Reactivating the University of Arkansas chapter

[gamma_girl52]

Originally Posted by naraht

I think Sophie22 *officially* found the right person.

Congrats Gamma_girl52!

What does RC mean (Rechartering Chapter??), and how is it different from a Colony?

Do the requirements in GSS for rechartering a inactive chapter differ from those for chartering a chapter at a new school?

(For APO, the only differences are that for a petitioning group (our term for colony) at a school that has previously had a chapter, the group should make an effort to find its previous history and an effort to contact alumni of the chapter and include information on those efforts in its charter application)

Thanks so much!! It's been nonstop already since I started!

To answer, an RC means "Reactivating Chapter" and the requirements for an RC are no different from a colony. They still have the same time limits to charter and still have the same expectations as everyone else as far as service hours, dues, and filing reports. The ONLY difference is that an RC already has a chapter designation assigned and can use those letters during the process.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by gamma_girl52

Thanks so much!! It's been nonstop already since I started!

To answer, an RC means "Reactivating Chapter" and the requirements for an RC are no different from a colony. They still have the same time limits to charter and still have the same expectations as everyone else as far as service hours, dues, and filing reports. The ONLY difference is that an RC already has a chapter designation assigned and can use those letters during the process.

The bizarre thing is with APO, rechartering petitioning groups are discouraged from using their chapter letters until they have their chartering application approved. As far as I know, the incident that caused the change in policy to that was the Petitioning Group members attempting to recharter Rho Omicron chapter had jackets made as if they were active brothers and tried telling the Regional Director (equivalent to the GSS District Directors) that they were showing that they were a Petitioning Group because they had PO on the sleeve standing for "Petitioning Organization" (and things went downhill from there). This has also become the standard question in "How dumb do you think the Regional Director is?"

Randy

[Quala67]

Not just "discouraged from using their chapter letters until they have their chartering application," but per a revision in the Board Policy Manual in 2008, they are PROHIBITED from using chapter designations until chartering.

Exact wording is such: 'Groups which are rechartering shall refrain from using the greek-letter chapter designation until chartering. (example: Joe Schmo Interest or Petitioning Group is permissible; Beta Sigma Sigma Interest or Petitioning Group is not permissable)'

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Quala67

Not just "discouraged from using their chapter letters until they have their chartering application," but per a revision in the Board Policy Manual in 2008, they are PROHIBITED from using chapter designations until chartering.

Exact wording is such: 'Groups which are rechartering shall refrain from using the greek-letter chapter designation until chartering. (example: Joe Schmo Interest or Petitioning Group is permissible; Beta Sigma Sigma Interest or Petitioning Group is not permissable)'

This makes perfect sense to me. ASA used to give chapter letter designations to colonies, until one too many colonies flopped and we had gaps in our alphabet. "Walla Walla State Colony" is perfectly sufficient, IMO.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This makes perfect sense to me. ASA used to give chapter letter designations to colonies, until one too many colonies flopped and we had gaps in our alphabet. "Walla Walla State Colony" is perfectly sufficient, IMO.

I think there are two somewhat different situations being dealt with here.

1) Rho Rho Rho chapter used to be at Walla Walla State U. Can a group attempting to restart the chapter at Walla Walla refer to themselves by Rho Rho Rho in any way until the chapter is officially restarted?

2) There has never been a chapter at U of Alaska - Cicely, and the group trying to start a chapter will be given Phi Phi Phi chapter designation since that is the next chapter in sequence. Should they use Phi Phi Phi at all?

For APO the answer to both is no. For GSS, I think the answer to both is yes, but I'm not sure. other groups may have different combinations.

And I think I've seen at least one social fraternity that doesn't have letters at all for chapters. The chapter at U of Alaska - Cicely would simply be University of Alaska - Cicely chapter.

Randy

[gamma_girl52]

Originally Posted by naraht

I think there are two somewhat different situations being dealt with here.

1) Rho Rho Rho chapter used to be at Walla Walla State U. Can a group attempting to restart the chapter at Walla Walla refer to themselves by Rho Rho Rho in any way until the chapter is officially restarted?

2) There has never been a chapter at U of Alaska - Cicely, and the group trying to start a chapter will be given Phi Phi Phi chapter designation since that is the next chapter in sequence. Should they use Phi Phi Phi at all?

For APO the answer to both is no. For GSS, I think the answer to both is yes, but I'm not sure. other groups may have different combinations.

And I think I've seen at least one social fraternity that doesn't have letters at all for chapters. The chapter at U of Alaska - Cicely would simply be University of Alaska - Cicely chapter.

Randy

For Gamma Sig, #1 is yes. If there was a chapter there previously, we allow them to use that chapter name even as they proceed thorough the colonization process. We call them "(insert chapter name here) Reactivating Chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma."

#2 is no. When we have a totally new group we refer to them as "(insert school name here) Colony of Gamma Sigma Sigma". When the colonization process is finish we assign them a chapter name in whatever order we're in (we're currently in the Etas)

[naraht]

Originally Posted by gamma_girl52

For Gamma Sig, #1 is yes. If there was a chapter there previously, we allow them to use that chapter name even as they proceed thorough the colonization process. We call them "(insert chapter name here) Reactivating Chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma."

#2 is no. When we have a totally new group we refer to them as "(insert school name here) Colony of Gamma Sigma Sigma". When the colonization process is finish we assign them a chapter name in whatever order we're in (we're currently in the Etas)

For #2, I stand corrected.