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Old 03-02-2007, 08:41 PM
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Colonization at the University of Alabama?!?

I've heard through the grapevine that Delta Gamma will be colonizing at the University of Alabama in the next 2 years. Does anyone have any information about this? Confirmation? Anything?

Colonization at Alabama is supposed to be really hard because there isn't any room on Sorority Row to build another house which would make it hard for anyone to survive on this campus which is so steeped in tradition. Maybe they could take the SDT house which currently houses Beta Theta Pi while their house is being rebuilt.

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And Sigma Kappa too!
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Old 03-02-2007, 09:23 PM
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I hadn't heard that. I remember hearing that a couple of the currently active sororities (I think AOII and Theta) might have to move because their houses are impeding stadium expansion.
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Old 03-02-2007, 09:51 PM
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Again? They took the old Pi Phi house a few years ago for the stadium and had to agree to build us a really fantastic one. I haven't been to the campus since it happened but I hear it's gorgeous.
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Old 03-02-2007, 10:26 PM
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Again? They took the old Pi Phi house a few years ago for the stadium and had to agree to build us a really fantastic one. I haven't been to the campus since it happened but I hear it's gorgeous.
Picture of Pi Phi house at Bama. Did the U really build it? B/C I hate to say this but it looks more like a campus building than a sorority house! (I think the AOII house at Bama is no great shakes. Rebuilding wouldn't be half bad, if the location was decent!)
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Old 03-02-2007, 11:07 PM
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We used to have an alum of Alabama Beta on GC and she was there when it happened. She told me about all the incredible features the new house had--naturally, I can't remember a thing because it was about the time the twins were rushing, but I remember being stunned by what all she told me!
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Old 03-02-2007, 11:42 PM
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I have a good friend at Bama who is a Theta and she told me that they announced it at chapter that Sigma Kappa and Delta Gamma would be colonizing there within the next two years. They also said they would be building their houses on the new Fraternity Row.

I wonder if any of the other houses who have overgrown their homes would move from sorority row to the new fraternity to row? Would this be seen as an advantage or a disadvantage to the PNM's? Who's to say, I mean they're closer to the parties... ) and would the stigma of Old Row and New Row be just like it is for the fraternities were the new colonies to build houses on New Row?
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...because their houses are impeding stadium expansion.
They better plan on winning a few more football games before they make the stadium larger!
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Old 03-02-2007, 09:57 PM
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Old 03-02-2007, 09:59 PM
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Old 03-04-2007, 01:17 AM
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I've heard through the grapevine that Delta Gamma will be colonizing at the University of Alabama in the next 2 years. Does anyone have any information about this? Confirmation? Anything? Colonization at Alabama is supposed to be really hard because there isn't any room on Sorority Row to build another house which would make it hard for anyone to survive on this campus which is so steeped in tradition. Maybe they could take the SDT house which currently houses Beta Theta Pi while their house is being rebuilt.
Thoughts? Anyone? And Sigma Kappa too!
Not to mention the generally vicious regard every UA sorority has for each other. This is NOT a Panhellenically-minded campus. They like to tear the smaller groups to shreds.
I would be VERY surprised if sorority houses were built on New Row. If would be a huge disadvantage for those groups. I CAN see them built in the parking lot behind Chi Omega/Pi Beta Phi/KD. It would be just like UA to eliminate yet another parking lot!!!

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Old 03-04-2007, 02:06 AM
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I honestly haven't heard anything about Sigma Kappa colonizing there. Huh. I'll have to find out b/c usually, we'd have heard or read something by now. Still, it would be an exciting thing to happen.
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Old 03-04-2007, 04:05 AM
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New Row, Old Row, etc....

Explain how this is laidout for me please people in the know:
http://tour.ua.edu/mapfull.html

Looking at that, it appears that Sigma Nu, Fiji, & Beta Theta Pi have an advantage of being (1) Right across from the Football stadium, and (2) Really close to all the sororities, who are like right next to the football stadium.

Then if you go across the campus, and up and right, you find a crapload of other fraternities.
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Old 03-04-2007, 09:40 AM
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Old Fraternity row is University Blvd. And the rumor is that they are planning to tear down some of the old dorms in the New Hall area and the new sororities would go there, not New Frat Row. With Dr. Witt's plan to up enrollment, they'll need more groups.
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Old 03-04-2007, 12:14 PM
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Old Fraternity row is University Blvd.
Not necessarily. There are houses on University Blvd. that are considered new row who are further down: Pi Kapp, KA, Sig Ep, SAE. My brother is a Pi Kapp and he says they were kicked off campus and when they revitalized the chapter they moved to new row. behind these houses is a street called "Fraternity Lane" where there are many greek houses including but not limited to: Delta Chi, Lambda Chi, Kappa Sig, Theta Chi, Pike, DTD, ATO, Chi Phi, ZBT, etc. The Old Row houses are Phi Delta Theta, Phi Psi, Phi Gam (who is denied the moniker Fiji, but that's a whole different story), Beta, Sigma Nu, and Delta Kappa Epsilon. All of these Old Row houses are on University Blvd. but bring on University does not guarentee Old Row Status. New Row has more fraternities but Old Row has more members.
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Old 03-06-2007, 12:01 AM
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Delta Gamma left the University of Alabama about thirty years ago.

The magnificent old grandfather clock that used to sit in the foyer of the former chapter house now sits in DG national headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

Bama is not an easy place for a group that would be seen as newcomers, although we came on there back in the 40's, I believe.
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