who cares about sigma kappa?

More people rushing and our system being "crowded" as you say is exactly why we need another sorority. Can you imagine if people had thought like you do in 08 and 11 when DG and Alpha Phi were colonizing? We would have 2800 PNMs and only 14 sororities, now that would be madness. SDT would have to leave campus for a minimum of 4 years and completely recolonize to avoid being permanently branded as the reject sorority like they were at Texas. It's way easier and a way better idea to invite a completely new sorority who has no reputation for PNMs to twist

you don't understand the point that I'm trying to make. people are suggesting other sororities, sigma kappa in particular, should be colonized here... but having a different sorority recolonize here is such a bad option to the issue at hand. SDT has been on campus for decades. i understand that they have like 40 total members, but trust me, if they really wanted to participate in formal recruitment, them and NPC would definitely find a way. colonizing a new sorority takes a ton of money, effort, and time and said sorority is still not even up and fully running for at least a good few years in. as i said, SDT has been on campus for decades and they have a lot of strong alum who want to see them succeed... SDT is known on campus, but not too well known, so pledge classes they could possibly take in would be able to establish whatever reputation. also, the perk of SDT being on campus for so long is that they know exactly how our Greek system works.

the point is is that colonizing a new sorority is the harder approach to try and solve this issue. all we need to do is basically re-vamp SDT. I'm not blaming SDT for anything, but i think as a sorority recognized by NPC they should be held to the same standards... and I'm not the only one who thinks this.

I do understand what you're saying, but in the nicest way possible, I think you're wrong. Think of it this way- SDT is forced to do formal, and PNMs feel like they are forced to be in a struggling, doomed chapter. SK comes to campus, and girls VOLUNTARILY go through their colonization, and receive bids to be the charter class of a new chapter (and, to be honest, they aren't doomed to being lowest of the low, which we all know SDT is). Either way this has already been tested with SDT at Texas and it was a massive failure.

I would love to see SDT recolonize, I think it would be great to have two new chapters here. I do think they would need to leave for a year or two to be successful just because it is such a competitive rush but you never know I guess.

The same situation of the smaller less popular NPC houses being on/joining a campus is happening right now at Indiana (for those of you who enjoy reading other GR sites).

There are and will continue to be national NPC groups smaller in chapter number, smaller in member numbers, and smaller in availability of financial wherewithal. Does the NPC toss aside these smaller groups because they cannot hold a candle to their most popular NPC sororities? NOOOOOOOO!

Likewise, Alabama's panhellenic has it in their heart to allow SDT to remain a valued campus sorority AND extend the courtesy of an invitation to colonize to any mid-and large-size NPC groups not yet on campus. I would expect GR readers to hype and moan about SDT all day if they could, but the fact remains both NPC groups can and should belong here. Alabama's NPC groups work hard to bring relevant and exceptional experiences to thousands of collegiate women each year.

I mean, nothing's happened yet with SK. Or SDT.
Go make yourself useful and study something. Or at least clean something.