Indiana University Recruitment

[33girl]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Even getting a "lodge" type facility would be something, and could probably be attained by buying a regular house on or near campus, should one ever go on the market.

No. This won't work either.

If the school is straight up saying "you won't get a house" - I would take that as gospel forever and ever amen - not wait for one of the fraternities to eff up and lose theirs, or for land to magically appear. Any group that comes on thinking "we'll get one eventually" will most likely be screwed.

(This applies at any big Greek school that doesn't give a colonizing group definite housing plans - not just IU.)

[xp2k]

Well, it looks like the university is opening up land to build a new fraternity house for Fiji (Phi Gamma Delta) so maybe there is a possibility of them adding space for another sorority as well.

When Kappa Sigma built their new house, the university originally offered them the land that is occupied by the tennis courts across from Sig Ep. That might be a perfect place for Fiji, and if not, at least a new sorority!

The university actually offers options on financing the construction of fraternity and sorority houses (that's partially how Beta paid for their new mansion!) but the catch is that if you default, the university gets your land and house.

There are some odd spaces here and there on the extension that might hold a house if they're designed right. From what I understand, the problem now is that houses MUST have so many parking spaces per beds if they want to be built (as opposed to the old houses that are grandfathered in with tiny parking spaces). This is why certain sororities and fraternities on the extension share parking lots (owned by the university), and why a larger plot of land is needed for new houses being built.

I realize I'm rambling on but my point is that, yeah, there is a tiny chance that the university could open up land for a new sorority. Very tiny though because they're holding out on where to put the houses in the center of campus when they eventually buy them to make way for academic buildings.

I cant wait to see which sororities present for expansion. I wonder if Sigma Sigma Sigma will try again. I think it would be awesome if Sigma Kappa made a return.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by xp2k

, there is a tiny chance that the university could open up land for a new sorority. Very tiny though

And there you have it.

Any sorority that comes in believing the "tiny chance" they might get a house is nuts. Any group that presents needs to know they are going to be an unhoused chapter, and if anything changes that, well, it's kind of like counting on winning the lottery.