[ISUKappa]

A few words on Iowa State

Iowa State is down to 13 NPC sororities after the closing of Alpha Xi Delta last year.

At one time we also had Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Phi on campus; ZTA closed in 1995 and APhi closed in 1998.

Of the 13, about 7-8 are at total or are very close, 2-3 are under by 10-15 and 2-3 are under by 20 or more. (It varies from year to year). Total is set at 92. Every chapter is housed and the number of members living in ranges from 45-65. Formal recruitment is held the week before classes start in August. On average, 350 girls go through recrutiment and quota is usually set around 20. Chapters are able to COB anytime after formal recruitment, though the big push is usually the month after recruitment and the first month of the second semester.

We also have a chapter of Phi Beta Chi, but they are significantly smaller, unhoused and do informal recruiting only.

I doubt Iowa State will look to expand any time soon. The numbers of girls going through recruitment haven't been increasing and not every chapter has been receiving quota. When I was on Panhellenic, it was my understanding that before we could vote to expand, each chapter had to take in quota and be at or near total for a year. That is not likely to happen any time soon. We've had one chapter that's been struggling for quite a few years--since before I went to school, and I've been out three years. Stereotypes have a tendency to follow chapters here--girls of XYZ are the smart girls, girls of ABC are the partiers, girls of KLM are the chapter that takes anyone, etc. . . but there are a few chapters that have changed completely (for the better) while I was in school.