University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) 2012 Recruitment

[Gingerdeltaz]

I'm waiting on pins and needles for Ole Miss to make the announcement of who will be colonizing....so Ole Miss Glitter or Mary Poppins...PLEASE share the info as soon as you hear. (If that sounded like begging, its because it was.)

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by BAckbOwlsgIrl

Okay, Debbie Downer in the house here.

I know that these greek communities are bursting at the seems. It has been going on for a few years if not more. However, I cannot stress the importance of letting these two organizations succeed first prior to bringing on more organizations. I think that one or two at time is enough. Then wait 4 or 5 years. I know of one campus that had 5 orgs come on in 4 years. It might have been 4 in 4 years. They had the numbers to back it, until the numbers took a drop and downward they went. It was brutal. Stupid. Absolutely reckless beyond belief with little forethought.
Of those that came on, only one or two remain. The rest went off campus as well as two other organizations previously on campus. Trust me, you DON'T want to go there/that route. It SUCKS REALLY BAD.

What happens when numbers go down?
What is the plan for the worst case scenario? Have everyone live in like they do at Indiana?
Might work, might not.

Everyone thinks that it won't happen until it does.
And no, we are not talking the 70's.

I agree with this post so much. Just because Greek life is hot right now, doesn't mean that growth will continue forever. Let's not go too crazy with expansion that can't be sustained when trends turn downward, which they will. Ebbs and flows are inevitable.

Also, at some of these ultra-competitive campuses, it can take a long time to become established. In my book that takes a lot more than mere numbers. There are still chapters at Ole Miss that are perceived as "new" by many, and the most recent colonization was 1979.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

There are still chapters at Ole Miss that are perceived as "new" by many, and the most recent colonization was 1979.

Heck, 1935 is still considered "new" here!

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Titchou

You can only add stories if the original structure was designed to support it from an engineering point of view - or you have enough money to shore it up - if that's possible with the design.

As for adding groups, what happens more often when they want to add more than one is that they stack them - what happened to us at Alabama as we were offered the slot after Alpha Phi but it was put off an additional year as the land situation was not approved by the BOT. At UAB when we went on, we were offered the first slot and Alpha Xi Delta the second one, supposed to be two years after. It ended up being 3 years (or maybe 4) as campus conditions didn't warrant it after the second year.

So, all this is to say that the group or the campus can decide to move it out a year - or more - if need be.

I remember this...Delta Gamma rejected campus offers three times between 1984 and January 1990, then accepted June 1990 when their alum base had been built. DG installed in 1991, and Alpha Xi in 1997.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

I remember this...Delta Gamma rejected campus offers three times between 1984 and January 1990, then accepted June 1990 when their alum base had been built. DG installed in 1991, and Alpha Xi in 1997.

We did not reject 3 offers before accepting. We declined an opportunity to present but never an offer to colonize.

[MaryPoppins]

Cherrio and Titchou, for the good of the order, please clarify that you are not talking about Ole Miss in post 310 and post 311. Thank you, M.P.

[Titchou]

OMG, no! I mentioned UAB and that is what I am talking about and assumed Cherrio was responding to that as I know some people "think" we turned down offers to colonize at UAB but that was not the case. We turned down the opportunity to be considered. I was the interim GA at one point in that time period.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by Titchou

OMG, no! I mentioned UAB and that is what I am talking about and assumed Cherrio was responding to that as I know some people "think" we turned down offers to colonize at UAB but that was not the case. We turned down the opportunity to be considered. I was the interim GA at one point in that time period.

Thank you! It's easy to lose track in these longer threads I think.

[azureblue]

Per the official Alpha Delta Pi Facebook page:

We are thrilled to share that Alpha Delta Pi has been selected to colonize at Ole Miss in Fall 2013! We can’t wait to “Come Home” to the Ole Miss Panhellenic community!

WOO HOO! <>

[thetalady]

I have to admit that I am surprised. ADPi has not been gone from Ole Miss very long. I thought they would choose another group this time. No matter, I am very glad to welcome ADPi ladies back to Oxford

[atrianglepi]

azureblue. You beat me to it. I was just about to post the same thing.

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[MaryPoppins]

Welcome! Now we'll have both halves of the Macon Magnolias!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Congrats to ADPi. How exciting for you!

So, question for those who know Ole Miss:

Is a new colonization a good chance to go after some real diversity in an NPC group, or would that doom the group from the start?

[Giddy]

Define "real diversity"...

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Giddy

Define "real diversity"...

Um, women of color? Let's start there.