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Originally posted by Erik P Conard
Zeta Psi is without a doubt the king in Canada amongst the NIC
groups and Phi Delta Theta close. Many groups have come and
gone in Canada, and the numbers of campuses with GLOs seem
to grow and grow...without much pattern or seeming purpose.
A visit to Canada will quickly quell some enthusiasm for we want
them to be somewhat like our systems. They are not, so it is a choice to enter or not. To each his own.
BUT a study of the educational systems of England, France, Germany, Mexico...etc. will quickly apprise one of the erudity and
the eliteness...and surely no one will go with a 'free ride' like we
have here...not even the $ taking athletes. Naw, we are a far piece from entering abroad, and Canada, at best, is an attempt
which so far has not shone brilliant.
Why not concentrate on reactivating our dead ones here in the USA? There are many things we can do to improve our lot right
here...the foreign expansion will be costly and will give meager
returns.
I address this harangue to the NIC-type outfits. The others
are not of the same bent, nor necessarily should they be. But
from time to time these outfits, mostly professional in nature, do
try to become quasi-NIC ones. Whatever.
We got lots of hay down here, so why don't we put it up?
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Rudey,
I cannot speak for Erik in how this "monarchy" was created, but I
CAN tell you it is incorrect. I do not know if there is a fraternity with more chapters than Phi Delta Theta in Canada, but I DO know (from the Zeta Psi website) that they are tied with Phi Delta Theta for chapters in Canada (9 active chapters). Unless Zeta Psi has not listed all inactive chapters in Canada, Phi Delta Theta has also actually chartered more chapters in Canada than Zeta Psi.
Now, if
I have anything to say about it, Phi Delta Theta will be adding a colony to that list in the next year or so - the future Saskatchewan Alpha chapter at the University of Saskatchewan. The U of S does not have a Greek system (that I know of) yet, but I'm determined to share the benefits of being Greek with the student body! I think in a university of 15,000 full time students, I can possibly find a few men who are worthy of membership in Phi Delta Theta!
For reference, the current Phi Delt chapters in Canada are:
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Manitoba
Dalhousie University
University of Toronto
University of Western Ontario
McMaster University
York University
McGill University
Cheers!