Colonizing Sorority

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Originally Posted by DaffyKD

The 150 is most likely the cap number given to the sorority by the school or that the team itself has set. There is nothing that says they HAVE to take 150. The original new member class can easily be 140 or what ever. They are not required to take everyone anymore than the chapters are required to take everyone during formal rush. I have never been on a colonizing team but I can assure you they are looking for women with leadership skills who can help develop the chapter on the campus, women who are scholastically sound-- after all you do not attend school for just the Greek Life but for an education, women who will represent the new chapter in a positive light. You have a reputation of getting drunk, sleeping with anyone and everyone, bad mouth the Greek system, have an arrest record, are obviously on drugs when you go for your interview, etc, there is no chance the colonizing team will extend an invitation to you.

Be yourself! Have confidence in yourself! Have fun!

Good Luck.

DaffyKD

At the very least, IIRC, the colony is capped at house total. They are going to try to build the chapter to total and then they have to stop.

The colony can turn PNMs down. I was on a CAB for a colony and was around for recruitment, not everyone who was interviewed or attended parties was given a bid. There were some regrets sent out. (I wasn't a recruiter, though.)

There was some effort to balance the colony on a class-by-class basis. There were a lot of freshmen and sophomores, some juniors and a handful of seniors in the colony. The seniors were only around for a short time, but they were invaluable in providing leadership and a more mature outlook for the chapter.

"Be yourself" is good advice, but you should be careful to present yourself as your BEST self -- be polished, kind, and friendly as much as you can.

Good luck!