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Originally posted by russellwarshay
Saying "It can't be done" is usually the prelude to a self-fulfilling prophecy. I challenge anyone to read The Art of War by Sun Tzu and then post here that it can't be done. The barrier to entry is high, but not insurmountable.
Kappa Alpha Theta chartered, for the first time, at Ole Miss in 1979. What has changed at Ole Miss in the last 24 years that now makes it impossible to colonize successfully?
I don't think that the problem is people not understanding Ole Miss, I think that there is a two part problem to the dearth of proposed solutions; Ole Miss greeks with no other greek experience, and non-Ole Miss greeks who are shocked at how extreme the Ole Miss environment is. The solution is there. Theta found it 24 years ago.
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What's changed is that Ole Miss has had 24 years to build up a reputation as a school that is not friendly to establishing new sororities. PNMs, sorority women, fraternity men, GDIs and alums have all had 24 years to get it into their head that Ole Miss has had ONE successful sorority colonization in the past 45 or so years. When Theta colonized that was not the case.
The longer a campus goes without successful colonization, the longer people have to start believing in the myth that this can't be done. And yes, this is a self-fulfilling prophesy. But those familiar with the LSU "Alpha curse" will understand how it works. In order to undo the self-fulfilling part of the prophesy, you will have to change the minds of the majority of the sorority women, PNMs and alums in the area before you can attempt colonization, and that will be tough. Not impossible, but tough.
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