Question about UCLA Recruitment

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by konane

and when sororities were established. UCLA 1923, UCSB 1950

You're talking about establishment of NPC sororities. Alpha Theta Chi (which became Kappa Alpha Theta, the first local that became an NPC GLO at UCSB in 1950) was established as a local in 1924.

Again, defining terms.

[kaeb]

Originally Posted by ChioLu

In UCLA's hey day for sororities, there were 23 NPC groups on campus (1950s, 1960s). All with houses. When chapters closed, most sold their houses so now there are apartment buildings, UCLA dorms & The W Hotel where sororities used to be. Sadly, Sorority Row will never get that land back, but there are still several that were sold & still being used a boarding houses, so potential for the future. (AXiD is securing 1 of the boarding houses when they colonize & turning it BACK into sorority housing!)

I remember when I was a new member, we had a sisterhood event where we went to go see the old SDT house at UCLA. It's now an apartment complex (and was inhabited by a bunch of guys who were very confused why a bunch of girls in the same shirt were taking a picture in front of where they lived), but there's still some stained glass stuff with our letters on it, so that was really cool to see! And then we got Diddy Riese after, which was awesome

[modorney]

How severe was the decline of sororities in the late sixties and seventies?

Did the fraternities and sororities decline pretty much evenly?

Did decline start early in the sixties (like at Berkeley)?

The alums of that era - are they getting active again, now that they are starting to retire?

[ChioLu]

Originally Posted by modorney

How severe was the decline of sororities in the late sixties and seventies?

Did the fraternities and sororities decline pretty much evenly?

Did decline start early in the sixties (like at Berkeley)?

The alums of that era - are they getting active again, now that they are starting to retire?

The decline was more 70's & 80's -- both fraternities & sororities. Lower membership #s in the 90's, but started increasing in the late 1990's and more multicultural groups colonizing. Continued growth now with the groups coming back on campus are recolonizations (both sides).

AGD comes back this fall to UCLA AND USC (not sure when the UCLA chapter closed -- possibly 80's?), but lots of local alumnae are beyond excited to become involved! (AGC is also colonizing at UCSD too so they are crazy-busy in SoCal!)

[konane]

Alpha Gamma Delta's chapter closed at UCLA in 1983.
And then the USC chapter. And then San Diego State.
UCLA, USC and San Diego State (not UCSD) will be re-colonized this coming fall of 2013.
The alumnae are very excited since the only active chapter in southern California for the past decade has been at Chapman.

[konane]

Yes, AZTheta, again talking terms. But my point is about official UC status. UCLA was the second UC campus (1919)
Citing several sources, including Wikipedia, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944, officially became UCSB in 1958 and is the third-oldest general-education campus in the system.

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by konane

Yes, AZTheta, again talking terms. But my point is about official UC status. UCLA was the second UC campus (1919)
Citing several sources, including Wikipedia, UCSB joined the University of California system in 1944, officially became UCSB in 1958 and is the third-oldest general-education campus in the system.

My momma would say you are being willfully obtuse. Why is it so important to you to feel you are right by splitting some silly hairs? This is Greek Chat not some argue about whether some change of terminology makes you feel better because you think it makes you feel right chat.