Can Mizzou still sustain 15 sororities?

Does Phi Mu really not have a strong Nationals? I’ve heard they are a top house in the south.

Their National sucks and they are not a top house. Anywhere. You can find it on all sorts of small, irrelevant campuses. No prestige there.

^ clearly you don’t know about bama lol

That's one school. There are 650 universities with sororities. Idiot.

Phi mu is actually generally a good house in the south. It’s not really on the map anywhere else tho

Sad but true for AOII. They were the “dorm ago because the alum promised them a house and never delivered.

But SK came in 2012, and though they’re nothing close to the top, they can at least have enough membership to not appear desolate and aren’t afraid to mention that’s their sorority. A brand new chapter isn’t going to be spectacular, but they should be able to do as well as SK to stay afloat. They’re a realistic acceptable standard. Secondly, the home of the homeless archetype tri sigma isn’t conducive for sorority life. There needs to be some standard of selectivity and I think that comes down to the type of girls the a national sorority selects to start a colony

AOII was the dorm sorority because their alum never delivered a house that they promised

I agree. KD just made total which, as one of the newest sororities on campus, makes them a strong house.

KD is just an ok house. They are solid enough to survive on campus and retain enough members, but they don’t have the same prestige and general allure as most of the other houses. All super nice girls though.

Making quota doesn’t mean anything. Most houses make quota on bid day. SK and Phi Mu are pretty much the only houses that have trouble filling a PC. KD does pretty much get leftovers. They’re like a less academic, more awkward group of Theta/ADPi type girls. Just being honest

KD is one of the top houses for GPA. You don't even go here do you? They made total, you don't even know what that is. That's above quota and that means they are full and can't take more members. You know how they are now one the top 7 houses??? Their members stay. They consistency place in homecoming and greek week. They get quality women and they keep them, more than all of the other houses. You can't argue with numbers and facts. The best thing about them, they don't care about their ratings or what people think. They do their own sisterhood, their own way. I am an PiPhi drop. I regret not being a KD. Many of us, even those in houses wish we were a KD. People like them, they are nice. Everyone knows they have the best sisterhood and when it comes down to what really matters in a sorority, KD beat them all. It's time to give them their moment. They earned it.

KD is usually somewhere in the middle for grades with occasional good semesters like all houses have. This is all public information. Google the scorecards. Also nobody cares about hoco and greekweek…..Never once has a PNM chosen a house because they were good at Greek week or hoco lol. They retain members the same way any other house would, this is also evident in the scorecards. So yes congrats KD, you’re doing better than SK and Phi Mu, but you aren’t some standout among the other houses in any way and you don’t have much of an identity which hurts you during recruitment.

Technically Alpha Phi has only been around since 1998. They came to campus in 1910 but went inactive for a long time and recolonized in 1998 from what I was told. They’re also doing really well for a “new” sorority

Actually, APhi was not inactive for a "long time." Apparently APhi nationals came in and put all the girls in alumni staus and then did a recolonization the next fall (1998) after formal recruitment.

While I would never consider APhi a good house (iffy retention and no grade cuts), they have been here forever, with the exception of one bad year, and they have a significant alumni network. That's important and something that the newer houses don't have. Now, if only those alums would insist on higher standards.

Hasn’t phi mu also been here forever but still struggles quite a bit? I feel like the general success of a house primarily depends on the chapters national support. Phi mu is pretty big in the south but other than that their presence is bleak. Their nationals probably pour all their resources into the old traditional southern schools like alabama.

I also once read somewhere that the “7 sisters” hold the strongest connections, money and power nationally in Greek life which are:

Kappa kappa gamma
Pi beta phi
Kappa alpha theta
Delta delta delta
Alpha phi
Delta gamma
Alpha delta pi

Just thought that was interesting. I know it’s different everywhere, but at most schools, these do appear to typically be the strong houses!

A friend of mine who is in Phi Mu told me that the Mizzou Chapter closed a LONG time ago (1960's?), but their alumni were smart enough to keep the house and rent it out to pay the mortgage (it was the LXA house for quite a while).

The fact that they own their house is probably been a big difference from the other sororities that tried to come back to Mizzou but failed.

Your seven sisters thing is way off base. First of all, ADPi was not in that group, it included Gamma Phi Beta. Then after a few years AXO and XO joined. This was the beginning of the NPC. That's all and there's really nothing more to it. I'm in one of these and it's NBD at all nationally. Everything depends on the school.

Why is it that every time Gamma Phi opens its mouth it exposes its ignorance? Of course ADPi is one of the Seven Sisters. It was established on this campus in 1915 and has been a strong house ever since. GPhi, on the other hand, arrived in 1921 and has had many years when it struggled. It almost had its charter pulled, in fact.

If Gamma Phi isn't mentioned, it's inserted in the thread. If Gamma Phi is mentioned and they don't like how, they will blow up a thread and attack any house mentioned. Now they think they were a part of the 7 sisters when clearly, that is false. I really hope these aren't members because this not a good look.

The seven sisters are accurate. Those are nationally the richest and most well connected houses with if I had to guess probably Tri Delta, KKG and maybe Aphi leading the pack. There are very few campuses where these houses would be classified as bottom tier houses which means they have the resources not only to stay afloat but to thrive. Gamma Phi Beta might be good at mizzou but nationally they’re nothing to brag about.

What are you calling Seven Sisters? There were a group of sororities nationally that started the NPC. Is there another one that you are talking about?

Phi mu isn’t a top choice, but they do have an established identity, very sisterhood oriented and they’ve been better about recruiting girls who fit into that. My only criticism is they have a habit of alienating girls who are really involved in the Mizzou social/party scene and have a notable social media presence and are a bit more strict than most other chapters. A lot of my friends in it have gotten sent to standard for the pettiest reasons.

I hope we get another sorority, if only to keep the tri sig house from falling into the hands of some nasty frat boys that will destroy it.

It's about time frats get put in their place. Instead of coming on here to criticize and rank us, some of them need to shut their mouths and figure out how to save their chapter because they are about to lose their house. But yeah, another sorority would be great or at the very least, one of our nice, respectful frats gets a better house.