Creating a colony at Harvard?

[irishpipes]

This OP went to Harvard? The OP that is apart of her almunae chapter?

What needs to be broken is your assault on the English language.

Originally Posted by irishpipes

This OP went to Harvard? The OP that is apart of her almunae chapter?

What needs to be broken is your assault on the English language.

No typos there "sir"...

[adpiucf]

In 18 years, when your son matriculates at Harvard, talk to him about this idea and suggest that he contract their HQ to form a colony. That's all you need to know/do. If he is interested, he will follow up. Or maybe another student there will have had this idea and formed a chapter in the several years to come. In the meantime, enjoy being a mom of a toddler.

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

In 18 years, when your son matriculates at Harvard, talk to him about this idea and suggest that he contract their HQ to form a colony. That's all you need to know/do. If he is interested, he will follow up. Or maybe another student there will have had this idea and formed a chapter in the several years to come. In the meantime, enjoy being a mom of a toddler.

^^^This is the best, most realistic advice you are going to get on this thread. Take it. We are very confused because you do not seem to have a solid grasp of the English language despite apparently attending a four-year university and because you are already planning for your one-year-old to go to Harvard despite the fact that right now he can't even eat without your help, let alone go to one of the most prestigious schools in the country. You are WAY too far ahead of yourself here.

[naraht]

I'm an alumnus of Alpha Phi Omega (initiated in 1986) and I've had several friends among the alumni volunteers in Boston including one who was a graduate student at Harvard. As of the last time I talked to them about this (a couple of years ago), Harvard's student activity rules were written in a way where Alpha Phi Omega (although co-ed) could not be recognized as a student organization.

Unlike some members of the NIC, NPC and (all of?) the NPHC, Alpha Phi Omega does allow active chapters to exist without the recognition of the fraternity as a student organization on that campus. It also does not allow for active membership by students at one school at a chapter chartered to another school. There has been a recent change which would allow an undergraduate student at Harvard to be an Honorary brother of a chapter, but that would need approval by a national board member.

It is entirely possible that in the next 16 years that the student activity rules at Harvard may change so that Alpha Phi Omega would be able to charter a chapter at Harvard. With more than 6,000 undergraduates, local active chapters and local staff, I believe that after a change to the rules it would be an immediate extension target.

However, until those rules change, no action of any type is going to be taken in regards to that school.

Originally Posted by naraht

I'm an alumnus of Alpha Phi Omega (initiated in 1986) and I've had several friends among the alumni volunteers in Boston including one who was a graduate student at Harvard. As of the last time I talked to them about this (a couple of years ago), Harvard's student activity rules were written in a way where Alpha Phi Omega (although co-ed) could not be recognized as a student organization.

Unlike some members of the NIC, NPC and (all of?) the NPHC, Alpha Phi Omega does allow active chapters to exist without the recognition of the fraternity as a student organization on that campus. It also does not allow for active membership by students at one school at a chapter chartered to another school. There has been a recent change which would allow an undergraduate student at Harvard to be an Honorary brother of a chapter, but that would need approval by a national board member.

It is entirely possible that in the next 16 years that the student activity rules at Harvard may change so that Alpha Phi Omega would be able to charter a chapter at Harvard. With more than 6,000 undergraduates, local active chapters and local staff, I believe that after a change to the rules it would be an immediate extension target.

However, until those rules change, no action of any type is going to be taken in regards to that school.

Ah let them pledge...we'll see what happens. Thank you for your imput. The APO at Tuskegee are cool also.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by SensativAF

Ah let them pledge...we'll see what happens. Thank you for your imput. The APO at Tuskegee are cool also.

Should things change so that Harvard students *can* pledge, that will be an option.

I'm not sure if there are any Pi Zeta chapter brothers on Greekchat, but thank you.