Interest Groups Using Letters

[sfasammy]

Originally posted by dzandiloo
Using other group's emblems/letters can be a slippery slope for any local group, interest group or not. A couple of years ago, a group at Texas Tech formed, hoping to colonize a national-they liked DZ, so they called themselves DZA...used pink & green, turtles, etc. While DZ national was happy to talk with them, Tech's College Panhellenic wasn't ready to expand. In the meantime, some of the other groups (but not all) on campus seemed offended that they would dare form a local sorority & actually threatened to "report" them to DZ national (who was quite aware of their existence, and supportive of their efforts). When it became clear that expansion wasn't going to happen, they dissolved for a while. They're back now, but changed their colors & symbols (to Pink & black, and candles instead of lamps), and I hear they have been concentrating on their sisterhood...they now ignore the unfriendliness of some of the national sorority women on campus, although some are still pretty harsh about them. They have been successful in recruitment & as participants in campus events, though, so I don't think they are going away. They did put a clause in their constitution that if DZ National ever colonized at Tech, they would change their name or dissolve....I don't hold my breath that Tech will expand anytime soon--and if they do, they'll probably invite a group that has been there before (Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa & GPB have histories there). *sigh*

Funny that you mentioned that. I am currently doing my Ph.D. work at Tech and come across DZAs from time to time. I didn't know they were trying to become DZ. They seem to be a nice group of ladies, though. There are so much more GLOs here at Tech than at SFA that I stopped keeping track.