Sorority Expansion at George Washington University

[seraphimsprite]

I thought people might be interested to know that GWU in DC has opened to expansion. Interested organizations have all submitted their packets and the announcement of who is being invited to present should be made early next week.

For the curious... the campus has eight NPC sororities, with total at 85 (I think) and they last opened for expansion in either 2001 or 2002, when Alpha Phi came to the campus.

Current sororities:
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Phi
Delta Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi Sigma Sigma
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Kappa

[seraphimsprite]

And the announcement came sooner than I expected...Pi Beta Phi, Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta have all been invited to present.

[alum]

All 3 are in the Big 6! GW can't go wrong with 2 of them, and maybe not the third!

[AOIIalum]

Best of luck to GW and the three outstanding sororities chosen to present there.

[trideltrockstar]

What exactly is the Big 6? I've never heard that term before.

[carnation]

We used to have a chapter somewhere in DC a very long time ago, way before I came along. President Truman's daughter was an active of DC Alpha chapter.

Thanks for the compliments on Pi Phi, you guys!

[xo_kathy]

Our current Ex. Dir. at HQ used to be the advisor at our chapter at American University in DC. Hopefully that will be a good resource when planning for the presentation.

Also, our convention this summer is in DC. But even if we got chosen, I'd think the founding class wouldn't be picked until the fall. Oh well - would have been very cool to have a colony right where convention is.

I'm also so excited to see another possible Chi O chapter on the East Coast (even if DC is verging on 'south' - though I doubt the southerners here would agree!).

Good luck to all the groups presenting!

Originally posted by trideltrockstar
What exactly is the Big 6? I've never heard that term before.

alum likes to make up stuff, so in her twisted mind she thinks that, nationally, there's a tier system because she thinks there are sororities out there that are better than others and these NPCs should be invited to present/colonize only, not the weaker sororities.

Don't know who her "Big 6" are, and frankly I don't give a shit.

Congratulations to the THREE wonderful sororities chosen to present at GWU. All are fine organizations, IMO, and GWU will benefit from having ANY of the THREE.

[seraphimsprite]

Originally posted by carnation
We used to have a chapter somewhere in DC a very long time ago, way before I came along. President Truman's daughter was an active of DC Alpha chapter.

Thanks for the compliments on Pi Phi, you guys!

The DC Alpha chapter was the one at GW. It was actually the first chapter on the campus in the late-1800s. I believe it would be a recolonization for all three sororities.

[kakkat]

Theta's Gamma Kappa chapter was at George Washington from 1946-1975.

[irishpipes]

Originally posted by alum
All 3 are in the Big 6! GW can't go wrong with 2 of them, and maybe not the third!

So apparently within the Big 6 there are two that are better than others? Now we have tiers within tiers?

[Tom Earp]

Are there not different different tiers according to say may sizes of NPCs? This is not to say that any one Sorority is better than another except for someone who thinks size is a criteria?

It doesnt matter waht some people think about waht someone has posted.

The main thing is, that there is expansion at a Prestigious School!

As Otter Said Every Greek Organization is equal in its own right.

[AOIIalum]

Originally posted by irishpipes
So apparently within the Big 6 there are two that are better than others? Now we have tiers within tiers?

Color me crazy, but I thought all of the Big 6 (again, depending on your definition of the "Big 6") are outstanding and generally strong sororities. Then again, I've been accused of being overly PC and Panhellenic before

It's got to be a perception thing. I mean, I come on. Think about it, the "top" sorority at W & L might be on the "bottom" at Illinois; and and the "top" sorority at Illinois might be "bottom" at Texas or UCLA. What ranks in Canada might not even register in Washington state, and of course, we all know about the SEC .

Again, all three groups are wonderful and best of luck to them and GW!

[NutBrnHair]

Originally posted by seraphimsprite
I believe it would be a recolonization for all three sororities.

Chi Omega's Phi Alpha Chapter was at George Washington from 1903-1968.

[irishpipes]

So by Tom's logic (oxymoron?) the Big 6 are:

By number of chapters: Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Tri-Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Zeta, and Zeta

By number of initiates: Chi Omega, Tri-Delta, Theta, Kappa, Pi Phi, and Zeta

Of course all of those numbers are constantly changing, so the Big 6 must be a rotating term. Whatever.

Tom, I think we all know what she meant.