The colony closed because the girls in it didn't meet the standards of their nationals. I don't exactly know what that means. ( i read it in an article in our student newspaper) i transferred here this fall and they closed this fall before recruitment. This particular colony might have been due to a lack of effort on the girls' part, but i can't say beyond the rumors i've heard which i don't know are true or not.
I don't think it was usi's fault or anything, but the administration's lack of support doesn't create a very greek friendly environment.
We do have some recent colonies which have chaptered (is that the right way to say it)? in 1998,?(gamma phi) and this december kappa alpha order so it is possible, and i hope we get another chance for a new colony
our overall community is small, 400 give or take a few greeks, in ten chapters at a school of 10,000 or so
it might not be neccessary to add more immediately, just grow the chapters we have. There is such an amazing potential for growth at this school, at this time but we get no support or recognition.
I think if the greek community as a whole here steps up, we could
accomplish a lot more.
It's just my opinion and i could be wrong, but i think another sorority in the future would help our numbers,
I could be wrong becuase i haven't been greek very long, that the npc rule not to add more chapters untill all chapters are at total/quota, is stifling and stops a lot of potential growth. case in point ue. of course i am biased because i was a member of the interest group i wrote of.
I do understand however, that it is VERY important not to cause an existing chapter to close-it's counterproductive to growth.
~jess~