Recolonizing a chapter

[Nanners52674]

This rubs me the wrong way. You're a junior who is just now wanting to go Greek, yet you've already decided none of the sororities on campus meet your standards.

If someone on my campus decided to petition panhellenic for expansion based on not liking the current sororities, I'd vote no, every time.

It's one thing to petition for expansion if your active chapters are bursting at the seams, it's another when you petition because you don't like the current sorority choices.

[KDCat]

It's very unlikely that a single student can push a recolonization forward in this way. You're much better off trying to find a home in the current GLOs available at your campus or letting the issue go.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

This rubs me the wrong way. You're a junior who is just now wanting to go Greek, yet you've already decided none of the sororities on campus meet your standards.

If someone on my campus decided to petition panhellenic for expansion based on not liking the current sororities, I'd vote no, every time.

It's one thing to petition for expansion if your active chapters are bursting at the seams, it's another when you petition because you don't like the current sorority choices.

This, OP, is known as Panhellenic Spirit; sincerely hoping your campus offers same.

[AnchorAlumna]

As for how long it takes, it could be anywhere from a year to 4, 5, 10 years. It depends on the campus's need for more sororities.
Your best bet is still to talk to your school's Greek life office.
After that, you could also call the sorority's national/international headquarters and talk to someone there, but don't be surprised if they decline to talk to you.
Another tack would be to form a local sorority...maybe with the hopes of one day affiliating with a national. That's still going to take a long time to set up, and even longer - years, possibly - to affiliate with a national.
Again, talk to your Greek life office to see what the needs are and how you'd go about creating a new organization.