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who’s tke and why r they getting a house on jefferson

by: what   

ok srsly what frat is this they’re not even on greek rank but apparently they’re getting a house on jefferson by the end of this year?? they’re taking over another house but like who even are they

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#1by: who   
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Who's house are they getting? I haven't heard of them at all before. I didn't even think they were an off campus fraternity

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#2by: Uu   
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TKE is one of the largest frats in the US. Big in the Midwest mostly. Ronald Reagan was a TKE... It is a good add for Jefferson. Must be a colony situation.

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#3by: Tke   
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TKE was here before. House was right next to the stadium. Apparently has re-colonized. Strong national presence but has always struggled in the South.

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#4by: ok   
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It could only be good news for Greek Life, as we are becoming more and more under attack each other. More houses = larger numbers of us overall = a stronger community

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#5by: TKE   
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TKE has so many strong chapters up north. I have friends who are TKE in PA and NY and they are lit party houses. I was surprised that they weren’t here.

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#6by: jefferey   
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Arent all the houses on Jefferson filled?

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by: No   

Sig Tau has a 3 year lease from Delta Sig that ends in the spring. So they’ll either keep the house or delta sig will get enough guys this year to make mortgage payments

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by: 55   

Yeah, but where does TKE fit into this?

Because either Sig Tau will keep the house, or Delta Sig will get that house.

It is also unlikely the Delta Sig will move back into that house in the Fall, since they haven't been able to hold rush at all in the past three years, and all of their members have either graduated or dropped, so Delta Sig is basically gone at this point. I think it will be a few more years before we see Delta Sig back and they will probably have to start as an off campus fraternity to raise enough funds to make payments on the house.)

But either way, that house is spoken for. So where does this leave TKE? Because aren't all of the houses next to the bus hub filled also?

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#7by: if...   
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If you can't go Greek go TKE, it you can't go TKE go home.
TKE is the largest fraternity in that they will charter a house on any campus with a couple of members.

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by: TKE no good   

TKE does have a ton of chapters but most are small, and only a very small percentage can be considered "good" in any way. Unlike some other national fraternities, they will put down roots at any noname college.

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by: 55   

Yeah, I have never heard of TKE at any schools in the South. I honestly don't think they are a strong fraternity nationally either.

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#8by: Tke2006   
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TKE got the boot from UA in the early 2000s. They had a house over by DKE/Beta when we still had houses on the stadium lawn.

Whose house are they taking?

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by: Yep   

They were here from 1975 to 2001. They were in the old Sigma Chi house next door to DKE (which was a falling-down dump).

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by: sig Chi?   

Wasn't the old Sigma Chi house the house that Theta Tau is in now? I think Sigma Chi was in the very first house on Jefferson, (current Theta Tau house next to Sig Tau). Then Sigma Chi moved to University and their old house became a swing house. Sig Ep got kicked off campus in about 2008, and I think that was the same year Delta Sig came back. Sig Ep was allowed to come back and function as an off campus fraternity around 2011. In the fall 2015, Sig Ep came back on campus again and got the old Sigma Chi house (current Theta Tau house).

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by: @Sig Chi?   

You're right, in a way.

The house TKE is in was the old "Swing/development" house for Jefferson and University. Sig Chi occupied it while raising funds/constructing their current house. So yes, it was the "Old Sig Chi House."

However, Sig Chi and a bunch of the houses used to be where the Walk of Champions is today. Phi Psi was the last one on the lawn. That is where TKE was (and DKE, and apparently Sig Chi (the Old Old Sig Chi House)).

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by: @@Sig Chi?   

Ok, that makes sense. What did TKE get kicked off for in the 2000s?

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by: ^   

They weren't kicked off for disciplinary reasons; they closed for low numbers/financial insolvency.

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#9by: Tke   
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The original Sigma Chi house sat where Walk of Champions is now. They then moved to Jefferson before coming back to the current house on University.

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by: ^ Yep   

The old house:

tinyurl.com/sxbama

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#10by: :)   
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I know some tkes from other schools all great guys and sound like they have solid houses

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