Aggie Man,
I don’t know that “quality” is the right word to use….sometimes there is a perception that new colonies are “a bunch of geeks who couldn’t get into another house” but that is usually not the case. You have to do a lot of work to get the org up & running, plus hold it together, plus get approval from a national. Not for the faint hearted and/or geeky!
I’m assuming you are talking about a colony that already has a national sponsor. If it was local trying to go national, you would probably end up basically pledging twice, once to your chapter and once (all of you) to become part of the national. That can suck.
You do have to realize that there is always the possibility that the colony won’t complete the chartering requirements. If it’s the group of guys you like best and you don’t want to be anywhere else, I would say go for it, but it is a risk you are taking. Also keep in mind that colonies can change very quickly. A lot of people might be up for it but when it comes to the real WORK many of them bail. So what you end up with might not be what you started with.
Re the house question, that depends entirely on the campus. Since I know zip about your school I won’t offer an opinion on that one!
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