Some advice ?

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I know, and I hope with you that it's a deficit that will be fixed some day soon! AOII's Alpha Chapter can never return so I can only hope for other groups to all get their's back. (Go AGD on their bid to return to Syracuse!)

Does AOII not return the chapter's name when recolonizing?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Does AOII not return the chapter's name when recolonizing?

It was at Columbia University which doesn't have Greek life anymore.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Does AOII not return the chapter's name when recolonizing?

Originally Posted by 33girl

It was at Columbia University which doesn't have Greek life anymore.

We were actually founded at Barnard college which outlawed sororities in 1908 or thereabouts. Columbia actually has greek life, but they aren't at Barnard and our HQ, if we went back to Columbia, would not consider it our Alpha.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

We were actually founded at Barnard college which outlawed sororities in 1908 or thereabouts. Columbia actually has greek life, but they aren't at Barnard and our HQ, if we went back to Columbia, would not consider it our Alpha.

Someone needs to fix Wikipedia...it says the current sororities are at Barnard which is why I got confused and posted what I did. Not only that, the AOII wiki is kind of confusing since it says about the chapter closing in 1914 and it reads as if Columbia banned sororities, not Barnard. I know this "separate but connected" thing is confusing enough anyway.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Someone needs to fix Wikipedia...it says the current sororities are at Barnard which is why I got confused and posted what I did. Not only that, the AOII wiki is kind of confusing since it says about the chapter closing in 1914 and it reads as if Columbia banned sororities, not Barnard. I know this "separate but connected" thing is confusing enough anyway.

I'll have to get my AOII Centennial history book and get the actual dates. Barnard decided to get rid of Greek life for sketchy reasons, sort of a push against "elitism." I don't think it was as late as 1914, but I could be wrong. I'll edit the Wiki page to make it more understandable. Thanks, 33girl!

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I'll have to get my AOII Centennial history book and get the actual dates. Barnard decided to get rid of Greek life for sketchy reasons, sort of a push against "elitism." I don't think it was as late as 1914, but I could be wrong. I'll edit the Wiki page to make it more understandable. Thanks, 33girl!

1914 is correct. Over a 6 year span, the college and Panhellenic implemented numerous resolutions and restrictions. The final blow came when the chapters could no longer take new members and they became dormant when the last collegian graduated.

There are some great articles from that time period in the New York Times archives.

[pbear19]

I own copies of two 1914 issues of The Crescent, and there is a good bit of info about the Barnard closure in them. And, even better for all of you, all four 1914 issues are available in google books!

http://books.google.com/books?id=EAc...age&q=&f=false

Go to page 92!

If you don't want to read yourself, here are two excerpts:

From the January 1914 issue, reprinted from the editor of The Key:

"These are the resolutions finally adopted by the faculty:
Resolved, That for a term of three years, commencing October 1, 1913, no society of a social character at Barnard College, of which the organization, the emblems, and the rites are in any way secret and which has national affiiliations shall be allowed to elect new members...."

From the March 1914 issue, from Iota's chapter letter:

"We have secured a three years' charter from the Student Council, as the other sororities have done, and we are still hoping for a reversal of the Faculty decision....
Especially now that we are no longer allowed to initiate new members, we feel the close bond existing between the older Gamma Phis and ourselves, and regret that in all probability, no new girls in Barnard will have the chance to be a part of this national organization."

When the graduating class left in 1914, there were 9 members left of Iota chapter, and once all of them had graduated, the chapter closed. I believe this is the same situation for all of the other sororities at Barnard, too.