Virginia Commonwealth Univ

[aopirose]

Alpha Omicron Pi Invited to Re-Colonize at Virginia Commonwealth University

Brentwood, Tenn.-Alpha Omicron Pi is pleased to announce that the Fraternity has been invited to recolonize our Rho Beta chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University. AOII’s Vice President of Development Allison Allgier and Rebecca Myers, AOII Extension and Colonization Administrator, visited the university in mid-November to meet with women of the local interest group, representatives from Panhellenic, the Greek Adviser, and local AOII alumnae.

Established in 1968, Virginia Commonwealth University enrolls over 30,000 students with 15 schools and one liberal arts college for almost 200 certificate, undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral programs. For more information regarding the university and its programs, please visit the University’s website at www.vcu.edu.

The campus currently has twenty-four Greek organizations, including six Interfraternity Council organizations; eight National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations; five multi-cultural organizations; and five members of the National Panhellenic Council – Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Phi Mu, Phi Sigma Sigma, and Sigma Sigma Sigma. The Rho Beta Chapter was the 149th installed chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity and was closed in May 1995. Recolonization of the chapter is slated for fall 2007. More information regarding the colonization process is forthcoming.

[OleMissGlitter]

GO AOII & VCU!

[AOIIalum]

Hurrah! Congratulations to everyone helping to bring Rho Beta home!

[ForeverRoses]

Hurray!

Does anyone know what their submotto is? (just completely curious)

[aopirose]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Hurray!

Does anyone know what their submotto is? (just completely curious)

Rare Bonds of Friendship.

Thanks, K.

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by aopirose

Rare Bonds of Friendship.

Beautiful!!!!

[CUBuffs]

Delta has their original charter from 1908 and their re-charter from the late 80s hanging up in their living room. However, we couldn't locate any composites from before their charter went into trust. Does HQ hold onto those, and do they tend to return them once a chapter gets re-chartered? For example, Xi Chapter (Oklahoma) got re-chartered a few years ago...do they have their composites and other historical items from before the charter went into trust?

[Beryana]

Originally Posted by CUBuffs

Delta has their original charter from 1908 and their re-charter from the late 80s hanging up in their living room. However, we couldn't locate any composites from before their charter went into trust. Does HQ hold onto those, and do they tend to return them once a chapter gets re-chartered? For example, Xi Chapter (Oklahoma) got re-chartered a few years ago...do they have their composites and other historical items from before the charter went into trust?

Due to lack of storage space, closed chapter composites are usually not stored at IHQ. That is something the chapter corporation board would have to figure out what to do with (school archives, etc). If they all went to IHQ it would be possible to fill half the basement (which if you have seen the basement it is HUGE) with just composites and other historical items. Some are accepted - or scrapbooks - but basically each chapter has a file box for items (see the page in the recent To Dragma as to what they look like). I spent an entire week at IHQ about 5 years ago working on setting up an organizational system - and barely made a dent in the organization of the stuff (I wrote the numbers on the boxes among other things!).

[AOIIcsu]

Hey guys,

I am a member of the Columbus State colony and we are getting installed next weekend April 19. We are so excited and so thrilled that we are finally going to become apart of the Alpha family! This process has been long and stressful at times but in the end it was very much worth it.