Student housing questions

[HONKY660]

Originally Posted by john1082

Lots and lots of building on campus. Plus there is a Greek dorm. Very, very nice. Houses are selected to occupy the place. If Indy should ever decided to come west for a new colony then NAU would bear investigation. But my Spidey Sense tells me that the best we can hope for out here is a slow reopening of our closed cjapters at Santa Barbara and perhaps UCLA. Cal? Don't even know if it is on the radar.

When the ELC was in town visiting my chapter last month he told me that that if they went back to Arizona, it would probably be at NAU. Fresh new start at a new campus. Apparently the other Arizona campuses we were at, don't seem worth going back to at the moment. State of the greek system in those schools isn't good he said.

[john1082]

Originally Posted by HONKY660

When the ELC was in town visiting my chapter last month he told me that that if they went back to Arizona, it would probably be at NAU. Fresh new start at a new campus. Apparently the other Arizona campuses we were at, don't seem worth going back to at the moment. State of the greek system in those schools isn't good he said.

"State of the greek system isn't good" seems to be the stock Indianapolis answer these days.

NAU appears to have a greek positive (an worst greek neutral) administration. Minimal distractions and relatively few bars near campus - as opposed to ASU & Tempe. I believe that we ought to look at NAU but I don't know if we have a viable alumni base there. With the conditions imposed on new colonies now I don't know if the requisite alumni could be found there to support a colony.

[PiLambda1]

Originally Posted by john1082

"State of the greek system isn't good" seems to be the stock Indianapolis answer these days.

NAU appears to have a greek positive (an worst greek neutral) administration. Minimal distractions and relatively few bars near campus - as opposed to ASU & Tempe. I believe that we ought to look at NAU but I don't know if we have a viable alumni base there. With the conditions imposed on new colonies now I don't know if the requisite alumni could be found there to support a colony.

I liked Biff's outline of those requirements, but I would say they are more
strong suggestions than steadfast law. I noticed that one of the requirements
said that the school must be a 4 year undergraduate school. STLCOP
doesn't meet that by a long shot. We are a 6 year doctoral program.

Of course, we have a wealth of alumni base in STL...



BE

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by PiLambda1

I liked Biff's outline of those requirements, but I would say they are more
strong suggestions than steadfast law. I noticed that one of the requirements
said that the school must be a 4 year undergraduate school. STLCOP
doesn't meet that by a long shot. We are a 6 year doctoral program.

Of course, we have a wealth of alumni base in STL...



BE

Brandon, a good point and I for one was going why are we going there.

But, I am sure it is a very worth while school to place a Zeta at and as you say a wealth of Alumni. It also seems to be doing quite well and is needless to say a plus for LXA!

But, there must be a little flexability in any structure.

SLCOP is unique so to speak being 6 instead of four years.

[Cube TX]

It's too bad that we won't be getting chapters at the 2 big schools in Arizona anytime soon. Both are major universities and this region has been lacking in chapters ever since UNM, U of A and ASU all got pulled. For awhile NMSU wasn't around either. I always thought it was great going down to U of A whenever we played them in football... true, we always lost, but it was fun and we always had a place to stay.

[HONKY660]

Originally Posted by PiLambda1

I liked Biff's outline of those requirements, but I would say they are more
strong suggestions than steadfast law. I noticed that one of the requirements
said that the school must be a 4 year undergraduate school. STLCOP
doesn't meet that by a long shot. We are a 6 year doctoral program.
BE

The reason they say 4 year undergraduate school is so that a chapter can't be formed at community college or 2 year college. There was a chapter that was shut down years back because the school became a 2 year college, I believe it was Vincennes University.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by HONKY660

The reason they say 4 year undergraduate school is so that a chapter can't be formed at community college or 2 year college. There was a chapter that was shut down years back because the school became a 2 year college, I believe it was Vincennes University.

HONKY, the G A in Indy this question was brought up about two (Jr. Colleges) discussed and voted down.


The stigma of going to schools for four years is just that.

It as I mentioned is more normal for at least 4 1/2 to 5 years. That has been used as the norm for years and years.

Maybe it should be made more flexible but what justification would there be?

If 4 years is still the norm, and envoking the 8 Semesters to go Alumni to prevent paying dues would be a small portion of Brothers.

This would not prevent Alum Brothers from living in the Chapter House and paying rent which woud cover parlor fees also.
This still prevents them from holding an office and voting in elections of any kind.

Whether it is right or not, IHQ does not make final decissions, the Brothers do at G A every two years.