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Originally Posted by IUGreekGirl;1804896.
There are 26 Panhellenic Sororities, 19 are represented at IU. And to my knowledge only one other house that at one time had a chapter on campus but does not now was Sigma Kappa. Meaning there is literally no alumni base to build a new colony or chapter on.
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You might find this thread by irishpipes interesting:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=97907
It is a much-referenced comprehesive list of all NPC sororities and their tenures at US and Canadian campuses. According to it, Indiana has actually had all but one of the 26 NPC sororities present at some time. I think AST is the only house that has never been there. You are right that SK did have a longtime chapter there (1918-1994), but Theta Phi Alpha was there from 1920-1959, as well as shorter stints by D Phi E, Tri Sigma and ASA.
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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
This is what I was going to say. Alumnae don't have to come from that chapter in order to be supportive. If they did, we would never have new greek systems or new colonies. It happens all the time, in fact!
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Ditto this and the other GCers who agreed. Obviously, if you have had a chapter in the area there will tend to be more alums available, but it is amazing how many alums come "out of the woodwork" when an expansion is proposed!! I just attended the expansion presentations for 3 houses at Kansas State, and only one had had a K State chapter and that was back in the 1930's. It was great to see LOTS of alums living in the area but initiated at different campuses come out to show their support and offer to be advisors and volunteer in other ways.