Schools that need to open for NPC expansion

[Cheerio]

Not going through eleven pages of previous posts, so this may have been asked/answered:

At one time recently University of Wisconsin at Whitewater was open for sorority extension. Their Fall 2014 numbers would still seem to indicate expansion should any NPC group be interested. Is this campus "too far" from alum group help to be viable? And AFAIK their long-time local sorority group was NOT asking to be made NPC.

ETA: the local sorority's Fall 2014 NM number from FB listing is 35. DZ got 37 and Tri Sigma took 29 (from IP's fantastic GC list).

[Sassmofi]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Not going through eleven pages of previous posts, so this may have been asked/answered:

At one time recently University of Wisconsin at Whitewater was open for sorority extension. Their Fall 2014 numbers would still seem to indicate expansion should any NPC group be interested. Is this campus "too far" from alum group help to be viable? And AFAIK their long-time local sorority group was NOT asking to be made NPC.

ETA: the local sorority's Fall 2014 NM number from FB listing is 35. DZ got 37 and Tri Sigma took 29 (from IP's fantastic GC list).

I was on the expansion committee as an alumna (past advisory board member) before I moved out of the country. Only one organization submitted a packet and presented. It did not seem to be a fit at the time. I personally don't think the campus is ready. Quota had been around 50 for a few years and only in the 30's this year. I think quota in the 30's is a good number for this campus. All chapters tend to have spring recruitments with around 15-10 new members as they fall below total. I believe the houses hold 30-40 women and seem to have trouble filling them from time to time. If you would like to have a conversation via PM, please let me know. I can give more background that probably doesn't need to be out everywhere.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Not going through eleven pages of previous posts, so this may have been asked/answered:

At one time recently University of Wisconsin at Whitewater was open for sorority extension. Their Fall 2014 numbers would still seem to indicate expansion should any NPC group be interested. Is this campus "too far" from alum group help to be viable? And AFAIK their long-time local sorority group was NOT asking to be made NPC.

ETA: the local sorority's Fall 2014 NM number from FB listing is 35. DZ got 37 and Tri Sigma took 29 (from IP's fantastic GC list).

I wonder if the issues with NPC and RFM had something to do with groups not submitting packets (more than geography). Also, competing with a local that allows boys and booze? Not enticing.

[33girl]

And very old locals in that neck of the woods tend to have very involved alumnae and very deep pockets (which I'm sure goes for school donations as well).

You just have to learn how to deal with it and what does and doesn't work.

[kchaptergphib]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

I wonder if the issues with NPC and RFM had something to do with groups not submitting packets... Also, competing with a local that allows boys and booze? Not enticing.

^ Those would be EXACTLY my thoughts, too.
Although I may be close geographically, I really know very little about how stuff functions at Whitewater, so I defer to Sassmofi, or others with more local, recent experience.
I would say, though, that the region should have enough alumnae in the area, with both Madison & Milwaukee nearby.
It was always my (again, no personal experience) impression that the university needed a bit more structure/NPC oversight/adherence to unanimous agreements for the system to be more healthy. But, again, just the impression I got.
Looking strictly at their pledge class sizes, I think that puts them about even with UW-Milwaukee and UW-Oshkosh (those three being the schools behind only Marquette and Madison in class sizes).