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jggnoedig / Josh:

Thanks for responding to my enquiry.

I was very pleased to read your advisement that Mike Olivas had mentioned Kappa Sigma possibly returning to UCSB. It is long overdue. Epsilon-Theta Chapter at UCSB was once a prominent Kappa Sigma chapter, whose membership included future NFLer Johnny Morris. But it has been inactive since 1970. Since then, several other fraternities have chartered or rechartered at UCSB [and some have closed]. But Kappa Sigma has never yet returned. So if and when Epsilon-Theta is indeed revived, it will be a most welcome addition to our active chapter roll ... especially since we are SERIOUSLY underepresented in Southern California, with only three active chapters (at USC, Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine) [or four, if one regards Cal Poly SLO as being in Southern California] and one colony (San Diego State). Several of our major rivals, like SAE and Sigma Chi, have over 10 Southern California chapters!!!. If we were able to restore our presently inactive chapters at UCLA, UCSB, Cal State Fullerton, and Occidental College, that would at least double our representation to eight chapters.

The other school that Brother Olivas mentioned may well have been any of those other four inactve chapters, or Pepperdine, to which we have been trying unsuccessfully to expand ever since its local Greek system 'went national' about ten years ago.

On another topic, congratulations on your chapter's successful rush this year. I hope it is the start of a new period of prominence for Theta-Delta Chapter.