Clearing the Air DZO/Beta Epsilon

Drolefille · #1 09-20-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Oh, oh! I forgot about that one. It looked EXACTLY like the A Phi site.

Don't you love people who copy not only the sorority but the webpage too? I mean you might get away with the first (at least for a while) but the webpage? Hello....

Tippiechick · #2 09-20-2006, 11:47 AM

I know there was a Zeta copycat somewhere a long time back. I can't find it now, but I remember seeing the site and thinking that a Zeta HAD to be involved in the founding of the local.

PenguinTrax · #3 09-20-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tippiechick

I know there was a Zeta copycat somewhere a long time back. I can't find it now, but I remember seeing the site and thinking that a Zeta HAD to be involved in the founding of the local.

There's a local at Michigan Tech that says in their history that they once had the opportunity to affiliate with ZTA but declined so that they could keep their local traditions.

CutiePie2000 · #4 09-20-2006, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

Don't you love people who copy not only the sorority but the webpage too? I mean you might get away with the first (at least for a while) but the webpage? Hello....

I think this stems from ignorance out of how the expansion process works. You cannot necessarily "ask" a group directly if they will "turn your local into" one of their (inter)national chapters ("See our website? We wanna be one of your new chapters.". )

Basically, Panhellenic has to decide if that campus is even open for expansion to being with, and then the various members of the 26 will decide whether they think it's feasible to explore a colony / chapter at that campus. And if they do, then they'll tell the NPC, "Hey, we wanna do extension at that campus".

And then extension gets underway where girls from the local will be recruited / "vetted" for the prospective NPC colony. Being in the local does not guarantee an invitation to membership in the NPC colony-would-be chapter.

Drolefille · #5 09-20-2006, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

I think this stems from ignorance out of how the expansion process works. You cannot necessarily "ask" a group directly if they will "turn your local into" one of their (inter)national chapters ("See our website? We wanna be one of your new chapters.". )

Basically, Panhellenic has to decide if that campus is even open for expansion to being with, and then the various members of the 26 will decide whether they think it's feasible to explore a colony / chapter at that campus. And if they do, then they'll tell the NPC, "Hey, we wanna do extension at that campus".

And then extension gets underway where girls from the local will be recruited / "vetted" for the prospective NPC colony. Being in the local does not guarantee an invitation to membership in the NPC colony-would-be chapter.

lol, well I get it.. now if only we could explain that to everyone else.

PinkandGreenJ · #6 09-20-2006, 04:57 PM

My undergrad had a KD clone. Colors, even name were similar. They went national- but to Chi O. Weird. (not that Chi O is weird- just their decision since it seemed like they so wanted KD.

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Drolefille · #7 09-20-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PinkandGreenJ

My undergrad had a KD clone. Colors, even name were similar. They went national- but to Chi O. Weird. (not that Chi O is weird- just their decision since it seemed like they so wanted KD.

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CLEARLY you think KD is WEIRD

How unPanhellenic!

/just teasing

CutiePie2000 · #8 09-21-2006, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkandGreenJ

My undergrad had a KD clone. Colors, even name were similar. They went national- but to Chi O. Weird. (not that Chi O is weird- just their decision since it seemed like they so wanted KD.

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It's possible that, AT THAT TIME, KD was committed to other 'ventures' and did not want to (or was unable to) pursue a colony at that location. Or maybe they just plain "din't wanna".

I know of a local in an "up north" campus that wanted to affiliate with an NPC, but the vast majority of the NPCs said "no" due to the lack of alumnae support in the area. I think 2 or 3 were "interested", but I think the thing essentially fizzled and now they are still a local. FWIW, they seem to be thriving and doing okay, so there you go.
http://www.geocities.com/sorority_un.../national.html

SoCalGirl · #9 09-21-2006, 02:22 AM

That website hasn't been updated since 2001.

Do you know first hand that "they seem to be thriving and doing okay"?

CutiePie2000 · #10 09-22-2006, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

That website hasn't been updated since 2001.

Do you know first hand that "they seem to be thriving and doing okay"?

As far as I know, they are still a local, but they know call themselves "Alpha Pi Beta". (Before, I think they just referred to themselves as "The Sorority").

I was in touch with one of the gals there for a little bit, and then I think she and I flipped emails once or twice in January 2005. So I think that they are still operating.

PinkandGreenJ · #11 09-21-2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

It's possible that, AT THAT TIME, KD was committed to other 'ventures' and did not want to (or was unable to) pursue a colony at that location. Or maybe they just plain "din't wanna". [/url]

Yeah, I think it was a "didn't wanna" b/c KD was one of the chapters that presented to them, if I remember correctly. It was years ago and I am an old lady....jk.

SoCalGirl · #12 09-21-2006, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PinkandGreenJ

Yeah, I think it was a "didn't wanna" b/c KD was one of the chapters that presented to them, if I remember correctly. It was years ago and I am an old lady....jk.

Just because a sorority makes a presentation does not mean that they pursued it further. The girls could have chosen KD but KD decided not to continue, so they went with another group. Simple speculation though.