New Colonies!!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by greekgirl2343

Congrats on the New chapters! I'm an incoming freshman working with a ton of friends working to restart AePhi at Kent State. I was wondering if you had any advice on how to get a chapter restarted or started since we aren't having much luck with ours. The Greek Advisor said yes, but the PC said not if the other chapters aren't full, so I don't know what else we can do. it's kind of unfair it's not in their consitiution other chapters have to be full before starting a new one. Anyone have any advice, it might be really helpful. We have 33 members in the AEPhi interest group, one wanting to be an advisor, and tons of people wanting to join. I hope it works!

If the campus is not open for expansion, you have to accept that fact.

This rule is not "unfair" - it helps to keep all chapters on an equal playing field and prevents chapters from closing just based on the whims of the students. It's not just a Kent State rule, it is a National Panhellenic rule.

[Phine]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If the campus is not open for expansion, you have to accept that fact.

This rule is not "unfair" - it helps to keep all chapters on an equal playing field and prevents chapters from closing just based on the whims of the students. It's not just a Kent State rule, it is a National Panhellenic rule.

This is seriously delayed...Sorry!

We had the same problem at UConn. We had a decent sized interest group which grew on average of 10 women a semester but we had to wait for all NPC groups to reach total and then for the PHC to explore and vote on opening expansion. Eventually, all conditions were met and our interest group officially became and AEPhi colony and now has been a chartered chapter for over a year.

I wish there was more I could offer but keep hope!

[loveofviolets28]

Does anyone know what years AePhi was at Kent? Most sororities at Kent either last a long time, or very short time.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by loveofviolets28

Does anyone know what years AePhi was at Kent? Most sororities at Kent either last a long time, or very short time.

As far as I know, 1927-1938

[loveofviolets28]

I think that was Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Aephi website only says Chaptered in 1965. And I know Alpha Sigma Alpha was one of the first ones started at Kent. I bet the one that lasted the longest is the one they'll take. Too bad the interest group of Aephi disband....

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by loveofviolets28

I think that was Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Aephi website only says Chaptered in 1965. And I know Alpha Sigma Alpha was one of the first ones started at Kent. I bet the one that lasted the longest is the one they'll take. Too bad the interest group of Aephi disband....

I actually was looking at the wrong group. AEPhi was on campus from 1965-1984.

Expansion is a pretty complicated process (involving more than just picking one that has been on campus before).

Kent is not currently open for expansion.

However, if it were to become open, there are many factors that go into determining which sororities would be asked to present.

All NPCs not currently on campus would be given the opportunity to submit materials (including those who have been on campus before) and there's no way to say for sure which groups the school would invite.

It depends on who is interested and submits materials to be considered. So who knows what would happen.

[33girl]

ASA was at Kent State from 1926 to 1939.

And length of time on a campus has nothing to do with which group gets picked. It could be rationalized just as much that the one who was there the shortest time is the one who gets picked because they have less "baggage" in the form of alums wanting to have their say as to what the chapter will be. Or it could be the one whose members are all dead because the chapter closed in 1899. Or it could be the one that just closed 5 years ago so there's a large alumnae pool. Or it could be the one that the president of the college always wanted to join and wants to AI into. Who knows???