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Originally posted by GPhiLlama
From what I've heard, it would be a virtual impossibility to start a new NPC chapter there because the other ones have been there for such a long time. Southern tradition and all that. 
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Well, maybe not..... Kappa Alpha Theta was established at Ole Miss in 1979, just less than 25 years ago. We are far younger than most of the other groups on campus. For the first several years, we had no house on a campus with HUGE sorority houses. We rushed in the student union on hideous orange & brown carpet :-(
We were the first Theta chapter in the state, so we had precious few alums close by for support. Our charter members had Big Sisters from the University of Alabama. Because so many Mississippi girls stay in state for college, many PNMs knew very little about Theta. They are raised from birth to pledge ChiO or Tri Delt or DG!
It was a lot of work at the beginning, but it CAN be done successfully at Ole Miss! Our new house was built within the first 3 years, which was absolutely crucial. The Theta chapter is among the strongest on campus.