Any word on the Pike Colony at Howard

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

In MYYYYYYY opinion, I do believe an NIC fraternity could work at an HBCU, but it has to be the right one at the right time with the right group of students.

Problem number one: it really wasn't the right group of students. I'm sorry, but I know of several of these guys. Just....wack.

Problem number two: a Pike told me he felt that their chartering standards were too high for Pike to work at an HBCU, particularly the number of men required to charter and maintain a chapter.

Problem three: I have nothing but love for Pike, but I don't think it was the right fit for Howard culturally. I dunno... I feel like a smaller org with a different vibe might have been better. Delta Upsilon? The Dekes?

One more thing -- there was major, major white elephant in the room -- the absence of Kappa Alpha Psi on campus at the time the Pikes organized. I really don't think it would be a good idea to bring ANY new fraternity to Howard unless it could be proven through the presence of all five of the NPHC orgs that there was truly a need for a new social fraternity. And when the school determines the need, I reallllly think it should have had an expansion process more similar to NPC sororities -- allow groups to make presentations.

I guess what sucks is that the school didn't really have the infrastructure to deal with this.

But yeah, the biggest reason we knew it would fail is because we knew the guys were herbs.

wow. i havent heard "herb" in a minute. im going to bring it back.

Originally Posted by 33girl

I think you are 100% right on with this one. They would have been better off w/ one of the smaller IFC groups that is at mostly private schools and at at most of the Ivies. Psi U is the first one that springs to my mind, but there are others.

I agree with Sen and 33 - if i had to peg an IFC or NIC to colonize at Howard, Pike wasnt it. I'd have put a vote in for DKE as well, or even TKE (thats solely based on the TKEs i knew at my school).

I'm surprised a MCGLO wasnt suitable, outside of the "herbness" of the guys who wouldve been charter members. Maybe LUL?