Starting a KKG chapter

[dandrewporter]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

If you all have already approached the appropriate people, you should have been told next steps.

As others have stated, you don't just pick which GLO you want at your school. The school has to be open for expansion and the organization has to decide whether or not it wants to come to your school. You can get all the KKG information in the world, but if the group is not interested in your school, it's not going to happen.

WHY ARE PEOPLE RESTATING THE OBVIOUS!
This topic was meant to gain information about KKG. Traditions, Philanthropy involvement, and other things that these girls do.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by dandrewporter

WHY ARE PEOPLE RESTATING THE OBVIOUS!
This topic was meant to gain information about KKG. Traditions, Philanthropy involvement, and other things that these girls do.

THE OBVIOUS CHOICE IS GOING TO THEIR WEBSITE

But if you bring up a topic on a message board, you're going to get responses. Take what you're given and keep it moving.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by dandrewporter

WHY ARE PEOPLE RESTATING THE OBVIOUS!

Yet you persist.

Originally Posted by dandrewporter

This topic was meant to gain information about KKG. Traditions, Philanthropy involvement, and other things that these girls do.

www.kappakappagamma.org

[amIblue?]

Interestingly enough, according to Murray State's website, three of the five sororities on campus are having Informal Recruitment this spring. It doesn't appear on the surface as if the sororities are bursting at the seams and that there's actually a need for another organization.

The organizations on your campus are fabulous. They have strong traditions and wonderful philanthropies. I'd also be willing to assert that on the whole, they do lots of the same things that Kappas do.

Sounds like a case of women who didn't get bids to the group they wanted.

[dandrewporter]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Interestingly enough, according to Murray State's website, three of the five sororities on campus are having Informal Recruitment this spring. It doesn't appear on the surface as if the sororities are bursting at the seams and that there's actually a need for another organization.

The organizations on your campus are fabulous. They have strong traditions and wonderful philanthropies. I'd also be willing to assert that on the whole, they do lots of the same things that Kappas do.

Sounds like a case of women who didn't get bids to the group they wanted.

The harsh truth is that this may be a bit accurate (now that I think about it)
but if she pursues the expansion then I am going to still help out the best I can.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by dandrewporter

if she pursues the expansion then I am going to still help out the best I can.

You still don't get it. It isn't up to her. An NPC organization (which includes KKG) can only expand to a campus if the campus Panhel decides that the campus is open for expansion and then is selected to expand there. When the colonization process begins the organization will select its new members.

I wish her the best of luck, but you have the wrong attitude. "Going forward" isn't her decision, unless she is looking outside of the ranks of the NPC.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by KDCat

I wish her the best of luck, but you have the wrong attitude. "Going forward" isn't her decision, unless she is looking outside of the ranks of the NPC.

Want to place bets on how long it will take before a post about starting a local pops up?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Want to place bets on how long it will take before a post about starting a local pops up?

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[naraht]

Is it the schools Panhellenic or the Dean of Students(/equivalent) who get the final say? Obviously if the school says no extension, it really doesn't matter what the Local Panhellenic does, but has anyone seen a situation where the Dean of Students would like to have additional NPC sororities on campus but the existing NPC chapters have a majority vote against expansion? (and what happens then?)

[33girl]

Originally Posted by naraht

Is it the schools Panhellenic or the Dean of Students(/equivalent) who get the final say? Obviously if the school says no extension, it really doesn't matter what the Local Panhellenic does, but has anyone seen a situation where the Dean of Students would like to have additional NPC sororities on campus but the existing NPC chapters have a majority vote against expansion? (and what happens then?)

There are very few situations where Deans of Students want more sororities/fraternities and students don't. That being said, it would behoove any group looking at a campus with that situation to do their homework (i.e. dean is pushing something down students' throats that they don't want) and hopefully make a smart decision (i.e. not touching this campus with a 100 foot pole). This also applies if admin is pushing locals going national/students don't want nationals, etc etc.

dandrew - if you want to be a real friend to your friend, tell her to stop focusing on one group.

[dandrewporter]

thanks guys. I love all of the first hand responses. it's cool.

[DubaiSis]

I would strongly suggest she work within the system she's got. We try to tell girls this over and over again, but if she has a group of friends who want to start a sorority and there's a sorority that is struggling for members, if they all joined that sorority both problems would be solved. That is of course assuming the sorority WANTED all those girls, but I think you get the point. A small chapter can change its persona pretty quickly with the addition of a handful of strong pledges. And being too good for any of these excellent sororities is short-sighted.

If you want to build your reputation as a leader among Panhellenic circles, work on that. If you can play a role in achieving parity at this campus that would be something to be proud of.

Try reading this thread: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=37621

[psusue]

I was simply going to ask, how many of these women have gone through recruitment with the groups that exist now? How many dropped out, at what rounds, did any receive bids, why did they decline them, etc? If none have been through recruitment, maybe they don't know what they're missing. If some have and were sour grapes about the results, I just don't know if that's going to add positively to Panhellenic unity and pride no matter what (if any sorority) does colonize.

[FSUZeta]

there have been a few interest groups(re: girls who decided they wanted to be an ABC or what have you) at other colleges that decided they wanted to bring a chapter of "ABC" or "DEF" to their campuses, posted information about organizational meetings the girls were going to hold (flyers on campus as well as facebook messages, etc.). once their intentions got back to the campus panhellenic and ABC or DEF headquarters, the interest group got schooled on the proper way a NPC organization colonizes, and the young ladies were instructed NOT to represent themselves by using the object of their desire's name, symbols, colors, traditions, nickname, etc.

and as someone linked in a previous post, you and your friends can find all the information you want on the Kappa website. anything not posted there is not for the uninitiated.

[TSteven]

I would just like to note that IFC chapters may (but not always) get their start as an interest group for a specific fraternity. As such, many NIC/IFC members think this way of colonization may also apply to the NPC.

At Murray State, there have been a number of fairly recent IFC chapters founded (re-colonized as the case may be) from interest groups. And since an NPC chapter has not colonized at Murray State since 1978 (some 34 years), it would not surprise me if his friend – and maybe even current NPC members - thought that this type of expansion was an option for getting a new NPC chapter as well.