A question for Pitt Sorority Girls ;)

honeychile · #1 08-08-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Alpha Sigma Alpha has been at UPJ since 1987. They were responsible for the lifting of the moratorium on new sororities. Phi Sig has been a chapter since 1991. The DZ chapter closed around 2002-2003.

Plus, Omega Alpha Tau and another local sorority (whose name I can't remember and who I believe turned into the Phi Sig chapter, but don't quote me on that) predated the nationals. AFAIK Omega is still around.

Basically UPJ and Pitt (not to mention UPB) have nothing to do with each other as far as Greek life is concerned - it's like comparing Pitt and Lehigh.

Thanks for the update. The ideal situation would have been UPJ & UPB having the same chapters are main campus, and feed into them. It just never seemed to work, though - at least, afaik.

kddani · #2 08-08-2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Thanks for the update. The ideal situation would have been UPJ & UPB having the same chapters are main campus, and feed into them. It just never seemed to work, though - at least, afaik.

Did more people used to transfer from UPJ and the other Pitt branch campuses to main campus? Very very few do nowadays. It's not like the Penn State system where people can't get into main campus, go to a branch, then try to transfer to main. They are very separate.

UPB is tiny... I don't know how they could even sustain greek life. And UPB is SO far away from main campus (which I learned when I had to drive to Bradford for work)- we're talking 4 hours! Chapters certainly couldn't get together on any sort of basis. Even UPJ is 2 hours away.

I've gotta wander up to the UPJ campus next time i'm in Johnstown with a bit of free time. I'm assuming there's no sorority houses, that they're in dorms or something?

33girl · #3 08-08-2006, 11:09 AM

Feeding sounds ideal but doesn't always work. Anymore than you could expect, like I said, your chapter at Lehigh to feed into your chapter at Pitt. It's two different entities, two different groups of people doing membership selection (I'm sure you see where this is going). We have some of our girls from Penn State Behrend transfer into our chapter at Penn State Main, but it's by no means a "feeder chapter." They are two completely separate things. I'm sure GPB will discover the same thing w/ having a chapter at Penn State Altoona and main.

Dani you're right, UPJ is a 4 year school. It isn't a "branch" like Penn State New Ken or something. PSU Altoona & Behrend are the same way (Behrend has been for a long time, Altoona in the last 5 years or so).

UPB has local sororities.

UPJ has lodges which are really nice. http://www.upj.pitt.edu/resources/im...2_008_w240.jpg

honeychile · #4 08-08-2006, 11:44 AM

There used to be 4-5 satellite campuses for Pitt, all of them only 2-year schools, then UPJ became 4 years. From what y'all say, I suppose Bradford is 4 years, too? That used to be the "my grades are so bad, I can't even get into a community college" school!

33girl · #5 08-08-2006, 12:02 PM

Well, there's Johnstown, Greensburg, Bradford and Titusville (affectionately referred to by my little as Pitt at Tit). According to Pitt's website, they are all 4 year except Titusville.

UPJ has been 4 year as long as I can remember, as a matter of fact (and fuzzie would probably say the same) there were people from my HS who transferred from Pitt Main back to UPJ.

LouisaMay · #6 08-08-2006, 12:47 PM

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as a matter of fact (and fuzzie would probably say the same) there were people from my HS who transferred from Pitt Main back to UPJ.

I'm not surprised!! UPJ is gorgeous. I almost went there, but in a flash of brilliance, I realized that I shouldn't choose a college for its scenic view.

33girl · #7 08-08-2006, 01:44 PM

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I'm not surprised!! UPJ is gorgeous. I almost went there, but in a flash of brilliance, I realized that I shouldn't choose a college for its scenic view.

That didn't have anything to do with it - it was because it was closer to home.

The campus is nice and all, but I hate the way all the buildings are all the same age and look exactly alike.

agzg · #8 08-09-2006, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kddani

Did more people used to transfer from UPJ and the other Pitt branch campuses to main campus? Very very few do nowadays. It's not like the Penn State system where people can't get into main campus, go to a branch, then try to transfer to main. They are very separate.

UPB is tiny... I don't know how they could even sustain greek life. And UPB is SO far away from main campus (which I learned when I had to drive to Bradford for work)- we're talking 4 hours! Chapters certainly couldn't get together on any sort of basis. Even UPJ is 2 hours away.

I've gotta wander up to the UPJ campus next time i'm in Johnstown with a bit of free time. I'm assuming there's no sorority houses, that they're in dorms or something?

My parents live in NY State - really close to Bradford. Actually, I bought my car in Bradford. That 4 hr drive kills me.

I'm starting at Pitt in the fall... I'm excited.

This post is so pointless, but I'm posting it anyway. I need to get a life hehe.