new sorority?

According to the new panhellenic minutes, Delta Phi Epsilon will come back Fall 2015 and a new sorority is slated to join later - probably Fall 2017.

I wish it was like a normal extension process and it could just be Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Phi. Delta Phi Epsilon is just not good and when they used to be at UGA they were just like SDT.

I know! They were horrible and struggled until they closed last time They are nationally weak too. How do they expect to keep up and have a nice house? Alpha Phi would be the way to go,

Of the groups listed, Alpha Phi is hands down the strongest and most desirable. Then there's quite a drop to the others. Alpha Xi Delta fills a niche, of sorts - but it's not strong nationally although it wants to be.

But where would they put a house?

Gotta start expanding to schools like Georgia to get national strength

Whatever sorority is slated to come to UGA must A)be already be at other southern schools and B)will more than likely not have a house for awhile.

Alpha Phi only has one chapter in the entire state of Georgia, at Tech, and they're AWFUL.

actually they've started improving a lot especially for only being there for a few years.

No, they haven't. Take it from someone who knows. Alpha Phi is only marginally better than when they started at Tech. They're ratchet and a huge joke among the greek system. They only reason they "appear" to have improved is because Alpha Gam and AXO have gotten SO bad there.

Obviously chapters are different from campus to campus, but who you would like to see join?

I was just making a point that Alpha Phi isn't necessarily the hands down, strongest, most desirable, most likely group to join when you consider their already heavy expansion schedule and the fact that they only have one chapter in the state of Georgia and it's a terrible chapter.

I think since Alpha Xi Delta has been at UGA before, that should be given consideration, I think Alpha Phi could be good, but again, there are issues I've already described. Those two are obviously the strongest contenders as the remaining groups are small nationals, but after those two, AST and Sigma could be good fits.

Just committed to UF for 2017, so they're probably out of the running.

DPhiE will be at a disadvantage if they can't get a decent house -- they sold their old one on Lumpkin to the university after they closed.

not to mention, since they closed more recently than not, 2007, its possible they could impacted by their old rep. I guess we'll have to see what happens.

DPhiE is slated to recolonize Fall 2015 and whichever other sorority is picked will be Fall 2017

fastest growing because they have so many places to expand due to a smaller amount of chapters.

and they're doing terrible at Southern, taking only half of quota because they can't get girls.

Being the top sorority at KSU is like being the smartest kid on the short bus.

Dphie is weak sauce. Weak nationally. Weak in the south. Weak financially. They failed miserably here before. It's time for new blood, and I can't believe that they're being allowed to come back first.

It may have been a little harsh but the girl who posted stated she had just gone through recruitment and was talking about things like she knew how it works, and imo, the other poster was actually helpful in explaining how expansion works

okay she obviously didn't know the exact facts of expansion but she was saying things she'd heard. yall just need to calm down a little bit haha it's not the end of the world

It's Alpha Phi and Alpha Xi Delta.

Thanks! Can't wait for presentations!

who do you think will be chosen?

my opinion but I have a feeling it will be Alpha Xi Delta. Like somebody said upthread, Alpha Phi only has one chapter in the state, at Tech and they're not very good. Plus they have a really heavy expansion schedule and they're already committed to University of Florida for the same semester this colony is supposed to happen. Alpha Xi has more chapters in Georgia and some pretty strong ones, plus they'll have a chapter at Kennesaw by the time this colony happens and they just have more resources available for a colony at the time this is all supposed to happen. And they've been here before.

Personally, I think we need new blood. Alpha Xi has already tried and failed at UGA. I don't think number of chapters in GA is as important as chapters at similar schools. Both would make great additions, though. I also think Alpha Phi wouldn't have bothered applying if they didn't have the resources for a UF and UGA colony, but what do I know?

also, their chapter closed in 1974...I hardly think that precludes them from being "new blood" since it was SO long ago. It'll be "new blood" either way.

and none of those groups either submitted an interest packet or were selected to present at this time

I vote Alpha Sigma Alpha, why not?

yeah, that's not how it works. First off, ASA either did not choose to submit an interest packet, as in their headquarters is either not interested or not financially capable of colonizing at UGA at this time, or if they did submit an interest packet (unlikely since only 2 groups were chosen to present), they weren't picked. They only have 1 chapter in Georgia at Valdosta State and are one of the smallest NPC groups with only 91 chapters.

A group has to be financially able to support a big money colony and needs to have chapters at similar schools as well as multiple chapters in the state