Colonization at the University of Alabama?!? - Page 2

banditone · #1 03-08-2007, 06:57 PM

Does anyone here go to Bama, or live near the University?

shadden · #2 07-26-2007, 10:40 PM

Sigma Kappa had a colony at Bama many years ago, but it only survived about two years. One of my close friends was going to school there, and they didn't have a chapter when she registered, but rushed right after Fall rush. Seems to me another chapter went on at the same time - possibly Pi Phi? Both groups had to settle for houses that were lesst han wonderful. I would love to see them add some groups - seems like quota is pretty high there.

CutiePie2000 · #3 03-05-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by notmanhattan

I've heard through the grapevine that Delta Gamma will be colonizing at the University of Alabama in the next 2 years. Does anyone have any information about this? Confirmation? Anything?

If it's not on Anchors Online, I would consider it to be rumor until noted otherwise.
http://www.deltagamma.org/new_sites.shtml

In other news, that Pi Phi house looks really beautiful (from Page 1)

UGAalum94 · #4 03-05-2007, 08:50 PM

It seems like the range of size of sororities is weirdly big.

I don't have many campuses to compare it to, but it seems like at UGA (or any of the ones I've ever looked up) there are always a couple of lower outliers in the size range, but generally there's a big group whose sizes essentially reflect a number close to what quota has been for the last four years, minus 5 or 10%.

But at Alabama, it looks like the range is like 50 girls from the biggest group to the groups at the lower end of the big clump. What's up with that?

UGAalum94 · #5 03-05-2007, 08:55 PM

It also seems weird that you can't tell what quota was by the number of pledges.

mommamagnolia · #6 03-05-2007, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

It also seems weird that you can't tell what quota was by the number of pledges.

Alabama has "free" juniors and seniors-- you can pick up as many during rush and they don't count toward quota.

UGAalum94 · #7 03-05-2007, 10:21 PM

Cool! Thanks for the info.

bamagphibgirlie · #8 03-27-2007, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mommamagnolia

Alabama has "free" juniors and seniors-- you can pick up as many during rush and they don't count toward quota.

Yes it is true, that they do not count towards normal quota, however there is a special upperclassmen quota which is utilized, quota last year for upperclassmen was like 5.

Also I am not sure about these rumors, Al Panhel just upped house total to like somewhere in the 200s, before recolonizing either DG or SK they have to make sure that all the houses are close to total.

Cluey · #9 10-25-2007, 09:29 AM

If Alpha Phi were to colonize at Bama, the Syracuse Triad would be complete.

When our powers combine.... muahahaha... kidding, kind of

FSUZeta · #10 10-25-2007, 09:40 AM

not meaning to rain on cluey's evil triad parade, but wouldn't it be an advantage(even if slight) for a group colonizing to have a successful chapter at another college in the state? alpha xi delta, delta gamma and sigma kappa have chapters that are doing well at auburn.

33girl · #11 10-25-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

not meaning to rain on cluey's evil triad parade, but wouldn't it be an advantage(even if slight) for a group colonizing to have a successful chapter at another college in the state? alpha xi delta, delta gamma and sigma kappa have chapters that are doing well at auburn.

But don't Bama & Auburn hate each other? LOL

There are 2 schools of thought on that - one is yours and the other is that if that chapter is successful, they might not want to take the resources of the nearby alumnae from it to help the new chapter because then the old one might not be so successful anymore.

I think it depends on whether the local alumnae loyalty is primarily to XYZ as a national entity, or to the Auburn chapter of XYZ.

aopirose · #12 10-25-2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

But don't Bama & Auburn hate each other? LOL

There are 2 schools of thought on that - one is yours and the other is that if that chapter is successful, they might not want to take the resources of the nearby alumnae from it to help the new chapter because then the old one might not be so successful anymore.

I think it depends on whether the local alumnae loyalty is primarily to XYZ as a national entity, or to the Auburn chapter of XYZ.

I see what you are saying, but I think that the second scenario would be the case where the schools are close together. Think same city close. If the chapters would be on opposite ends of the state, not so much.

33girl · #13 10-25-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by aopirose

If the chapters would be on opposite ends of the state, not so much.

Which Auburn and Alabama are, duh. Atlases help, 33

Cluey · #14 10-25-2007, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

not meaning to rain on cluey's evil triad parade...

It's okay! Rain away. I don't mind

twhrider13 · #15 10-25-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FSUZeta

not meaning to rain on cluey's evil triad parade, but wouldn't it be an advantage(even if slight) for a group colonizing to have a successful chapter at another college in the state? alpha xi delta, delta gamma and sigma kappa have chapters that are doing well at auburn.

I'm guessing probably not Alpha Xi, simply because there are only two other chapters in the state, the one here at Jax State, and the one at Auburn, or Sigma Kappa, since their only chapter in the state is at Auburn. Delta Gamma might do fairly well, though. They have chapters at Auburn, Spring Hill, Montevallo, and UAB. I would imagine for a colonization at Alabama, you'd need all the help you could get.