I occasionally lurk on the Theta board (my daughter is a Theta) and saw this post on their colonization thread: "I'd like to see a Theta chapter at every school with both a Pi Phi and a Kappa Chapter. Don't ask why, I'm not sure I could explain it." I have to admit, I agree with that sentiment (switching "Kappa" and "Theta" in the sentence, of course!
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I posted the Kappa overlap numbers on the Frequent Competitors thread on the Greek Life forum. Sure enough, we share campuses (campii?) with Pi Phis (92) and Thetas (91) more than any other GLOs. I scrolled back through the information provided by irishpipes (who needs to do laundry?) and found we are found at 65 colleges/universities with BOTH Pi Phi and Theta.
If anyone else is interested, here is a list of colleges/universities that have the other two GLOs, but Kappa is not present
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Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Eastern KY University, Richmond, KY
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
I must say, the information compiled by irishpipes in the recruitment 2007/2008 thread is nothing short of amazing. I'll warn you it is a black hole for time, however!! Looking through the information, I was awed, and almost humbled, but the paucity of closed Kappa chapters. It is testament to the individuals making decisions re: colonization, to the alumni supporting both colonies and active chapters, and of course to our wonderful actives that we have so few dormant locations. Kudos to all!
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