Spring Rush at UGA

[melongirl]

Oh-- the UGA Panhel also voted to *look* at extension. But as we know that takes years.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by melongirl

Oh-- the UGA Panhel also voted to *look* at extension. But as we know that takes years.

Not really. My school put together a committee in November, researched for six months, and presented in May. Unfortunately PHA voted no, but if the vote had been yes, we would have had the new sorority come in Spring 2008 after formal recruitment or Fall 2008, or another semester, depending on what kind of timetable the sorority wanted.

Also, even if the general climate is pro-extension and PHA votes yes (which is actually every sorority's NPC Delegate's vote), you have to consider are there any NPCs not at UGA that think they could be successful at UGA? Sure, every NPC wants to have a chapter at a big Greek school like UGA, but not all of them would succeed, and if a sorority fails, it's going to be a lot of money down the drain for that org.

[UGAalum94]

And it's a particularly bad time in terms of housing, as far as I know.

The local gov't has limited pretty tightly where Greek housing will be permitted with zoning laws.

A couple of fraternities are being forced to relocate by the university and they don't seem be presenting them with desirable on campus locations to build. I think a couple of existing fraternities are without houses. (It's kind of hard to tell who is really still there.)

Other than the D Phi E house (I think they probably hope to recolonize so I doubt they will sell), I have no idea where a new group could expect to build or buy a house, and without one it would be really hard to compete for new members.

But keeping chapter total low will keep interest in expansion high as well as allowing smaller groups to catch up or enjoy being caught up for a while before a new group comes on.