ZTA closes at KU

amandamarie · #1 08-29-2003, 12:13 AM

I just found out that the ZTA colony at the Univ of Kansas has been closed due to low numbers. Here's an article from today's University Daily Kansan: KU ZTA article My thoughts are with all the former members, many of them I know.

GeekyPenguin · #2 08-29-2003, 12:22 AM

How sad for those girls...I wish ZTA would have let them try a little bit longer to earn a charter.

AXWhoah · #3 08-29-2003, 01:13 AM

Does this mean that they aren't going to be actual members? Like initiated members?

texas*princess · #4 08-29-2003, 01:53 AM

That really breaks my heart! I feel so terribly for the women who fought so hard to keep the colony alive. I hope that someday they do get a chance to become full members of ZTA.

KillarneyRose · #5 08-29-2003, 02:29 AM

I agree with Texas Princess. What a terribly heartbreaking situation

Those poor girls put in so much work for...nothing. It seems from the article that their numbers were so low because they were unhoused. It is wrong that they're not given the chance to be initiated because of something that they (the colony members) cannot control.

Tom Earp · #6 08-29-2003, 09:21 AM

It is so sad for the Ladys of ZTA at U. Kansas.

K. U. is a tuff school if there are not numbers, place not having a house along with that and this unfortunatly happens.

The Chapter Houses are very big there and means a lot to the students.

I think it is a sad day for ZTA and The U. Of Kansas.

Kristin AGD · #7 08-29-2003, 10:09 AM

This is so sad. My heart goes out to all their members that put in so much hard work and to their new pledges. Coming from a school where total is around 50, it is really weird to me that a colony with 85 members can be shut down for numbers.

33girl · #8 08-29-2003, 11:13 AM

I thought that there were some "spare" houses there that they could move into for the time being, or am I thinking of someplace else?

As much as this sucks, it was probably best that they got the hell out of Dodge when they realized it wasn't working. Better now than 5 years from now when they've initiated more members and a closing would break even more hearts.

White_Chocolate · #9 08-29-2003, 01:48 PM

i think it's pretty shallow of girls to only consider sororities with housing as a choice for their sorority
a house does not make sisterhood
a house does not make a person develop into a functioning adult
i know so many people who are in sororities and refuse to live in their housing because they want to stay close to their sisters
ZTA is a great sorority
there's no reason why they couldn't be embraced on their campus

besides, it doesn't look good for Greeks in general
if we can't even keep colonies on certain campuses
what does that say about Greeks as a whole

this is a sad day for everyone
not just ZTA

PSK480 · #10 08-29-2003, 02:10 PM

I know one of the girls who was a colony member at KU. They had 96 girls, but, since it wasn't the 160 their national wanted they closed them. I understand Kansas is a big school but when will we learn that it size of a chapter or colony doesn't equate to worth or brotherhood/sisterhood?

MoxieGrrl · #11 08-29-2003, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by PSK480
[B I understand Kansas is a big school but when will we learn that it size of a chapter or colony doesn't equate to worth or brotherhood/sisterhood? [/B]

Unfortunately, it seems like never.

I hate being shown time and time again, that sisterhood isn't about women being friends, sisters, learning ritual and sharing good times - it's about $$$ signs. (I'm speaking generally. I'm sure that ZTA had very good reasons for their actions).
I feel so sorry for these poor girls. My heart is breaking for them.

wishuponastar · #12 08-29-2003, 03:46 PM

This is so sad. 96 girls is nothing to be ashamed of. You would have to put 2 or 3 entire sororities together on my campus to even get that number. I am very proud of the girls of the ZTA colony. By the quotes in the article show that they are taking this in stride. That shows real class and they should be very proud for that. It is so sad when a chapter/colony closes and my heart goes out to these ladies.

exlurker · #13 08-29-2003, 03:52 PM

I feel sad for the colony members, also for ZTA alumnae in Kansas, and the nearby ZTA chapters at Baker, William Jewell and Washburn. I'm sure they are saddened by the loss and were hoping to welcome a new chapter and new sisters.
As Tom Earp has said, KU is a tough school; in fact several universities in Kansas are tough for NPC colonization -- KState and Pittsburg both come to mind.

ZTAMich · #14 08-29-2003, 07:34 PM

Very sad indeed. Trying to get some inside info from some LiveJournal KU ZTA's

Tom Earp · #15 08-30-2003, 12:59 AM

Lurker, did not know a bout W Jewell!

white-choclate it is sad but true well especially at Large Schools!