DKE "recolonizing"?
by: what's thatI saw some advertising about DKE fraternity "recolonizing". What does this mean, does anyone know anyone about them?
#1by: those damn dkes
It means that DKE nationals are restarting the chapter from scratch and recruiting completely new members. This also means that they probably suspended the old chapter's charter. Exactly the same as phi delt or beta recolonizing.
There still might be the old DKE around but from what I've heard they haven't recruited or used the house in the past two years. At best they're going to be an underground chapter that dies pretty fast out because they don't have the same social status or connections as Phi Tau or Phi Psi.
Commentby: Huh
Syc1844, I am well aware of how long DKE has been at Miami. That's not the point I was making. What I'm saying is they have very weak social pull. It's hard to convince kids to rush underground when all they don't mix with top tier sororities.
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by: Syc1844
Sorry if I misunderstood your point, but I am still not sure I get it. Is your point that the old members would be rushing underground and have a hard time recruiting and would therefore die off, or is your point that the group recolonizing with national and university support/recognition will have a hard time recruiting and therefore die off? It would seem to me that having national and university recognition would not make them underground rushing and haven't many other fraternities been restarted at Miami after social suspensions etc. successfully e.g. theta chi, beta, sigma chi, sae etc.?
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by: SummoDan
syc1844 I think its pretty clear he is talking about the older "underground" chapter having a hard time. The new guys are being supported by their national and have been allowed to rush by IFC/Univ so they wouldnt be "underground" would they. Maybe take the time to thoroughly read before you comment
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by: Becks
The guys that got thrown out weren’t bad guys just a bad group when they got together.
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#2by: ackchually
Yea the other commenter pretty much nailed it but to be clear to a rushee that might not get it, you're talking about two groups here.
First group is the new "recolonized" guys who will probably live in that house. That can go great or go poorly, depends on a lot of different things.
In the second paragraph, you're talking about guys who were DKE's continuing as an underground chapter, not the new group they're trying to get going. That's the group that hasn't recruited or lived there for two years / has low social standing w/e. I think there's only like 6 of them anyway, only met a couple.
From what Dralle told us when it came up at a meeting, nationals isn't involved, it's just their local Miami alumni group that has the charter.
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by: Syc1844
The link to use is rushdke.com The Alumni will also be on campus 1/23-1/29 and the chapter house at 325 East Sycamore will also be open to tour for potential new members during that week.
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by: Krampy
These are the same guys who used to walk around Oxford with a coffin during pledging so as far as hazing take that into consideration.
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by: Gandy
by: ummm sure
I would think that would be the whole point of recolonizing would be to get new members living in their house, but I don't know for sure. You have to assume that they will be reopening the house either later this semester or for next school year.
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by: Devon
To have any chance at making their reboot work they would have to let the new member use the house.
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by: Freshman
I spoke with them after going to their rush site. The house will be open next week and it will be open to new members.
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by: Travis
#10by: Straight talk
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by: Syc1844
DKE has been on Miami's campus longer than either Phi Tau or Phi Psi so I don't think they are going anywhere anytime soon.
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