TKE at U of Alabama?

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by BamaDad DZ

My daughter is a new Delta Zeta at the University of Alabama. Based on conversations with her, I believe an unofficial heirarchy or at least the appearance of one exists among Alabama sororities. The differences seem to be slight, though admittedly distinct. Nor are the distinctions necessarily bad. It appears that each sorority has its own unique reputation or character. Some may be a little more popular than the other, depending upon one's perspective. I think DZ was once Old Row, but no longer. I believe they have an excellent reputation at Bama despite the noted absence of Old Row designation. Surely every sorority and fraternity hold different reputations from campus to campus. You can't go wrong if you are Greek. period.

Just a few words from a DZ Dad who respect all fraternities and sororities...

Congratulations on Your daughter finding and affiliating with D Z!

Secondly, I try to equate things in the wheel of life. Sometimes on top and sometimes not.

The wheel still keeps turning round and round.

On top today, maybe not tomarrow!

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by HalfWindsor

I'm on the same page as all of you. I'm a member of a top chapter at an SEC and come from a prominent southern family. I also support Fred Thompson. Unfortunately, I think we have a lot in common.

Although what you write is usually true, some of it is entirely inappropriate and very crude.
I hate the yankees coming down here and ruining everything too. I hate idealists who really think that every greek organization is equal. I hate that the traditions of southern greek life are not always accepted here.

But your comments benefit no one. Trash talking other groups is embarrassingly disrespectful, even if it is evident that what you write is true.

Do me a favor: start acting like gentlemen and display some sense of discretion.

All of those comments were made 8 months ago. I think everyone is fine now.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by macallan25

I've never heard that before. Ever.

Up until a few years ago, to my understanding, they were a relatively quiet and smaller house.

Now if you said SAE, DKE, etc. I would have a better time believing that.

This would be early '70s.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

This would be early '70s.

I just figured Old Row houses would historically make up a majority of The Machine. Theta Chi wasn't even on UA's campus until close to 1930. I'm not arguing with you.........I obviously don't go to Alabama and really don't know anything about The Machine other than what it is.

[AUThetaChi]

Originally Posted by macallan25

New Row.....but still a good house as far as I know. Have huge numbers though from what I understand. Have good parties and are popular with the good sororities.

I can't speak for the rest of the fraternities at Bama but I'd say our Alpha Phi (Bama) chapter is one of the top two or three chapters in Theta Chi. They've been doing very well and have won something like 6 Alter Awards in a row.

[AUThetaChi]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Well, as much as I hate the fact that northerners are coming to southern universities, you have a point. TKE originally got pretty good numbers at Auburn because of this. They bid a lot of people, and quickly got their numbers up. However, they catered to the non-old row types as you referred to, and thus have a poor reputation among greeks.

One of my best friends pledged TKE and ended up regretting it. From 1991 to 1995 or so, TKE was a 2-years and out type of group - my friend couldn't remember people's names because so many people came and went. Lots of cheesy macho men types. They got booted from campus for a few years and they're just kind of there now.

[banditone]

Originally Posted by g41965

All this talk about the old row got me to thinking about University of Alabama, my brother was a Sigma Nu at Alabama late 70's, we lived in Tuscaloosa right next to Indian Hills Country Club, my old man managed one of the biggest plants in town. Things do change guys, what about ATO, Phi Delt Kappa Sig all very good in the late 70's early 80's. Sig Ep went inactive in the mid 80's when their house burnt down. Chi Phi used to be good as well or so I've heard.
At UT Austin where I went to school same thing happened. Sigma Nu-founded 1887 was very good when I went there same for Pike-founded 1920, Beta -founded 1886. all are now gone or are much smaller. ATO was very good at SMU where I went to law school they've been gone for 11 years.
Bottom line, being old can make you good but the correlation is not 100% and things do change even in the tradition bound south.

This may be may favorite thread of all time..... To all that have posted, I sincerely thank you. Good reading!

Anywho, Sigma Nu at UT Austin was a very good chapter. However, as mentioned, they are gone. Not even having the greatness that is Lloyd Bentsen as an alum could save them after the hazing they got in trouble for in 1990-1991.

Macallan, I say we bring this thread back up to the front every 3 weeks or so, just to give this forum some posts that are about real-live-actual fraternity & sorority chapters.

[barbino]

Originally Posted by macallan25

60+ years old and still referring to yourself as a "member if the greek community" = TFM????

If we say that being Greek is for life when we initiate, and we are proud of that fact, then at what point does one "stop being a member of the Greek community?"
There is the saying, _ _ _ (insert your own GLO here), until I die? Maybe your interpretation is different from mine.

[aequitasIY687]

Does anyone know what happened to the chapter there?

[FSUZeta]

what chapter would that be?

[banditone]

TKE at Bama if I was to take a guess.

[AnchorAlumna]

PM me.

[LXA SE285]

According to Wikipedia—which admittedly might or might not be accurate—they were on campus from 1975 to 2001.