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Originally Posted by greekgirl2343

Congrats on the New chapters! I'm an incoming freshman working with a ton of friends working to restart AePhi at Kent State. I was wondering if you had any advice on how to get a chapter restarted or started since we aren't having much luck with ours. The Greek Advisor said yes, but the PC said if the other chapters are full, so I don't know what else we can do. it's kind of unfair it's not in their consitiution other chapters have to be full before starting a new one. Anyone have any advice, it might be really helpful. We have 33 members in the AEPhi interest group, one wanting to be an advisor, and tons of people wanting to join. I hope it works!

Hello there, I'm a KSU sorority alumna, and I wanted to give you some insight on how the process works.

Adding a new sorority involves a process that is outlined in the NPC's bylaws (the governing body for all 26 Panhellenic sororities). So these procedural guidelines must be followed by ALL Panhellenic Councils, including Kent State.

You can view the NPC expansion resources and process guidelines here: http://npcwomen.org/extension-info/resources.aspx

Since you all are an interest group interested in bringing AEPhi to KSU, I'd suggest reading this detailed packet (about expansion and interest groups: http://npcwomen.org/resources/pdf/Lo..._Steps_1-3.pdf

Sometimes girls think that starting a new sorority involves just getting the members and then the school will allow you to become a chapter. Not so. The school must vote to allow the campus to be open for expansion before a new sorority can be added.

This process in a nutshell:

In order for ANY school to add a new sorority, they must be declared open for NPC expansion.

In order for the school to be open, ALL chapters must reach campus total and remain at total for a few years. The school must also notice an increase in quota for formal recruitment (indicating an increased interest in Greek Life).

Once conditions are approriate, the Panhellenic Council must VOTE for the campus to become open to expansion. Without the vote, a new sorority cannot be added.

Kent is currently not open for expansion at this time. What this means is that right now, the Greek Life staff do not feel that conditions are appropriate for another sorority (the interest hsas to be there to support a new colony, and the other sororities must be consistently reaching total).

It's not that they're being unfair or making things difficult for you all, but as of right now, they are not adding new chapters. I hope this helps.