kappa sigma at fgcu?

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Originally Posted by rex in effect

To clear all the air, do not listen to ryquis. I am a Kappa Sig at UCF. I am very aware of the situation with Kappa Sigma at FGCU. What happened was, students approached FGCU about starting Kappa Sigma. FGCU's IFC was not willing to expand for a legit reason. They had just let Sigma Chi on campus. The students instead decided to go straight to Kappa Sigma's national headquarters and asked to start. Nationals approved. Thus Kappa Sigma was colonized as the Fort Myers,FL colony. The conflict got worse when the original grandmaster of Kappa Sigma decided to be rude to FGCU's IFC. That was a big mistake. You do not bite the hand that feeds. But, this guy is no longer a part of the colony because the members voted him out. He was thus depledged and kicked out of the colony. The Kappa Sigma colony is getting to better terms with FGCU and the IFC. The colony has new leadership and is respectful to the IFC and FGCU. They are doing lots of philanthropy and they are following IFC rules despite not being recognized by campus yet. I see this conflict being resolved soon and them being let on campus. Of the original 25 that started the colony, only 6 remain. They have recruited a much better quality of young men who are taking the colony into a better direction. They are close to becoming a chapter. But, I believe they are willing to wait to be let on campus before chartering. Everything is going to be fine. Its just a matter of time. The reason they are allowed to colonize and charter off campus is because Kappa Sigma, along with Phi Delta Theta, and Phi Sigma Kappa broke away from the IFC nationally(North-American Interfraternity Conference) back in 2002. Thus they do not have to be on a campus to govern. But, I do see everything getting cleared up soon and Kappa Sigma being let on to FGCU's campus. Everything is going to be all right.

thanks rex. i do hope things work out for kappa sigma at fgcu-sounds like they are headed in the right direction. a friend of the family has pledged your ft. myers chapter and he is a really good guy who comes from a good, politically active(and connected) family-this family(and the son) spends a lot of time doing volunteer work. if your other members are like him, they can't help but succeed.

[rex in effect]

Yea. Realistically, I see them getting on FGCU's campus Fall 2010. They want to get on campus ASAP. But, I think Fall 2010 is fair enough. One of my good friends from high school pledged the colony this semester. Compared to last year, they are getting to better terms with the IFC and the fraternities and sororities on campus. I know that FGCU told sororities not to associate with them, which I can understand to some degree because they don't want to risk losing your charters. But, I do believe socials could be done as long as there was some advisory and rules and conditions. I'm confident things will get better. There is usually some conflict when Kappa Sigma tries to start at certain colleges and universities. A similar situation is occuring with our Pi Theta chapter which has been trying to get on the campus at Coastal Carolina University for 2 years. They colonized and chartered off campus and were still passed over when their IFC opened up for expansion. I don't think a situation like this will happen at FGCU though.