Quote:
Originally Posted by Titchou
WEll, we did but for a while there ( a couple of years) we had no chapters in the state. So all the new alums had to move in from somewhere else...or have gone to school OOS. Amazing what a couple of chapters can do for you!
|
Yes, and a small group of alumnae can make a huge difference. When AOII colonized at Oklahoma, we had almost zero local alumnae (not exaggerating). There really weren't enough to fully staff an advisory board at a chapter so large. But a small group of extremely dedicated women pulled it off until the alumnae ranks grew, which didn't take long. I credit the chapter at OU with the successful colonizations at Arkansas and Oklahoma State, so a few "stranded" alumnae can make a big difference to a geographical area.