bad name. |
This is public information from the Crescent--I'm only posting it because you want to know where the strong chapters are-- not a compare this house to that house type deal. I looked it up online without logging in, therefore this information is not hidden. I'm also really proud that my chapter is an Order of the Crescent Chapter.
The Order of the Crescent recognizes chapters for excellence in the five areas of recruitment, risk management, member education, finance and efficiency, and scholarship. Chapters receive a crescent for each area in which they excel. This list is from the 06-07 scholastic year. Order of the Crescent Five crescents signifying excellence in all five areas Epsilon, Northwestern University Xi, University of Idaho Omicron, University of Illinois Pi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sigma, University of Kansas Alpha Nu, Wittenberg University Alpha Chi, College of William & Mary Beta Alpha, University of Southern California Beta Lambda, San Diego State University Beta Omicron, Oklahoma City University Beta Upsilon, Kansas State University Beta Phi, Indiana University Gamma Gamma, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Gamma Tau, St. Louis University Delta Delta, California State University-Fullerton Delta Tau, Colgate University Delta Omega, Oakland University Epsilon Delta, Creighton University Epsilon Eta, Bridgewater State College Zeta Delta, Southeast Missouri State University Zeta Iota, Valparaiso University Zeta Kappa, University of Southern Indiana Zeta Mu, St. John’s University Zeta Omicron, John Carroll University Zeta Phi, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Loyalty Level Four crescents signifying excellence in four areas Gamma, University of Wisconsin-Madison Delta, Boston University Psi, University of Oklahoma Alpha Delta, University of Missouri-Columbia Beta Epsilon, Miami University Beta Psi, Oklahoma State University Gamma Eta, California State University-Long Beach Gamma Psi, University of Northern Iowa Delta Eta, University of California-Irvine Delta Iota, Purdue University Delta Pi, Illinois State University Delta Phi, California State University-Bakersfield Delta Psi, University of California-Santa Barbara Epsilon Gamma, University of San Diego Epsilon Iota, Christopher Newport University Epsilon Nu, Chapman University Epsilon Omicron, University of California-Santa Cruz Epsilon Sigma, Morehead State University Epsilon Tau, University of Rochester Zeta Rho, Texas A&M University-College Station Learning Level Three crescents signifying excellence in three areas Alpha, Syracuse University Theta, University of Denver Lambda, University of Washington Alpha Alpha, University of Toronto Alpha Beta, University of North Dakota Alpha Iota, University of California-Los Angeles Alpha Lambda, University of British Columbia Alpha Xi, Southern Methodist University Alpha Tau, McGill University Alpha Upsilon, Pennsylvania State University Beta Eta, Bradley University Beta Omega, Northern Arizona University Gamma Beta, Gettysburg College Gamma Iota, Midwestern State University Gamma Kappa, University of Nebraska-Kearney Gamma Pi, Minnesota State University-Mankato Gamma Rho, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Gamma Phi, Auburn University Gamma Omega, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Delta Mu, Rutgers University Delta Omicron, Southern Polytechnic State University Delta Upsilon, University of Georgia Delta Chi, California State University-Sacramento Epsilon Beta, Alma College Epsilon Zeta, Jacksonville University Epsilon Psi, University of North Carolina-Asheville Zeta Theta, Pepperdine University Zeta Lambda, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Zeta Xi, Albertson College of Idaho Zeta Pi, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona Labor Level Two crescents signifying excellence in two areas Eta, University of California-Berkeley Kappa, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Rho, University of Iowa Omega, Iowa State University Alpha Epsilon, University of Arizona Beta Delta, Michigan State University Beta Kappa, Arizona State University Beta Rho, University of Colorado-Boulder Beta Sigma, Washington State University Beta Chi, Wichita State University Gamma Epsilon, University of Puget Sound Gamma Mu, Minnesota State University-Moorhead Delta Epsilon, Texas Wesleyan University Delta Kappa, Lehigh University Delta Lambda, University of California-Riverside Epsilon Theta, Clemson University Epsilon Mu, Loyola University New Orleans Epsilon Pi, George Mason University Zeta Alpha, Eastern Washington University Zeta Beta, University of Virginia Zeta Eta, Lander University Zeta Nu, University of Detroit-Mercy Zeta Tau, Emory University Love Level One crescent signifying excellence in one area Tau, Colorado State University Beta Gamma, Bowling Green State University Beta Pi, Indiana State University Gamma Zeta, Texas A&M University-Commerce Delta Theta, California Polytech State University Epsilon Alpha, La Salle University Epsilon Epsilon, Union College Epsilon Kappa, California State University-Chico Epsilon Lambda, University of Alabama Epsilon Phi, Bentley College Zeta Gamma, Sonoma State University Zeta Epsilon, Duquesne University Zeta Zeta, Coastal Carolina University Zeta Sigma, University of South Carolina Zeta Upsilon, University of Texas-Tyler |
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I'm not touching the chapter thing, but I'll bite on the region bit.
For Delta, from our national website: "Alumnae Deltas comprise the largest proportion (76%) of the membership. The largest segments of alumnae Deltas are almost equally divided among three of the seven regions, Eastern (21.8%), Southern (21%), and South Atlantic (20.5%). Undergraduate Deltas comprise 24% of the membership and have the largest segments of their members in the Southern (23.6%) and South Atlantic (22.7%) regions." For OPhiA, you can look here on our national site and see that we have the bulk of our chapters in the South. |
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ETA: I will say a few things about Alpha Gam in general that I'm very excited about. At the International level, they are piloting/implementing some really good programs! We are working on an all online reporting system (can't wait to get rid of my file cabinets!), a new "new member" program, a new program for seniors and a new program for sophs/jrs to gear things more toward the collegians' needs at each level of their own collegiate experience. The acknowledgment that each of these groups has different goals is, in and of itself, a huge improvement in how we look at collegiate chapters. I can't wait to see if our program for seniors helps keep them involved during those last semesters while they're applying for jobs or grad school and wrapping up their college days. I think the online reporting is going to be extremely helpful in avoiding situations like I outlined in the first paragraph. Last year, we completely re-vamped our volunteer structure and that has been a wonderful change too. Our communications department has been winning awards in the Greek community, beating out other groups who contract out their web services and publications! Our Archives Committee has made some wonderful DVDs about our history with regards to philanthropy, conventions, etc. They are really fun to watch and very informative as well. Our volunteers at all levels are the most dedicated women I've ever met and constantly inspire me to keep excelling within my own position.I thought that as I moved up "the ranks" I would become more disillusioned but instead, I just keep finding myself more exposed to more amazing women who love Alpha Gam as I do and want to put their heart and soul into making it the best it can be. I'm really proud of where we're going. |
^^^ I don't know about that.... fundamentally, I agree that strong chapters might not make the list. But at the same time, I believe that strong reporting is a sign of a strong chapter as well.
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