does bama need more sororities?
by: Hound's Tooth
Recruitment numbers keep going up and up ... but could another sorority come here and be successful?
Delta Phi Epsilon (1927-1932, 1953-1973) presented but wasn't invited to colonize. Sensible decision -- niche group, small nationally, no presence in the state. Alpha Epsilon Phi (1948-1967) wouldn't work for the same reasons. If SDT can barely stay afloat, these two wouldn't cut it at all.
Groups that have never been at Bama before are Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Theta Phi Alpha. All are way too small and unknown outside the South to do well here. Tri Sigma has a chapter at Mizzou, but they're already struggling after being on campus for only a few years.
Alpha Xi Delta (1927-1972, 1981-1988) and Sigma Kappa (1932-1943, 1988-1995) both left campus twice. Not a good precedent, but they're stronger nationally than any of the other groups not on campus.
Commentby: Actually
Gamma Phi bought their house several years back. However, since they are moving, someone will be able to get that house.
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by: No
#4by: No
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by: Get real
Alpha Sigma Tau is another NPC sorority that was originally only found at teachers' colleges. Their national headquarters was in Birmingham until a couple of years ago.
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by: oldster
by: ^^^
Panhellenic will have to vote on whoever comes back, so you can't be 100% sure. That said, I think it'll be between SK and AXiD.
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by: Hmmm
If it's going to be one sorority coming on rather than two, AXiD sounds more likely than Sigma Kappa. AXiD presented but didn't get chosen back when DG and Alpha Phi were announced, but EK didn't even apply to be considered. They reportedly weren't interested due to how badly the chapter was treated by the rest of the Greek system the last time they were open.
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I hope sigma kappa comes back! Alabama definitely needs more sororities since so many more girls are coming through rush.
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by: highly
doubtful SK or AXiD will be back for Fall 2013 rush. It takes about two years to colonize here, and since Panhellenic & the other houses have not voted on either, the soonest they'll be around is probably Fall 2014.
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#10by: moremore
I think adding another sorority would be a great idea! Rush classes keep growing and as long as the rest of the greek system would cooperate I don't see why it wouldn't work out! they could start at the bottom of course and move their way up! although it is against the normal way to do it, they could accept some girls with grade risks and get a great pledge class of girls who were otherwise cut and from there they would have a good base and could slowly adjust the gpa annually. I see no reason the university of Alabama should not welcome all 26 national PanHellenic sororities (over a long period of time of course) bottom tier or not think a lot of the girls who were dropped from rush would rather a bottom tier sorority than none at all!
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by: Alpha Xi Delta
Not 100% sure, but I think they still have a house corporation that owns Gamma Phi Beta's house. Gamma Phi is getting a new house anyway, so if AXiD ever recolonized they'd more than likely have a house to come back to.
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