From colony to getting chartered - what happens if a sorority won't get chartered?

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Boys are different than girls. Not to mention AEPhi is geared toward a particular population.

Originally Posted by justgo_withit

Did you mean to imply these two are connected? I guess that's how I'm reading it, but, AEPhi is a sorority (http://www.aephi.org/)

Yeah...... I'm a bit confused too. The "boys are different than girls" statement seems like a bit of a non sequitur. (Unless 33 is thinking of AEPi?) Cuz if AEPhi is a men's fraternity, they really screwed up when they initiated me.

AEPhi is geared toward a particular population. AEPhi initiates colony members even if the colony has not yet been chartered. One has nothing to do with the other.

[AznSAE]

it was forever ago when i was initiated. i joined when we were an interest group that eventually became a colony, then active chapter 1-2 years later. from what i can remember, we had colony initiations each semester for the new pledge class. the colony initiation ceremony was very different from the active chapter initiation ceremony as the full meanings behind letters, symbols, etc were not revealed, just the basic stuff. maybe this is what the op is talking about? then again sororities may or may not have colony initiations.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

AEPhi is geared toward a particular population. AEPhi initiates colony members even if the colony has not yet been chartered. One has nothing to do with the other.

Well they could have something to do with each other if they are required to have a certain number of members to charter and wish to focus on attracting Jewish members. If they are failing to reach that demographic, not communicating an attractive enough proposition to that demographic or even if there's been a miscalculation of the school's Jewish population or interest in a sorority, yes they would be related. All of those would be reasons a chapter might close before chartering but still have initiated members. Of course this is theoretical and not specific to the OP's chapter or the AEPhi colony mentioned later in the thread.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

Well they could have something to do with each other if they are required to have a certain number of members to charter and wish to focus on attracting Jewish members. If they are failing to reach that demographic, not communicating an attractive enough proposition to that demographic or even if there's been a miscalculation of the school's Jewish population or interest in a sorority, yes they would be related. All of those would be reasons a chapter might close before chartering but still have initiated members. Of course this is theoretical and not specific to the OP's chapter or the AEPhi colony mentioned later in the thread.

Not so much.

While AEPhi chapters tend to attract Jewish women, we have never restricted membership based on religion. So a colony wouldn't remain small because the Jewish female population is small and/or uninterested.

The fact that we initiate new members of colonies really has nothing to do with the fact that AEPhi was founded by Jewish women and tends to attract Jewish women.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Not so much.

While AEPhi chapters tend to attract Jewish women, we have never restricted membership based on religion. So a colony wouldn't remain small because the Jewish female population is small and/or uninterested.

The fact that we initiate new members of colonies really has nothing to do with the fact that AEPhi was founded by Jewish women and tends to attract Jewish women.

I'm aware of that. I am simply saying that since there are chapters that have chosen to continue the traditionally Jewish route and even interest groups who have sought affiliation because of their desire to do the same, there is the potential that a chapter may not be able to achieve or sustain a specific membership level due to external circumstances. So you could potentially have initiated members of a chapter that never charters since you do initiate before chartering. So those two factors can be related, that's all I'm saying. This is all theoretical and I only brought it up since AEPhi was mentioned previously.

[33girl]

I don't think this is an AEPhi colony.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I don't think this is an AEPhi colony.

I'm not implying it is. I'm just off on a tangent. Like I said, theoretical.

It's fairly easy to guess who this might be based on the recolonizations listed in 2010 on Greek Chat.