Dream expansions

[tinydancer]

(lovingly borrowed from another sorority's forum)

Where would you like to see Gamma Phi colonize or re-colonize?

I'd love to see the Alpha Zeta chapter at Texas re-colonize.

(if this has already been discussed, forgive me )

[gphib_95]

I would love to see Gamma Phi at some more of the SEC schools. Right now we are only at four schools. Sororities are a big deal in the south, and I think Gamma Phi needs more chapters at these schools.

[gphiangel624]

Co-sign on gphib_95. I know we're strong here on the west coast, but a lot of the larger, stronger NPC chapters are in the south and it would be nice to have that with Gamma Phi.

[GPhiLlama]

A chapter in Mississippi. Mainly so that people will stop asking me if I'm in a local.
There are currently only eight or nine sororities with MS chapters, so it's a pretty hard market.

[GeekyPenguin]

MARQUETTE.

Not that I miss being active or anything.

Other than that, I'd like to get our chapters at Birmingham-Southern, LSU, and Florida back...also some other chapters in that region. I'd also like to see some more expansions onto colleges that don't have Greek life - we've been successful at being the first/only before.

[Cluey]

I am completely biased here, but I would love to see Gamma Phi at more universities in Florida, especially UF, even though I'm not a Gator fan

I have so many of my young ladies who have gone to school at UF that would be wonderful additions to any sorority, but I wish they could be Gamma Phis. Try as I might, everyone doesn't want to go to FSU. I do have a couple going to Auburn in the fall, though!

[AAgammagirl]

i would love to have the Alpha Kappa chapter at the University of Manitoba, Canada, re-colonize and perhaps colonize at the University of Ottawa, Acadia University in Nova Scotia and Wilfrid Laurier University (who is open for expansion next fall btw).
i would love to have a chapter in buffalo as well, there are tons of schools there!
i would also like to see all of our 1 letter chapters open.
just my 2 cents.

[kk_bama]

THE SOUTH!!! I am sick and tired of girls coming to school here only knowing about Phi Mu, KD, AGD, etc.

At this point, I don't care where the chapters are, just THE SOUTH!! But I def agree with Kath -- recolonize LSU, Florida, and especially B-Ham-Southern and I am a happy girl!!!

[UCLAblondeGPhiB]

I am OBSESSED with the idea of colonizing/recolonizing more chapters!! When I'm an alum, I would love to help fund and work with expansion efforts.

I think MORE CHAPTERS IN THE SOUTH would help us soooooo much with our international reputation! But since I'm in California, I would like to see a couple more CA/west coast chapters, too.

West Coast:
-Stanford (recolonize)

-University of CA-San Diego (we have such a strong rep. in SD with our USD and SDSU chapters being sooo strong, that even the UCSD greek system is impressed by Gamma Phis; I think we would have an easier time of establishing a strong base there than at most schools)

-University of CA-Davis (just because)

-University of Nevada-Las Vegas

-CSU-Northridge


SOUTH:
Alabama:
-U of South Alabama
-Birmingham-Southern College
-Troy State U.

Arkansas:
-Arkansas State U.
-U. of Arkansas-Fayetteville

Florida:
-U of Florida!!! (they have something like 20 sororities, why not us?)
-U of South Florida
-U of Central Florida
-U of West Florida

Georgia:
-Valdosta State
-Mercer U.
-West Georgia College

Indiana:
-Depauw U.

Kentucky:
-U. of Kentucky
-U. of Louisville
-Western Kentucky U.
-Eastern Kentucky U.

Louisiana:
-Louisiana State U.

Mississippi:
-U of Miss.
-Miss. State U.
-University of Southern Miss.

North Carolina:
-U. of NC-Chapel Hill
-Duke University
-Wake Forest U.
-High Point U.
-North Carolina State

Oklahoma:
-U. of Tulsa

South Carolina:
-College of Charlston
-Wofford U.
-Furman U.

Tennessee:
-Vanderbilt
-U. of Memphis
-U. of Tenn.-Knoxville
-U. of Tenn.-Chattanooga
-Union U.

TEXAS:
-Baylor U.
-U. of Texas-Austin
-Texas Tech.
-U. of Texas-Dallas
-Texas Christian U.


Virginia:
-William & Lee
-Virginia Tech.
-Longwood U.
-Randolph-Macon

West Virginia:
-West Virginia U.



If we got those chapters up and running, I'd be a happy camper

Also, more chapters at the more prestigious universities that have Greek Systems, like:
-Brown
-Columbia
-Cornell
-Dartmouth
-Duke
-Emory
-Tufts
-Tulane
-U Penn

[kk_bama]

I second that list, UCLA! You've really done your research. Us here at Alabama are DYING to recolonize at B-Ham Southern.

[UCLAblondeGPhiB]

How are numbers at Birmingham-Southern looking? How are numbers at any of these other schools looking, for that matter? Does it seem like any of them are getting big enough to bring another GLO on campus?

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

A few of the ones you listed have expanded recently. NCSU has a new colony as we speak (or will soon).

With our expansions at Texas A&M and Univ of South Carolina, we pretty much have our hands full at the moment. They can only do so many at large schools at once.

[indygphib]

I'd like to see more Gamma Phi chapters in the south as well. A chapter at Butler University in Indianapolis would be nice, too!

[aopirose]

Originally posted by UCLAblondeGPhiB
How are numbers at Birmingham-Southern looking? How are numbers at any of these other schools looking, for that matter? Does it seem like any of them are getting big enough to bring another GLO on campus?

Great list of schools UCLAblondeGPhiB!

I am sure that they must be decent enough because B-S did open for expansion in the 2003-2004 school year. I haven't followed it because we already have a chapter there.

UCF is open. Yes, I know that AEPhi is colonizng in the spring but they are looking to add an additonal group.

To add to SmartBlondeGPhB's list:

CSU-Northridge just added DZ as did Florida.

South Florida just added ZTA.

Louisiana State U. (panhellenic) would LOVE to add a new group but LOTS of things need to be worked out with the university. Lots of threads on this subject.

Wake Forest U. is adding DZ and once they settle ADII is supposed to be next according to the panhellenic report.

MS State - AOII tried to colonize recently and it was not successful.

Cornell just added Alpha Xi Delta.

U. of Arkansas-Fayetteville WAS open but they decided to close before the presentations. Supposedly, they wanted to go to a new recruitment schedule and work those kinks out before throwing a new group in the mix.

[trojangal]

Troy State University would be an awesome place to have a chapter...however, it's hard for them to expand for Panhellenic.
They always have around the same number of ladies go through formal recruitment, and have for about 10-15 years. I know the Panhellenic advisor down there.

For IFC, it hasn't been so bad. Since 1993, they have added Farmhouse and they JUST added Alpha Tau Omega this last year. Good guys in both groups.

Would love to see them expand--this was my alma mater!