Top 5 Chapters You'd Like to see Re-Colonized

[banditone]

Kappa, you can add in if i'm wrong. but the mid tier frats are like 30 men.. how big is the largest. isu is very doable as its not big time as far as greek life is concerned. if sigma nu comes back on, gets like 30 men, and comes up with a housing plan - they'd be mid tier.

you cant do that anywhere else at a big school.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by banditone

Kappa, you can add in if i'm wrong. but the mid tier frats are like 30 men.. how big is the largest. isu is very doable as its not big time as far as greek life is concerned. if sigma nu comes back on, gets like 30 men, and comes up with a housing plan - they'd be mid tier.

you cant do that anywhere else at a big school.

Chapter size at Iowa State ranges from 13 to over 90. I'd say the average is around 45-50. Recent recolonizations include Phi Psi (2007) , Beta (2005) and TKE (2004 - which was more of a restructuring than recolonization). Both Phi Psi and Beta have around 30 while TKE has around 55 members. All three chapters had maintained ownership of their house while they were off-campus/restructuring.

So while they could definitely be competitive if they colonize with 30 men, it would still take a few years for them to find their ground and flourish in the community (as it would with any recolonization).

At Iowa State, many events (Homecoming, Greek Week, VEISHEA) pair a larger fraternity with a smaller fraternity and then a sorority, and SN would probably be considered a "smaller" fraternity for at least the first few years.

Smaller numbers don't mean a whole lot at Iowa State, though. With 29 fraternities, rushees can really find the house that fits them best regardless of size.