colonization

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It's truly different for every group. In Phi Kappa Psi, we start new Chapters in 1 of 2 ways - either an interest group comes to us (group of guys or local fraternity) or we go to the school, ask to come on campus and then our staff spends a quality amount of time recruiting the initial men of the Colony. After that, it's up to those men to meet the requirements that we have set for them and the 10 goals that they have to accomplish. They then turn in a petition to our Executive Council and must receive a unamious decision.

Theere is no set timetable on that - I've seen colonies get charters in as soon as 11 months to 2.5 years. While they are a colony, they are given a Chapter name with Colony behind it (Illinois Iota Colony, for example). They have their own ritual, their own grip, their own badge and their own pledge button. usually when it's time to charter the chapter, it's a big weekend, with parties, the initiation with the National Officers performing the ritual (one who initiated in 1947 and has been to every chartering since his own - Mr. Phi Psi) and a huge banquet. It's something to see.

As for badge order, since you do not recieve a standard badge until the chartering, your number starts from 1 and goes to the last Founding Father