NPC Sororities at Big 12 Schools

[exlurker]

This is sort of dzandiloo's fault -- in the "New Sorority for Clemson" thread in the Rush forum she mentioned wishing that some Big 12 schools would open for expansion so that DZ could present and, hopefully, colonize.

That made me wonder -- what is the general picture of NPC representation at the Big 12 schools (Texas at Austin, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Colorado, Nebraska at Lincoln, and Iowa State)? These are all large or fairly large schools, for the most part, with strong regional or national reputations / school alumni support.

Searches of Panhellenic, Greek life, and inter/national HOs' sites produced these findings -- errors are mine alone, of course, and corrections and updates are welcome (in a couple of instances a school's site still listed a chapter that had recently closed, and I did NOT include those chapters in the following summary).

It appears that there are 144 NPC chapters at the Big 12 schools; Baylor has the smallest number (9), while Nebraska and Texas-Austin each have 14. The others are in between with 10, 11, 12 or 13 chapters.

Six NPC groups have chapters at all 12 schools:

Alpha Chi Omega, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi.

Three have chapters at 10 of the 12:

Alpha Delta Pi (not at Colorado or Oklahoma),
Kappa Delta (not at Colorado or Oklahoma), and Gamma Phi Beta (not at Texas-Austin or Baylor).

One -- Delta Gamma -- has chapters at 8 of the 12 (not at Baylor, Kansas State, Iowa State or Oklahoma State)

One -- Zeta Tau Alpha -- has chapters at 7 of the 12 (not at Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, Nebraska, or Colorado).

Alpha Phi is at 5 of the 12.

Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Mu are each at 4 of the 12.

Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Sigma Kappa are each at 3 of the 12.

Delta Zeta and Sigma Delta Tau are each at 2.

Alpha Epsilon Phi is at one.

And six NPC groups apparently do not currently have chapters at any Big 12 school: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Phi Epsilon, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Theta Phi Alpha.

What the reasons are, I have no idea -- probably combinations of regional alumnae bases, funds needed for housing / colonization, the views of individual NPC groups as to their "niches," geographic factors like nearby chapters in similar schools, plus luck and the accidents of history.

Has anyone else looked at the NPC -- or IFC or NPHC -- makeup of another conference? I'll bet there are some that are very different from the Big 12!

[KillarneyRose]

Very interesting threat, Exlurker! You did a lot of work

I'd love to do a breakdown of the Big East (my Alma Mater's conference), but the football side of it got raided after last season ended so I don't even know which teams are in it anymore!

[Glitter650]

being a west coast girl... I'd be interested to see the break down of the Pac 10 I'm pretty sure Alpha Phi is close to the top chapter number wise and I'd venture that Kappa Kappa Gamma has chapters at a majority of the Pac 10 schools as well.. not sure where some of the others fit in... but most of friends go to these schools and I know those two orgs. have a strong number of chapters out here ......

[NutBrnHair]

Originally posted by exlurker
Big 12 schools (Texas at Austin, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Kansas, Kansas State, Colorado, Nebraska at Lincoln, and Iowa State

Six NPC groups have chapters at all 12 schools:

Alpha Chi Omega, Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi.

Excellent work, exlurker -- most impressive! As I was reading the list of Big 12 schools, I was thinking, "Yeah, we're there...and there...and there..." I love the Big 12 and I'm so glad Chi Omega is well-represented there. I, too, would love to see the list of NPC at the other large conferences.

[dzandiloo]

Originally posted by exlurker
This is sort of dzandiloo's fault

Wow. My comments don't usually get much notice--much less spur someone on to do crazy research. But hey-I appreciate the work you did! Looking at it, it makes me think that surely there is a Big 12 school that needs another sorority!!! *cough*UT*cough*

Oh well. My daughter has 11 years until she graduates high school...there's still time for UT to re-colonize DZ so she can go there. Otherwise, my family is going to have to shut up and live with the fact that we will have a little Aggie on our hands 'cuz I'm not letting her go somewhere that DZ's not an option (joke...of course, I'm not that obsessed w/her future Greek life...much).

[TSteven]

Fun Fact regarding UNL. The Greek system at Nebraska is one of the oldest in the country. Many sororities came to NU early on thus, all but three current sororities have single chapter denotations.

Alpha Chi Omega - Xi
Alpha Delta Pi - Alpha Epsilon
Alpha Omicron Pi - Zeta
Alpha Phi - Nu
Alpha Xi Delta - Rho
Chi Omega - Kappa
Delta Delta Delta - Kappa
Delta Gamma - Kappa
Gamma Phi Beta - Pi
Kappa Alpha Theta - Rho
Kappa Delta - Pi
Kappa Kappa Gamma - Sigma
Phi Mu - Zeta Gamma
Pi Beta Phi - Nebraska Beta

Inactive

Delta Zeta - Zeta
Sigma Delta Tau - Theta
Sigma Kappa - Alpha Kappa
Theta Phi Alpha - Mu
Zeta Tau Alpha - Beta Epsilon

[NutBrnHair]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
I'd love to do a breakdown of the Big East (my Alma Mater's conference), but the football side of it got raided after last season ended so I don't even know which teams are in it anymore!

KR, here's a list of the Big East basketball conference:

Pitt, UCONN, Providence, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Villanova, Boston College, Rutgers, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Miami & St. Johns. (Wow, 14 teams -- that is big.)

Miami and fellow Big East member Virginia Tech are leaving the league to join the ACC after the current academic year. Boston College also is leaving the Big East for the ACC, but not until at least 2005.

