[FSUZeta]

when i was the general advisor to a zta colony, the girls were evenly divided(or as close as could be to even) into "founders groups"-zta had 9 founders so there were 9 groups. these groups served the same purpose as temporary big sisters, which many sororities have before the new member receives her permanent big sister. later in the colony process, the colonists all put their names into a hat and drew a name out to find out who their "crown" sister would be.

after the colony became a chapter and held their first formal recruitment, the chapter functioned as a more traditional chapter, with initiated members as big sisters and new members as the littles. from there , families within the chapter began to grow.