Want to re-activate a dormant chapter

[freeverse]

I contacted the university's greek life office and I was told that "although they are not against expansion at this time, some of the current sororities have low numbers." I followed up on whether or not it would be worth a try. So we shall see. If she says I can give it a try would I just contact someone at our HQ to send a packet? Or, would i approach Panhell first?
The only info I can find on my org's website is about interest groups trying to go NPC. I have an alumnae event coming up so I will ask the ladies what they think.
Thanks for your help. I am just trying to have a strong arguement and do all of my homework first so I don't end up looking like a fool.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by freeverse

I contacted the university's greek life office and I was told that "although they are not against expansion at this time, some of the current sororities have low numbers." I followed up on whether or not it would be worth a try. So we shall see. If she says I can give it a try would I just contact someone at our HQ to send a packet? Or, would i approach Panhell first?

If they are not open for expansion, asking your HQ to submit a packet will do no good because they just aren't ready for it right now. If the sororities have low numbers, they aren't looking to expand at this time (all sororities generally need to be at campus total before a school will look at expansion). The Greek Life advisor is pretty much the authority on it. Expansion has to be approved by Greek Life before Panhellenic can vote on it, so talking to Panhellenic right now won't accomplish anything.

In a nutshell, it seems like they aren't looking to add a new sorority at this time. Talking to HQ or Panhellenic is not going to make them change their minds.

You know, this thread got me thinking. Ideally, we'd all like to see our closed/dormant chapters re-opened again.

Obviously you can't re-open a chapter whose campus has closed or gotten rid of Greek Life. But what about chapters that only lasted a few years? Chapters that got the sorority in heaps of trouble? I can't help but wonder if I/HQs intentionally stay away from certain campuses (either "ok, that might have not been the best idea then...maybe now's not a good time to try again" OR "yeah, we're never going back") where they had former chapters, even if that campus has opened up for expansion.