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Now came the time to commit to a National.
Of all the ones I had spoken to only one wasn't interested at that time.
The three finalists were: SAE, DKE, and Kappa Sig.
SAE and Kappa Sig were the most heavily favored because they both fit my original criteria the best. Large Nationals, good resources, and many local chapters.
As you have realized by now lol. We chose Kappa Sigma, the only decision up to that point that I allowed group input.
The clincher was that I had a number of people going into their senior years. And it was quite feasible to finish the Kappa Sigma Colony program in very little time. The SAE program was also easily finished, but it was explained to me that there was a 6-month mandatory review after the program was finished and before the chapter was installed. That would have left my seniors graduating which didn't seem fair.
I had developed a better relationship with the SAE alum officer I had spoken to, he was older and a much more experienced proffessional. The officer we eventually got from Kappa Sig was less experienced, and we didn't have a good relationship.
The personal factor should never be underestimated because that led to all kinds of problems inside the chapter itself, that almost killed us. There was a running joke among the senior chapter leadership that we would succeed despite National interference.
Once the committment was made we recruited the minimum number we needed to start, barely and was colonized. Less than a year later we were installed.
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