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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
Just out of curiosity, why is it that practically none of the NPC orgs. care about establishing chapters in Hawaii?
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Originally Posted by 33girl
I would wager the expense of travel has something to do with it. OTW can fill you in as to any other reasons, I'm sure.
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33girl's right on the money.
Also being a commuter campus doesn't help at all. Greek life is very weak on campus...as far as sororities go, anyway. For some reason lots of guys want to go Greek (we have Kappa Sigma, TKE, and a local) but girls haven't been so enthusiastic. While the # of girls my chapter brings in each NM class remains steady, there simply isn't enough interest for an NPC to say "hey -- we want to invest $$$ and alumnae time so that we can colonize at UHM!"
The Hawaii Alumnae Chapter was established in 1936. AGD-Delta Sigma was finally established in 1992 (it's our 15th anniversary year!). Almost 60 years of hard work and persistence from the alums made my chapter a reality. Till 1992, there were only locals on campus. These locals remain dormant for the most part, and according to some of my friends in these orgs, only rush when they feel like it.
A few semesters ago a saw flyers for an NPC interest group around campus. I was curious why they chose XYZ because a) XYZ doesn't even have a Hawaii APH representative in Hawaii b) they're one of the newer NPCs not so much represented out West. Don't think it ever got off the ground because there hasn't been word about them ever since.
Don't get me wrong, it would be wonderful to have another NPC on campus to revive Greek Life...but unless there's a strong enough alumnae support...I just don't see it happening in the near future.
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