Duke University expansion

[pistachio]

Regardless of numbers, what I was trying to say was that people at Duke tend to see recruitment in and of itself as a burden, which I think is the main problem.

[Aggie4Life]

Is anyone here from Duke? Can someone post the outcome as soon as the vote or do we have to wait for the group who is chosen to find out first?

[Tom Earp]

Is this the old aggiedoc????

Let me know! PM me if it be you Andrew!

Damn, I love to be poetic!

Dang Ex, you are so synical as it were! If some twit reports certain things before all of the facts are in, the Ink is getting into her blood and rushing to Her Brain, Da Brain Dead in seconds!

I know this is probably a dumb question but what is a presentation like? Do other chapters come or do representatives from the national organization come? What exactly would you base a decision like this on?

//still learning...

[KDBuckeye]

I know Kappa Delta sent a national officer as a representative. Margaret Holt Duncan, our National VP-Membership made a presentation at Duke last week and told us about it when she visited our chapter on Tuesday.

[JupiterTC]

So who was picked???

[aphibeach]

how is it possible for Duke to allow for expansion? Alpha Phi has just started to get back on their feet but i dont think they're up there with the other sororities on campus

[bruinaphi]

Originally posted by Blue Violets
ZTA was the last chapter to leave Duke. SK and KD were both here from the 1920s (I believe) to the 1960s I think, but ZTA was here from the 1930 to the 1980s. Phi Mu also made a brief appearance on campus.

Am I mistaken in thinking that AEPhi just left campus and that their departure played a role in the campus opening for expansion b/c people wanted there to be 10 groups again?

[FSUZeta]

zta has a national officer called the extension director, whose job is to make or coordinate presentations for expansion. she has a team of women(usually former and current national officers) who may assist in the presentation. if zta has enough notice, they try to let local alumnae know about the invitation to present so that they can also attend. sometimes area collegians will attend the presentation. if zta is chosen, traveling leadership consultants, newly graduated zta's who have been chosen to serve as tlc's , go to the campus and start advertising the expansion and meeting potential new members. then the expansion team comes back and holds "infoviews" where they meet young women interested in possibly becoming members of zta. recruitment events are held where the pnms would learn more about zta. area collegians would help at the events, serving as hostesses to the pnms during the events. a pref event is held and bids are extended. the new colony is assigned a tlc and a director of new chapters who help guide these new members as they work to become a full fledged chapter. they are assisted by local alumnae who serve as advisors.

edited to add: presentations are made to the college panhellenic and all members of campus sororities can attend. the panhellenic delegates from each existing sorority and the panhellenic council officers(i think that the officers have a vote) vote on who to invite.

[aephi alum]

Originally posted by bruinaphi
Am I mistaken in thinking that AEPhi just left campus and that their departure played a role in the campus opening for expansion b/c people wanted there to be 10 groups again?

AEPhi did just leave campus - last year, I believe.

I don't know if that's why Duke wants to bring in another sorority. I do know that for the past several years, AEPhi did not participate in formal recruitment, focusing instead on informal. So having 10 groups participating in FR would still be a "new" thing.

[IheartAphi]

Sigma Kappa is really strong in NC, but so is ZTA and KD- Any of the three would do well. However, its too soon since they just installed Alpha Phi. I believe new sororities take at least 4 years to grow before adding another group. One group will become vunerable

Duke students are unique when it comes to greek life. I have had several Duke greeks tell me that most don't want to lose their personal idenity on campus and are hesitant to wear shirts. They don't want people to look at them and say "OH She's ABC"

[XOMichelle]

Will the expanision be an colinization? I have been trying to get my sister involved in a sorority, but she missed rush, and since joining a selected living house, hasn't been up for it. Might the new group be accepting Jr's and Seniors? (she's a jr now)

[XOMichelle]

Originally posted by IheartAphi
Sigma Kappa is really strong in NC, but so is ZTA and KD- Any of the three would do well. However, its too soon since they just installed Alpha Phi. I believe new sororities take at least 4 years to grow before adding another group. One group will become vunerable

Duke students are unique when it comes to greek life. I have had several Duke greeks tell me that most don't want to lose their personal idenity on campus and are hesitant to wear shirts. They don't want people to look at them and say "OH She's ABC"

that's how it was at my college too.... people would almost apologize for their sororities. It's getting better, but lots of girls are reluctant to say they are in a group.

[kddani]

so can we know yet? lol

[FSUZeta]

i imagine that whichever group is chosen, they are going to be looking for a variety of women from each class, so yes, jrs. and srs. would probably be eligible.