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Are we colonizing too much too soon?
I have been lurking for a while. It is great to see all of the colonizations going on. Someone mentioned that a sorority would be colonizing each year for two years, I think was at one of the Texas schools. Also somewhere in this thread, there was talk of chapters of closing meanwhile another is colonizing at that same school. I think it was ASU, fraternities to be specific.
I know that we are anxious to grow our organizations and spread our creeds. However, perhaps we are going at too quickly. When do we as organizations know how much colonization is too much too soon? What do we do about those chapters that are failing?
Back in late 80's/early 90's a large university had "The Five Year Plan" where five sororities colonized in 4.5 semesters. Well, after 10 years later, 2 of the five are around. The brainiac that thought of that idea should have had some forethought that maybe too much too soon is not such a good idea. Perhaps, to ensure success of the chapter colonizing, it would be good to wait a minimum of 4 years, ideally 5 to see how the new chapter is doing and the need for another organization/colony before colonizing another group. I know we all hate rules and being told what to do. But, at what point do we balance current need/desire versus long term success of our chapters?
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