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Ladies, excuse the crash. I've done extensive research on Columbia's greek system, as I'm trying to restart Phi Psi's chapter there.
When AOPi was founded, Barnard was not as tightly integrated with Columbia as it is today. Barnard does not grant degrees anymore. When a woman graduates from Barnard, she receives a Columbia degree. More importantly, with regard to the operation of NPC chapters at Columbia, there is no distinction between Barnard and Columbia students. Rechartering at Barnard or chartering at Columbia is, in effect, just a difference of semantics.
As far as the difficulties that Greeks face in New York, there is an enormous difference between upstate and New York City. Risk management issues are almost non-existent in the City. Also, Columbia is surprisingly pro-Greek. If a sorority were to be granted permission to enter the campus, and if that sorority were to be successful, it would be several years until a brownstone would become available through the school. Basically, Columbia would hand a $3 million+ house over to the GLO to rent at dorm rates.
There are currently four active NPC chapters at Columbis, all of which are doing well. Alpha Chi Omega (unhoused,) Delta Gamma (housed,) Kappa Alpha Theta (housed,) and Sigma Delta Tau (housed.)
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