Expansions for 2006/2007

[SkiingSister]

Tom, I totally agree with you on the growth mode.

However, from what I know, with colonies you start with 50% freshman, 25% sophomores, 20% juniors and then a few seniors.

Recruitment is tricky the first few years, even in colony status; people drop out, etc. Sure you have a good rush, but I do not believe that you can justify another chapter colonizing at the same school until all of that freshman class have graduated, perhaps a year later. Replacing that large class is hard. Having a new group come on any sooner is tough.

Having a lot of friends at Arizona, I have an idea of how bad it was. It was pretty sad in those days. After all the colonizing, rush numbers went down like gravity and chapters, even those successful were doing spring rush.

BTW, anyone know why ADPi went off campus? What happened to their house? I heard somewhere that could recolonize. Why them and not someone else?

[flirt5721]

Originally Posted by SkiingSister

Tom, I totally agree with you on the growth mode.

However, from what I know, with colonies you start with 50% freshman, 25% sophomores, 20% juniors and then a few seniors.

Recruitment is tricky the first few years, even in colony status; people drop out, etc. Sure you have a good rush, but I do not believe that you can justify another chapter colonizing at the same school until all of that freshman class have graduated, perhaps a year later. Replacing that large class is hard. Having a new group come on any sooner is tough.

Having a lot of friends at Arizona, I have an idea of how bad it was. It was pretty sad in those days. After all the colonizing, rush numbers went down like gravity and chapters, even those successful were doing spring rush.

BTW, anyone know why ADPi went off campus? What happened to their house? I heard somewhere that could recolonize. Why them and not someone else?

ADPi or it might have been AOTT at UofA went off campus because of low numbers. I went to there house a year before they closed for a tour of the sorority houses sponsored by the NPC Alum Association.

[AEPhiSierra]

Just heard AEPhi will be colonizing at Stanford in the Fall. Here is an article in the Stanford Daily:

http://daily.stanford.edu/article/20...pprovedForFall

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by SkiingSister

BTW, anyone know why ADPi went off campus? What happened to their house? I heard somewhere that could recolonize. Why them and not someone else?

ADPi will be returning in a couple years. The charter was not revoked, and the University has promised a recolonization in the near future as part of the deal.

[SkiingSister]

Honeychile thanks for the info.

I am surprised that ADPi will get to recolonize so soon? How did they swing that? Especially considering all the chapters that left before them; SDT, ZTA, AOII.

Why did ADPi go off campus? Numbers?

I am curious, now.

After looking at IrishPipes notes on Arizona, it seems like they have been a revolving door with the sororities. There doesn't seem to be one that hasn't been on the campus.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by SkiingSister

Honeychile thanks for the info.

I am surprised that ADPi will get to recolonize so soon? How did they swing that? Especially considering all the chapters that left before them; SDT, ZTA, AOII.

Why did ADPi go off campus? Numbers?

I am curious, now.

After looking at IrishPipes notes on Arizona, it seems like they have been a revolving door with the sororities. There doesn't seem to be one that hasn't been on the campus.

I honestly don't know, but I think numbers would be a good guess. The total number of years that they would be off campus was five.