How to expand?

[KappaKittyCat]

Should a GLO expand at all if chapters are folding due to numbers, or should it protect what it has already?

NO! Never overextend your resources! Our chapter was having huge isses last year and Kappa was colonizing one other chapter in Ohio. They gave us tons of love and care and attention and resources, just as much as they put into the new chapter at John Carroll. I think Kappa's self-imposed limit is one colony per year. To me that makes sense.

In general, I'd be hesitant to ask a GLO onto campus if I looked around and saw chapters folding all over the place. Sure, they might take care of us while we're new, but what happens 20 years from now?

Should it put more emphasis on recolonizing closed chapters?

Yes! I talked to so many women at Convention whose chapters had closed. They missed being able to go back, to keep in contact with current chapter actives, etc. I'd much rather regain a piece of Kappa history. To me there's nothing sadder than a chapter's closing. If/when my school goes to expand, I'm going to pull as hard as I can for ACW, PBF, or KD. Each of them had chapters here a while ago, and I know that LU alumnae would be thrilled if they came back.

Is it important to expand internationally (to Canada) if you are US-only now?

We are international. I know that for Kappa, expanding has a lot to do with alumnae in the area. So if a bunch of Kappas want to move to Canada and help open a chapter, then great! But Kappa's not going to put a chapter out there and leave it hanging without alumnae support. We have plenty of chapters with no alumnae in the area. We don't need any more.

I'd like to see Kappa expand into smaller, liberal arts schools like my own. Preferably one in Wisconsin, so we can be the Big Sister Chapter! I say this only because when I went to Convention, so many women from big/state schools were shocked when they heard about my school's situation. But that's just me...