Four recharterings this semester!

[naraht]

Norfolk State is the fourth rechartering this semester. The others are Wagner College (I/97), New Jersey Institute of Technology (I/99) and Interamerican University -Metropolitan (IV/98).

[Senusret I]

And the semester isn't over.... I wonder how close other PGs are.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

And the semester isn't over.... I wonder how close other PGs are.

Don't know. Current list of PGs according to www.apo.org
Alabama State (IV/69)
Emporia State University (VIII/34)
Ivy Tech Community College (VI/31)
Regent University (III/83)
San Diego State University (X/2)
St Augustines College (III/80)
St. Anselm College (I/94)
Tarrant County College SE (VII/41)
University of Illinois at Springfield(VI/47)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (III/86)
University of Redlands (X/2)

Now we add Salisbury State (III/85) and Virginia State (III/83) to that, I think.

[Senusret I]

I got $5 on San Diego State!

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I got $5 on San Diego State!

To recharter next, to recharter this semester or both?

[Senusret I]

Both.

I have no inside information though, so it's a complete guess LOL

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Both.

I have no inside information though, so it's a complete guess LOL

LOL, thought I guessed that you did and went searching through mentions of Alpha Phi Omega and San Diego state to see if I could find it...

Randy

[GMUAPhiOAdvisor]

I think Virginia State comes off the list. Having just come from the Section 83 conference, the word is their petition has been pulled for various reasons, all of them legitimate.

Personally, I've got my eye on St. Augustines.....they came from NC to the Section 83 Conference at UVa, just to foster brotherhood. They are some of the most enthusiastic students I've met in a long time, just from the 10-15 minutes I spent talking to them.

Also, don't count out Regent....with Quala as their Advisor, you KNOW they have their stuff together!!

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by GMUAPhiOAdvisor

Personally, I've got my eye on St. Augustines.....they came from NC to the Section 83 Conference at UVa, just to foster brotherhood. They are some of the most enthusiastic students I've met in a long time, just from the 10-15 minutes I spent talking to them.

Any women?

[naraht]

Originally Posted by GMUAPhiOAdvisor

I think Virginia State comes off the list. Having just come from the Section 83 conference, the word is their petition has been pulled for various reasons, all of them legitimate.

Personally, I've got my eye on St. Augustines.....they came from NC to the Section 83 Conference at UVa, just to foster brotherhood. They are some of the most enthusiastic students I've met in a long time, just from the 10-15 minutes I spent talking to them.

Also, don't count out Regent....with Quala as their Advisor, you KNOW they have their stuff together!!

Too bad on Virginia State, I thought they were a PG already, is this just an issue with the charter application?

*From my observations*, enthusiasm tends not to be an issue with the groups at HBCUs (They are probably the most enthusiastic I've seen). But sometimes that enthusiasm can lead to places that inexperienced staff members don't expect. (Having said that, Jamie is *not* my idea of an inexperienced staffer. )

I don't discount Regent, but I expect that the University will place requirements and limits on the chapter beyond those which would even occur to the Student Activities office at many schools. And this will definitely be a PG/chapter where some service projects done by other chapters will be completely inappropriate. (I would expect the chapter to have stronger ties with their local BSA council than many others though)

[Quala67]

Trust me, until last year, I *never* thought I'd set foot on Regent's campus, let alone work there and be a student there! You'd be very surprised at how "normal" (and I shudder at that word, but it's the best I can come up with) the students and Student Life department is at Regent. Just as folks from PWI's may have misperceptions about life at an HBCU, folks have misperceptions about Regent.

The challenges faced at Regent have NOTHING do with the atmosphere of the school nor it's stated motto (Christian Leadership to Change the World). It's been the fact that the undergraduate programs are relatively new, and student life for undergrads is still in its infancy. Many of our undergrads are also non-traditional students, so those pose their own set of challenges. I've had nothing but wonderful, overwhelming support from the Dean of Students. Other than that, don't expect me to discuss groups in a public forum.

Salisbury University (no longer referred to as Salisbury State) acheived Petitioning Group status on April 5! And their sponsor is one of the original charter Brothers who still lives in the area.

GO EXTENSION!!!

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Quala67

Trust me, until last year, I *never* thought I'd set foot on Regent's campus, let alone work there and be a student there! You'd be very surprised at how "normal" (and I shudder at that word, but it's the best I can come up with) the students and Student Life department is at Regent. Just as folks from PWI's may have misperceptions about life at an HBCU, folks have misperceptions about Regent.

The challenges faced at Regent have NOTHING do with the atmosphere of the school nor it's stated motto (Christian Leadership to Change the World). It's been the fact that the undergraduate programs are relatively new, and student life for undergrads is still in its infancy. Many of our undergrads are also non-traditional students, so those pose their own set of challenges. I've had nothing but wonderful, overwhelming support from the Dean of Students. Other than that, don't expect me to discuss groups in a public forum.

Salisbury University (no longer referred to as Salisbury State) acheived Petitioning Group status on April 5! And their sponsor is one of the original charter Brothers who still lives in the area.

GO EXTENSION!!!

OK, I have misperceptions, but there are *still* service projects that I've seen chapters do that I just can't see at any school at a certain level of religious belief oriented in a specific direction. I think Alpha Delta Delta did an AIDS prevention service project that included a "guess the number of condoms in the jar and win them all"... I can't see Mu Alpha at Georgetown being allowed to do that, and I can't see Regent U...

Still more likely to charter a Boy Scout troop than half of Region X.

So we get to actually write some of the rules (figuratively) by getting in the ground floor, sounds good to me.

Salisbury (no state) University. I know that. Bang head. Now if Frostburg could just get the Maryland legislature to do the same thing.

[Senusret I]

We (Mu Alpha) had a service project for about three semesters or more where we made safe sex packets with condoms, lube, and information for a non-profit that handed them out to sex workers.

Our service program typically didn't require as much administrative appropval back then, but it is my understanding that since the advent of the Center for Social Justice, they are more picky (ie, they won't get funded for projects that don't directly benefit people -- no more visits to animal shelters!)

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

We (Mu Alpha) had a service project for about three semesters or more where we made safe sex packets with condoms, lube, and information for a non-profit that handed them out to sex workers.

Our service program typically didn't require as much administrative appropval back then, but it is my understanding that since the advent of the Center for Social Justice, they are more picky (ie, they won't get funded for projects that don't directly benefit people -- no more visits to animal shelters!)

Yeah, but at least you weren't distributing them on campus.

What about stream/road cleanup, acceptible?

Randy

[Soul_Survivor07]

I still have Faith in Virginia State University. They are just having some set backs right now. I think they are for the most part good positive people with the desire to work hard for chartering.