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I don't think there was ever a boom. We've just always been large. There are a good number of marketing and advertising/PR majors serving on Panhellenic who do a fantastic job promoting Greek Life to non-Greeks, and the Greeks do a lot of campus workshops and activities for the school. I think a good PR campaign all-around, and a Greek Adviser who is good at his job and current on trends and training Greek leaders are reasons that the UCF Greek System is so strong and continuing to grow. We also take expansion seriously and when a new group colonizes, the existing groups help with PR and also inviting the new chapter to take part in events with them. A year or so grace period is also given to help the new chapter establish itself before a new one comes on.

UCF has always had large sorority chapters. The university was founded in 1968, and in the 70's and early 80's, sororities began colonizing, beginning with Zeta Tau Alpha. By 1995, there were 7 chapters; in 1998, there were 8 chapters, and since 2001 on, 2 more have been added, giving us:
ADPi
Alpha Xi
Tri Delta
DG
Pi Phi
ZTA
KD
Chi O
Kappa
Theta
* Alpha Chi Omega left campus in the 80s for a hazing incident. This is the only sorority to ever close on UCF campus, and we hope and look forward to it one day returning.

When I went through recruitment in 97, new member classes were in the mid-50s. Through the rest of the 90's, this was up to the mid-60's and low 70's.

Greek Life is heavily promoted to incoming students, and Greeks are very heavily active in non-Greek activities. There is a lot of Greek spirit-- you'll always see them in letters; there is even "Letter Wearing Wednesday" and most groups dress to pin on Mondays. It's a very visible part of the campus population, and a lot of the active university alumni are Greek alumni.

UCF continues to expand with Greek Life because it is widely recognized that we have a fantastic and supportive Greek system that encourages campus participation, scholastic acheivement, inter-Greek friendships, community service and leadership. In the 1990's, one Florida student leader magazine named us the Number One Greek System in the state. While it may seem overwhelming for someone from a smaller chapter, our chapters run to well over 100 members (at one time, we were close to 200), and with chapters this large and interest continuing, it is clear that there is a need for additional sororities to come on campus.