Colonization at the University of Alabama?!?

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I think every group would be interested. It's just a question of whether they have the financial and people means to do it. If you KNOW you don't have one or the other, there's no point in submitting.

Quite true. I imagine the financial challenges alone, particularly for housing, would be a big deterent for many groups or at least make them think long and hard. It's certainly not the same as colonizing on a campus where all housing & chapter rooms are provided by the University.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by Zillini

Quite true. I imagine the financial challenges alone, particularly for housing, would be a big deterent for many groups or at least make them think long and hard. It's certainly not the same as colonizing on a campus where all housing & chapter rooms are provided by the University.

Plus, I think you need some good ol' fashioned name recognition to be successful at Bama.

[barbino]

There used to be an Alpha Xi Delta chapter at UK (Kentucky). It closed and rechartered or recolonized at least once, maybe twice before finally closing several years ago. Their old house is now the Sigma Kappa house right in Sorority Circle.

[kk_bama]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Plus, I think you need some good ol' fashioned name recognition to be successful at Bama.

That too! It's why I detect a lean from the UA collegiates toward one of the sororities presenting.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by kk_bama

That too! It's why I detect a lean from the UA collegiates toward one of the sororities presenting.

From an SEC perspective, to me DG seems missing from Alabama in a way, and the other groups would more be trail blazing but not expected.

Alphi Xi is at Auburn, so it ought to have some recognition in state.

And I would love to see Alpha Phi have some chapters in the SEC, but I'm not sure they have any.

I'd really love to see Alphi Phi at UGA particularly so we'd have the Syracuse Triad and maybe a fun new social event. They can do that at Bama too.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by kk_bama

That too! It's why I detect a lean from the UA collegiates toward one of the sororities presenting.

I definitely get the idea from my sister (a freshman at Bama) that the girls in her group and some friends from others are "expecting" one of the groups to be chosen. And I definitely think it has to do with name recognition.

But just because that's what they expect doesn't mean that's what will happen...

[PiPhiAngel07]

As a freshman at the University of Alabama I can tell you that many chapters here earlier in the year had to vote on the acceptance of Delta Gamma to be allowed back on campus and am happy to say that it was unanimously approved. Alabama is in need for a new sorority to come onto to campus with the astounding numbers of girls that have decided to rush the past 2 years. I believe it may take a few years for DG to get the number of new members that other sororities have on campus but I think in time there chapter will thrive, especially with over 400 girls last fall not receiving a bid from any sorority.

Originally Posted by Titchou

Delta Gamma is presenting next Monday, the 11th, not this week.

Originally Posted by PiPhiAngel07

As a freshman at the University of Alabama I can tell you that many chapters here earlier in the year had to vote on the acceptance of Delta Gamma to be allowed back on campus and am happy to say that it was unanimously approved. Alabama is in need for a new sorority to come onto to campus with the astounding numbers of girls that have decided to rush the past 2 years. I believe it may take a few years for DG to get the number of new members that other sororities have on campus but I think in time there chapter will thrive, especially with over 400 girls last fall not receiving a bid from any sorority.

If the "many chapters" there already unanimously voted to allow DG back, why even bother have them present tomorrow?

[bamagirl09]

DG has not been selected. The vote you are talking about was UA voting to open for expansion. NO sorority has been selected yet. It gets really old explaining over and over and over and over and over that DG has not been chosen and may not ever be chosen to come to UA. I am not saying that they won't be, but they definitely haven't been yet. After the chapters vote later this month on which sororities they would to have on campus, maybe that pesky little DG rumor will stop spreading around campus. By then it will either be really happening or not.

[kk_bama]

Originally Posted by Zillini

Quite true. I imagine the financial challenges alone, particularly for housing, would be a big deterent for many groups or at least make them think long and hard. It's certainly not the same as colonizing on a campus where all housing & chapter rooms are provided by the University.

Yes, I think this is the biggest reason why a lot of sororities weren't able to present. I'm sure they wanted to, but knew the finances just weren't there. I also heard that a sorority that has been on campus previously but did not present was just plain flat-out not interested in presenting at all because of their previous troubles at UA.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by kk_bama

Yes, I think this is the biggest reason why a lot of sororities weren't able to present. I'm sure they wanted to, but knew the finances just weren't there. I also heard that a sorority that has been on campus previously but did not present was just plain flat-out not interested in presenting at all because of their previous troubles at UA.

I have a good idea of which one that might be. It's true that NPC organizations want to have thriving chapters at big Greek schools, but if the school and your organization do not fit, or you lack the resources, you won't want to start a chapter there.

I liken Bama to Terrell Owens. Any NFL team would love to have a player as talented as T.O. However, you have to have the funds to pay to keep a player like him, and you have to have to be able to "deal" with him, plus you just have to fit with him. The Cowboys and T.O. are a good fit.