Expansions for 2006/2007

[PhiRhoSister]

Originally Posted by SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi

Under the NPC Unanimous Agreements, it is only the votes of the NPC chapters on a campus that are considered when voting to open for extension, regardless of whether the locals are full voting members of the college PH. In this case, Alpha Chi Omega changed its vote after the article was written, making the campus properly open for extension.

According to the NPC Unanimous Aggreement, V. Agreement on Extension, -- the Proper Authority would be the College Panhellenic Council. Unless the campus Panhel Constitution/Bylaws specificies that only NPC chapters vote count, then it appears that all full members of the Panhel votes would count. At Case Western, both Sigma Psi and Phi Sigma Rho are full members of Panhel.

Is anyone on GC from Case? If total is only 50, I am surprised that the Panhel did not consider raising total to 60 before adding another group. Since Case is a private university, maybe the university just wants smaller sororities or it has to do with available housing??

[SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi]

Understood, and see UA V., Section 2B: "On campuses where the chapters of NPC fraternities operate within an interfraternity organization, the chapters of NPC fraternities shall, within themselves, constitute the Proper Authority." As an collaborative council that contains more than just NPC chapters, this provision applies to Case. Adding local sororities to a Panhellenic does not give them a vote on the issue of opening for extension, any more than they would have if they were calling themselves an intersorority council or they were all part of an intergreek council. This UA really finds itself in the spotlight on campuses where the locals in a PH outnumber the NPC groups, and their desires are different.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi

Understood, and see UA V., Section 2B: "On campuses where the chapters of NPC fraternities operate within an interfraternity organization, the chapters of NPC fraternities shall, within themselves, constitute the Proper Authority." As an collaborative council that contains more than just NPC chapters, this provision applies to Case. Adding local sororities to a Panhellenic does not give them a vote on the issue of opening for extension, any more than they would have if they were calling themselves an intersorority council or they were all part of an intergreek council. This UA really finds itself in the spotlight on campuses where the locals in a PH outnumber the NPC groups, and their desires are different.

It is nice though, in the interests of campus panhellenic friendship and all that, that you take the non-NPC chapters' feelings into consideration. Even if it has no true effect on the vote as far as the NPC rules are concerned.

[SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi]

I completely, completely agree. I'm sure I've come across as more unfeeling than I meant -- kinda hard not to when you're quoting a Unanimous Agreement. The members of local sororities are, so often, completely integral to the Panhellenic community, and it's hard to think of them as not being able to participate in such a key decision. Their wishes should definitely matter and be considered heavily by the NPC chapters. I was just trying to add to the discussion since the Case newspaper reported a split NPC vote, someone had commented, and I had learned there was a change there to allow the extension effort to go forward.

[LaneSig]

I am sorry to report that the Phi Mu chapter at Arkansas State University will be closing at the end of this semester. The chapter was chartered in January, 1951.

[LaneSig]

http://www.utsigs.org/

The Sigma Chi colony at University of Tampa was officially installed this past Saturday, April 14. Congratulations.

Any news on the expansion decisions for Illinois or UT-San Antonio? Also, any news on who or when the presentations are being made for Mizzou?

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

I am sorry to report that the Phi Mu chapter at Arkansas State University will be closing at the end of this semester. The chapter was chartered in January, 1951.

http://phimu-asu.hypermart.net/

Wow they look (from their website) like they are thriving....is Greek Life in general declining there or something?

[LaneSig]

Greek Life at ASU is fairly strong. Like many campuses, the strong chapters are consistently the same from year to year. Only one fraternity chapter has went from 'low' to 'top' and one fraternity chapter went from being a huge, 'top' chapter to being small and 'low'.

ETA: When I was at ASU, Phi Mu had 80+ members. That was about normal for campus then.

[adrie435]

Apparently formal recruitment put every sorority but the engineering group over their cap (50) and they will all stay over it even after seniors graduate (so no informal recruitment opportunity in the fall for sophomores who didn't get placed unless they are an engineer). Most of the houses have something like 20-25 rooms in them so getting much larger than 50 would be very difficult for everyone in terms of living situations and chapter connectivity. The largest chapter is at something like 70 members (phi mu) then DG, AXO, sigma psi and alpha phi all have somewhere between 50-60 each. Phi sigma rho is somewhere between 35 and 45 i think.

The two interest groups on campus (I was told that neither is actually a colony yet) are Omega Tau Zeta and Sigma Gamma Rho but they are both also somewhat specialized groups (asian interest and black greek).

[exlurker]

Alpha Phi Colony at Dartmouth Receives Charter (April 2007)

Congratulations.

http://thedartmouth.com/2007/04/30/news/aphi/

[Tom Earp]

Yea for APhi!

Would post more, but I get to much BS!

[adrie435]

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland invited Kappa Alpha Theta to colonize there starting this coming fall

[Tom Earp]

Closing of chapters is hard for all of us least of all our Nationals. It is a hard decission for sure.

Expansion is done for two reasons.

1. A school is opening up for the first time to Greeks.

2. A School is in a growth period and the current chapters are getting to large.

Is growth good, I just say Yes!

I always use Alfred in NY as one who closed down ALL Greeks when a pledge in a local was killed in a hazing accident. So, who did this help? None of us who had Chapters there.

The tide seems to be changing and maybe in the future, it will cahnge there also!

Our own carnations college, Troy State College, was only locals and figured it would be better if they went Nationals. It seems to be working out very well for them!

[Jill1228]

Delta Delta Delta will be colonizing at NC State
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