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Originally posted by Erik P Conard
What do you guys think? Where are the campuses where the
Greeks thrive, the town folk like or at least tolerate 'em, and
more will ultimately come? Not the private ones, not the old teachers colleges, not the streetcar ones...in all due respect...
I nominate Kansas State U, Manhattan, an old aggie school, tied
with Penn State as first Morrill-Act (1862) campus. . . .
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.... As regards the sororities, I think
ZTA, Tri Sigma, DZ, perhaps only ones gone, Alpha Phi, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Gamma, have never been there...should come on, would thrive
ZTA gone since 30s...time to come back.
Kansas State University, Manhattan...a top greek school!
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Erik -- interesting nomination, and Kansas State does have many well-regarded chapters. Just to update a bit about the women's NPC groups:
Sigma Kappa DOES have a chapter at K-State.
Alpha Gamma Delta had a chapter (Epsilon Chi) there, 1985-89 according to Baird's.
NPC sororities that have never been at K-State:
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Phi
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Tau
Delta Gamma
Delta Phi Epsilon
Phi Mu
Phi Sigma Sigma
Sigma Delta Tau
Theta Phi Alpha
While another NPC sorority __might__ thrive there, it's possible that the time is not quite right: one or two chapters may still need to build strength / numbers before adding a new kid on the block. Although the "tier" system a K-State is not as set in stone as it seems to be at, say, Texas-Austin, attracting and retaining members seems to be easier for some of the NPC chapters that have been at KSU for a long time.