Zeta Tau Alpha at Tulane

[amIblue?]

What I find almost incredible is the rapid growth rate in the last 3-4 years there. That's mind boggling. I almost wonder if they wouldn't have been more successful numbers wise if they had colonized in the fall. It may not have mattered, but it does seem as if the timing was challenging.

I giggled at the freshman's quote, too.

[nolagreek]

The 236 number quoted by the Hullabaloo was the size of the largest chapter - not total. Total was set at 220 this semester. However, that number includes seniors and will be smaller in the fall. I would be surprised if there were many seniors in the 150 committed to Zeta because they will be graduating in two months. Fall total will probably be somewhere around 170 - 180. The new colony would have been smaller but not by more than 50. Phi Mu colonized in the fall and it worked for them but required lots of support to colonize and then be ready for formal recruitment a few months later.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by nolagreek

The 236 number quoted by the Hullabaloo was the size of the largest chapter - not total. Total was set at 220 this semester. However, that number includes seniors and will be smaller in the fall. I would be surprised if there were many seniors in the 150 committed to Zeta because they will be graduating in two months. Fall total will probably be somewhere around 170 - 180. The new colony would have been smaller but not by more than 50. Phi Mu colonized in the fall and it worked for them but required lots of support to colonize and then be ready for formal recruitment a few months later.

That's what I was wondering. Most spring colonizations do not take graduating seniors, so ZTA wouldn't be losing an entire class like the other chapters would. If they retained even 140 of the colony they wouldn't have been that much smaller than the average chapter from the sound of it.