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Otterbein has some other national orgs, so I wouldnt be surprised if the all Locals there go that way too.
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Question, will it ever happen at Otterbein? PhoenixAzul?
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Sorry, been on a work trip.
Short answer: Over my dead body.
Otterbein has one national (NIC) fraternity, Alpha Sigma Phi,. The NPHC orgs have some that are dedicated Otterbein chapters and some that are City Wide chapters (as far as I remember).
There's never really been a push for it on our campus, and I'd be really, really sad if it ever went that way. TD will be celebrating 90 years this year...90!. Sigma Alpha Tau (Owls) is over 100. I think Kappa Phi Omega is hitting 100 soon, as is TEM, and EKT and Theta Nu aren't far behind. Each one is over 80 years old. That is a long and established tradition. Among the alumni, I think such a move would cause great uproar. The Greek alumns are very involved, and give financially to the university and their chapters (I do too, even on my meager salary).
To wipe that off the map...would be a real shame. It would be ruining a huge part of Otterbein's history in my mind.
Further, recruitment at OC (sorry, OU) has always been small-ish. Our largest chapter I think hit the 70s. My chapter was almost always the smallest in the 20's or 30's. And because we are local...that's ok. There's not a push or a desperate need to "get quota". Yeah it's cool if you do, but it's no big deal.
Plus...dues. Wow, that would take some adjustment.
Finally, there's not really a demand for another chapter. Each chapter tends to find its balance point and be at a good number for their resources. Very rarely are girls left without a bid or an opportunity to join in their careers (joining as a sophomore, junior or even the occasional senior is not uncommon). I could understand if we had hundreds of girls sitting in Campus Center on bid day bidless, but that's not the case. So if we're talking about bringing a national to be another chapter, it likely wouldn't make any financial sense. If we're talking about a national taking over a local...that would likely go down like a fart in church.