[honeychile]

I think y'all are misunderstanding me.

If your Alumnae Associations are strong and committed, well, you can start up a dozen colonies, and they'll all be successful!

But by definition, Alumnae are usually involved with a career, possibly church/synagogue, possibly family, other activities. That's why you have to have truly committed Alumnae, ones who really want to see that colony make it.

When Eta Beta was colonized, alumnae came from all over Western PA to make that commitment - and I'm talking maybe as many as 5-6 different Alumnae Associations! I was making tea sandwiches in my sleep - but we did it! We put a chapter of Alpha Delta Pi on a campus that "couldn't hold" another sorority!

So, as you decide where you'd like to see a colony, think really, really hard about how much time you're willing to give up to see this through. You must be willing to lay the foundation, start the colony, see it through Initiation, and BE THERE for them for at least three to five years.

And if y'all think I'm being hard, frankly, I think I'm listing the barest of minimums!

Play on through...