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Ree,

I can answer how the AOII colony at the University of Arkansas worked:

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

For your colony, how many girls attended Pref but didn't receive bids? It seemed that Pref was more or less a formality - the earlier parties showed how/if a girl clicked with the other PNMs, and the interview was the make or break, for the most part. There were many more cuts after interviews than after pref. I do know a few PNMs attended all the way through and didn't get bids, but it was a very small number.

How long was the colonization process for PNMs, from the first interest sessions to chapter installation and member initiation? I know that a colonization is a long process and a lot of work. I know AOII did PR the entire school year preceding colonization, including participtaing in some philanthropy events on campus (collegians from another chapter came out), then a big blitz before recruitment. During round 1 of fall formal members from our chapter at Ole Miss conducted recruitment. (Door songs, etc.)

After formal concluded, AOII hosted 3 parties. We used the former DG house. Each party had a theme, like coffee house, build a bear, etc. The parties were open invitation. There were games/activities at every party, and alumnae and international volunteers were present.

Then interviews were conducted in the union and there was a nice pref-like event. Bids were distributed the next day in the union.

I believe the whole process of the 3 parties and interviews was just over a week.

At what point was the colony/chapter allowed to be an official, voting member of Campus Panhel? When were colony members able to wear letters? Could the colony hold socials or official philanthropy events?

Don't know about Panhel - AOII allows new members to wear letters so the bid day t-shirts had our letters on them. The colony had several socials and participated fully in campus Greek events.

It's all very fascinating. I guess I'll have to read some colony threads!

Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions!