AOPi at Arkansas

irishpipes · #1 09-05-2006, 02:39 PM

Just for fun, let's start randomly guessing who will come to campus in 18 months.

LaneSig · #2 09-05-2006, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

Just for fun, let's start randomly guessing who will come to campus in 18 months.

If you are serious, I am all in.

Aphigal · #3 09-05-2006, 06:57 PM

Wow 85 new members congrats AOPi ! Sounds like you are off to a wonderful start! What is average chapter size?

irishpipes · #4 09-05-2006, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Aphigal

Wow 85 new members congrats AOPi ! Sounds like you are off to a wonderful start! What is average chapter size?

Total is 130, but some chapters have well over 200 - closer to 250.

Elephant Walk · #5 09-05-2006, 09:04 PM

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And for inquiring minds, the old Alpha Chi Omega house is now occupied by Sigma Chi. The old DG house is now "University House" but DG gets it back if they come back to campus. Don't know about Phi Mu or KAT's housing, but alumnae have said that it wasn't competitive. I don't know that for sure though.

I want theta or phi mu back. Traditional southern sororities. No offense to AOII, but it made absolutely no sense to bring them onto the campus. They have no alumni support, and are nationally a small sorority.

NutBrnHair · #6 09-05-2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I want theta or phi mu back. Traditional southern sororities. No offense to AOII, but it made absolutely no sense to bring them onto the campus. They have no alumni support, and are nationally a small sorority.

Oh my.

My guess is that the Univ. of Arkansas College Panhellenic voted -- and AOII was the choice. "John & Mary Everybody" don't get to vote in these decisions!

Looks like our Panhellenic Sisters at AOII are off to a great start & I wish them well.

AOII*Azra-elle · #7 09-07-2006, 09:53 PM

Congratulations to AOII! I'm glad to see we are expanding even more this year!

irishpipes · #8 09-05-2006, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I want theta or phi mu back. Traditional southern sororities. No offense to AOII, but it made absolutely no sense to bring them onto the campus. They have no alumni support, and are nationally a small sorority.

The part about "no offense to AOII" is classic.

Aphigal · #9 09-05-2006, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I want theta or phi mu back. Traditional southern sororities. No offense to AOII, but it made absolutely no sense to bring them onto the campus. They have no alumni support, and are nationally a small sorority.

Hmmm I know elephants never forget but never knew they were so ignorant as well.....

Elephant Walk · #10 09-05-2006, 10:40 PM

Ignorant?

Explain to me. Please. I'm sure you won't ever come back to this thread and won't tell me how it is ignorant, but go ahead.

Being called ignorant by a regular Greekchatter is like being called racist by a liberal, you know they're losing the argument.

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My guess is that the Univ. of Arkansas College Panhellenic voted -- and AOII was the choice. "John & Mary Everybody" don't get to vote in these decisions!

You do realize why they voted for it correct? One of the head people up there was an AOII from State. Instead of favoring tradition and alumn support, they went with personal preference. AOII will do excellent initially because they will find leaders. Further away, they will have problems because they lack traditions. Simply look at the social scene of the UofA! Socially, the most recently founded sororities are at the bottom (however KD is far superior over ADPi). Bring on a competitive sorority which has tradition in the UofA system such as Phi Mu or DG

edit: I have a personal preference for theta because my mom was one at another university...however the Arkansas thetas had that Asian porn super star of the early '90's, Kobe Tai.

irishpipes · #11 09-05-2006, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LaneSig

If you are serious, I am all in.

Just trying to create drama. Ha ha ha...

So to fuel the fire, Arkansas currently has:
Alpha Omicron Pi (2006 Colony)
Kappa Delta (1989)
Kappa Kappa Gamma (1925)
Zeta Tau Alpha (1903)
Chi Omega (founded here 1895)
Alpha Delta Pi (1957)
Delta Delta Delta (1913)
Pi Beta Phi (1909)

UA has had in the past:
Phi Mu (1923-1996 with a recolonization in there somewhere)
Alpha Chi Omega (1961-1977)
Delta Gamma (1930-1992)
Kappa Alpha Theta (1966-1989)

And for inquiring minds, the old Alpha Chi Omega house is now occupied by Sigma Chi. The old DG house is now "University House" but DG gets it back if they come back to campus. Don't know about Phi Mu or KAT's housing, but alumnae have said that it wasn't competitive. I don't know that for sure though.

There aren't any "empty" Greek houses so anybody new would probably have to build.

carnation · #12 09-05-2006, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

And for inquiring minds, the old Alpha Chi Omega house is now occupied by Sigma Chi. The old DG house is now "University House" but DG gets it back if they come back to campus. Don't know about Phi Mu or KAT's housing, but alumnae have said that it wasn't competitive. I don't know that for sure though.

There aren't any "empty" Greek houses so anybody new would probably have to build.

You know that corner on Maple where the DG House is? Well, the other corner, towards Hotz and Reid Halls, is where the Theta house was. I think that maybe the Phi Mus were in there the second time they were on campus, I don't know about the first time. It was about the size of the DG house and I don't know if it's still there.

ETA: Phi Mu wasn't at Arkansas for long the first time...I used to read my aunt's old yearbooks and they weren't there in the late thirties on.

irishpipes · #13 09-05-2006, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LaneSig

If you are serious, I am all in.

No, I was not serious. I thought it was interesting and ridiculous that the article suggests that 3 new sororities should be brought on starting 18 months from now. Hmmm.. Kappa Delta had 17 years to get established, but 18 months for AOII. I guess that is a compliment to AOII that somebody thinks we will be that solid in such a short time. They obviously have not talked to ElephantWalk.

carnation · #14 09-05-2006, 10:33 PM

ETA:Never mind.

LaneSig · #15 09-08-2006, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

Just for fun, let's start randomly guessing who will come to campus in 18 months.

Going back to this subject. What about Delta Zeta at UA? They have chapters at Arkansas State, University of Central Arkansas, and Arkansas Tech. They had a chapter also at Henderson State that closed about 3 years ago. That would presumably give them many alumns throughout the state and a lot of support from existing chapters.

There is also Sigma Kappa. They only have one chapter so far, at Central Arkansas, but I have heard it is strong. Again, alumns and support from another chapter would help with colonization.