New Chapter

[kathrin]

My daughter is a transfer Sophomore at Clemson Univ. There are over 700 girls in fall rush and 12 sororities. Bid day is Tues. and all the Sophomores have only been given invitations to only two sororities. What would it take to start a chapter there?

[KSUViolet06]

Below is the info about Sigma Sigma Sigma and the extension process.

http://www.sigmasigmasigma.org/pages...ns::extensions

From our Extensions page:

Proper Authority-Permission must be granted by the Proper Authority for any campus to be open for adding an NPC sorority colony. In cases where there is an established College Panhellenic, that body acts as the Proper Authority. The Panhellenic must vote to allow extension on their campus with a majority of "yes" votes. In cases where no College Panhellenic exists, the Proper Authority is deemed to be the Dean of Students, the Greek Advisor, the Vice President for Student Affairs, or whoever the University has placed in authority over the student organizations on that campus.

We are frequently approached (virtually every day) by a local group, interest group, or an individual woman from a particular campus who would like to plant the seeds for developing a colony of Tri Sigma. National Headquarters and the Membership Development Vice President respond to those requests and educate the individuals involved regarding the proper procedures. They are asked to secure approval of the Proper Authority on that campus before we can continue a dialogue with them.

As a reminder, all sororities on campus must be at campus total (basically meaning they are all at max size) before a school will consider expansion (bringing on a new sorority). I do not believe that Clemson is considering bringing on a new sorority at this time (as they added Delta Zeta in 2004). The best person to contact regarding adding a new sorority would be the Clemson Office of Greek Life, as they are the proper authority in terms of adding a new sorority to the campus. I suggest contacting them, prior to contacting our Membership Development Department.