New Sorority on Campus?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Well, the only one that isn't one of the 3 presenting and owns a house on campus and "has chapters at large schools" just recolonized at a very large school just 3 hours from U of I. That could have affected that group's desire to recolonize at U of I and panhellenic's desire to allow then to recolonize. Colonizations take a crap load of alumnae support and money.

Yes, they definitely involve much in the way of resources, but I think that is my confusion. Wouldn't the single largest expense be the purchase of a house?

The only thing I can think of is that the org in question didn't even send in a proposal, thinking their resources would be too thin with the other colonization.

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Yes, they definitely involve much in the way of resources, but I think that is my confusion. Wouldn't the single largest expense be the purchase of a house?

The only thing I can think of is that the org in question didn't even send in a proposal, thinking their resources would be too thin with the other colonization.

Or maybe it was something else entirely. Sometimes a group may choose not to submit for many reasons that have nothing to do with potentially thin resources.

As far as expenditures, yes, a house can be the biggest line item, but there are other costs to factor in as well. Travel for the volunteers and resident consultant(s). Also, an organization may pay for the living and maybe educational expenses for resident consultant(s). If they are picking up these expenses, for how many RCs and for how long? Throw in the regular colonization expenses for customized PR items and community events it adds up pretty quickly.