[OrigamiTulip]

Originally posted by Jhawkalum
I can speak firsthand about KU's greek system.

I can understand why ZTA nationals pulled the plug on the colony. First of all, there is no land anywhere, for the chapter to build a house -- the women would have had to move into a pre-exististing structure or get some residential houses rezoned for a sorority (a concept that is almost impossible to achieve in Lawrence, AGD is having many hurdles trying to do this). Many of the existing greek houses have property values that range from $900,000 to $ 3 million, and I would say all of them are beautiful (for many women, it's the nicest house they've ever lived in). If there are not enough women to help pay the mortgage, then live-in fees would be so high no one would want to join.

Many women at KU do put a great deal of value on the actual sorority house when going through recruitment -- I know there were many factors that affected my decision (i.e. sleeping dorms vs. rooms, air conditioning, the decor, parking, cost). Many women at KU are also very excited about living in the sorority house during their sophomore and junior years, so not having an actual house put ZTA at a major disadvantage.

In my opinion, if another sorority is ever to colonize at KU, it better have a big beautiful mansion ready and waiting for its new members.

It just seems like those factors should have been considered prior to making the decision to colonize, rather than getting a year into things, and deciding the situation isn't conducive to starting a chapter.