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Questions about starting a fraternity chapter
Okay, so if you have read my other post, you'll read that I am considering starting a chapter of a certain fraternity at my university. I have a few questions which I would like some advice on. The advice would be especially helpful if you happen to be a founder of a chapter, so here goes:
1. Upon becoming an Interest Group, what is required of the founders in terms of learning the fraternity's history, and so fourth? Is there some type of pledging process that precludes colonisation? If so, how is it administered in the absence of being a chapter?
2. How are the founders initated upon getting chartered? Will we have to travel to the national office or something like that?
3. How do we add new members while in Interest Group or Colony status? What type of pledge activities must these new members do?
4. There is a colony of a different fraternity at my campus, will that hurt the chances of the IFC allowing the start of another one? Should I ask the other colony's members to inform me on their experience in getting their colony going?
I'm aware I should preferably be asking the national office of my fraternity of interest these questions, but I don't plan to inform them of my interest until I know for sure that I wish to pursue this. I'm going to be thinking long and hard about it, and I might even drop the idea and go for one of the existing chapters at the spring rush. Nonetheless, I would appreciate any and all advice some of you may have should I take this idea to the next level. Thanks guys and Greeks keep up the good work!
Jens
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