In 1965, after being booted out of a National fraternity, I beleived in the Greek system and still wanted to be part of one, I started my on local. I designed everything since I was the only member before coming back to campus in the fall. As I rounded up people (guys kicked out of other fraternitys, we grew to to 25 members.
At the same time, there was a small national who was trying to come on campus. With the help of many greeks that I knew and some from the house I was kicked out of we got on campus. The school would only allow 1 new Greek Org. on campus at the time. When we had formal rush, we got NONE! We went out and recruted pledges.
With the help of the TKE advisor, contacted 2 major Fraternitys, and had visite by both. At the end of that school year we were colonized by Lambda Chi Alpha. We tried to help a new local Soro. get set up and did as the campus was short of Soroitys.
They had a chance to go with Phi Mu but did not. They are NO longer there.
We are celebrating our 35 th Anniv.
It is very hard to start a local and stay. Whether it be an IFC, NPC, or NPHC it is still hard to stick.
I admire anyone who does as rember, we are all Greeks. I have made friends from many different F / S and GLO" /BGLO". We all beleive in being Greek!!
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Tom Earp LX Z#1
Pittsburg State U. (Kansas)
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