[AXORissa]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Very interesting threat, Exlurker! You did a lot of work

I'd love to do a breakdown of the Big East (my Alma Mater's conference), but the football side of it got raided after last season ended so I don't even know which teams are in it anymore!

Rutgers currently has six NPC chapters:

Alpha Chi Omega
Delta Gamma
Gamma Phi Beta
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Kappa
Zeta Tau Alpha

Phi Sigma Sigma closed last year, and there was a Kappa Delta interest group two years ago-- but Panhel voted against expansion since not all chapters were at total.

And if we're talking Basketball...
Seton Hall has:

Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Phi
Alpha sigma Tau
Delta Phi Epsilon
Sigma Sigma Sigma

[TSteven]

Originally posted by NutBrnHair
KR, here's a list of the Big East basketball conference:

Pitt, UCONN, Providence, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Villanova, Boston College, Rutgers, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Miami & St. Johns. (Wow, 14 teams -- that is big.)

Miami and fellow Big East member Virginia Tech are leaving the league to join the ACC after the current academic year. Boston College also is leaving the Big East for the ACC, but not until at least 2005.

And the Big East is adding the following from Conference USA.

Cincinnati
DePaul
Louisville
Marquette
South Florida

[ISUKappa]

A few words on Iowa State

Iowa State is down to 13 NPC sororities after the closing of Alpha Xi Delta last year.

At one time we also had Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Phi on campus; ZTA closed in 1995 and APhi closed in 1998.

Of the 13, about 7-8 are at total or are very close, 2-3 are under by 10-15 and 2-3 are under by 20 or more. (It varies from year to year). Total is set at 92. Every chapter is housed and the number of members living in ranges from 45-65. Formal recruitment is held the week before classes start in August. On average, 350 girls go through recrutiment and quota is usually set around 20. Chapters are able to COB anytime after formal recruitment, though the big push is usually the month after recruitment and the first month of the second semester.

We also have a chapter of Phi Beta Chi, but they are significantly smaller, unhoused and do informal recruiting only.

I doubt Iowa State will look to expand any time soon. The numbers of girls going through recruitment haven't been increasing and not every chapter has been receiving quota. When I was on Panhellenic, it was my understanding that before we could vote to expand, each chapter had to take in quota and be at or near total for a year. That is not likely to happen any time soon. We've had one chapter that's been struggling for quite a few years--since before I went to school, and I've been out three years. Stereotypes have a tendency to follow chapters here--girls of XYZ are the smart girls, girls of ABC are the partiers, girls of KLM are the chapter that takes anyone, etc. . . but there are a few chapters that have changed completely (for the better) while I was in school.

[Greekgrrl]

I'm so glad somebody posted about this! I'm actually working on an online database of every NPC sorority chapter ever and when I'm done you'll be able to sort by things like athletic conference (SEC, Big 12, etc.)

There's already some interesting data, I'll be posting the link when I'm done (in a few months more of data entry )

[Sister Havana]

That was really interesting! I'd be really interested to see how things break down in the Big Ten. I know the Greek systems at many of the schools are huge. (IU's is gigantic and isn't the Illinois greek system the largest in the country?)

Originally posted by dzandiloo
Oh well. My daughter has 11 years until she graduates high school...there's still time for UT to re-colonize DZ so she can go there. Otherwise, my family is going to have to shut up and live with the fact that we will have a little Aggie on our hands 'cuz I'm not letting her go somewhere that DZ's not an option (joke...of course, I'm not that obsessed w/her future Greek life...much).

WHOOP!!



Aggie DZ's are some of the sweetest gals i know.

Kitso
KS 361

[exlurker]

Originally posted by ISUKappa
A few words on Iowa State

Iowa State is down to 13 NPC sororities after the closing of Alpha Xi Delta last year.

At one time we also had Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Phi on campus; ZTA closed in 1995 and APhi closed in 1998.

Of the 13, about 7-8 are at total or are very close, 2-3 are under by 10-15 and 2-3 are under by 20 or more. Total is set at 92. Every chapter is housed and the number of members living in ranges from 45-65. Formal recruitment is held the week before classes start in August. On average, 350 girls go through recrutiment and quota is usually set around 20. Chapters are able to COB anytime after formal recruitment, though the big push is usually the month after recruitment and the first month of the second semester.

We also have a chapter of Phi Beta Chi, but they are significantly smaller, unhoused and do informal recruiting only.

I doubt Iowa State will look to expand any time soon. The numbers of girls going through recruitment haven't been increasing and not every chapter has been receiving quota. When I was on Panhellenic, it was my understanding that before we could vote to expand, each chapter had to take in quota and be at or near total for a year. That is not likely to happen any time soon. We've had one chapter that's been struggling for quite a few years--since before I went to school, and I've been out three years. Stereotypes have a tendency to follow chapters here--girls of XYZ are the smart girls, girls of ABC are the partiers, girls of KLM are the chapter that takes anyone, etc. . . but there are a few chapters that have changed completely (for the better) while I was in school.

ISUKappa, thank you! I did not include ISU's recently-closed Alpha Xi Delta chapter in the figures, nor did I include non-NPC Phi Beta Chi. I goofed and said ISU had 14 chapters, when the two Big 12 schools with 14 are Texas-Austin and Nebraska. Duh. I edited my post to fix that.

-- exlurker
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Originally posted by Hootie
On another note, two of the inactive chapters, Sigma Kappa and Zeta Tau Alpha, are still present at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. They seem to be doing very well and maybe the Alumni support is a lot stronger around here?

Kitso
KS 361