future colonization

I'm pretty sure we were open for expansion at some point after DG came on but either no one presented or none of the sororities who did were accepted. The problem isn't space or anything, it's the fact that we've created a pretty hostile Greek system here and a sorority would have to be brave to try to come on. It's a huge time and money investment for something that could be a huge flop, unfortunately. I think it worked alright for DG and aphi because they had been here before (at least for DG) and are both powerful nationally. We pretty much have all of the sororities large enough to colonize here already on campus.

Unfortunately, those big big new member classes and huge member numbers are necessary to pay for these $12 and $14 million houses.
I would prefer smaller sororities.
Nobody even notices anymore when somebody resigns, and that's a shame. Sororities, of all organizations, should be more personal.

Sigma Kappa! They are actually a strong sorority but they only colonize for the most part at small schools or out west where they have history and alumni presence. This ensures that where they do exist they thrive. I'm not claiming they are the top chapter everywhere, but they really do well at small or private schools. It's not a southern tradition so people look down on it at places like Bama. I agree that this school has plenty of PNMs to go around and being new shouldn't make you "bad". I understand history gives you pride and tradition but bama's rush will only get bigger. If girls would be genuine in their support for colonizing the stigma for new houses wouldn't exist. So they don't get the best because they don't have an established hold on campus? Out of 300-400 girls there has to be some good in there and we all need to highlight each other's good qualities. Another chapter means more friends and more power to the Greek system. Fraternities could care less about a chapter's age if the girls are pretty/fun/sociable/nice. There's always a mix and I hope people support sigma kappa if they consider expanding.

Both Sigma Kappa and Alpha Xi Delta are both currently colonizing at other schools like Nebraska. They don't have the resources to try to colonize here at Alabama also. I think Tri Sig will colonize if anyone does just because they're not as nationally prevalent.