Typically, expansions fall into three categories: interest group, local fraternity affiliation, and cold start. Their definitions are as follows:

Interest Group: An interest group is comprised of a number of men who are interested in bringing Delta Chi to campus. An interest group can be as small as 10-15 men, or as large as 40-50.

Local Fraternity Affiliation: This type of expansion comes about when a local campus fraternity contacts Delta Chi seeking to merge with our organization.

Cold Start: This type of expansion involves staff members building a colony from the ground up, from recruiting Founding Fathers and support alumni to appointing and training new colony officers. This type comprises the majority of Delta Chi's expansions and can be the result of interest from local alumni and/or the institution.

When choosing where to expand, Delta Chi considers a number of factors, including, but certainly not limited to:

• Do the institution and Greek community support expansion?
• What types of support does the institution offer the existing Greek community?
• How many fraternities and sororities are on campus, and what percentage of students on campus are Greek?
• Has Delta Chi ever had a chapter there?  When and why did Delta Chi leave?
• When was the most recent expansion, which fraternity was it, and how did it go?
• Are the area alumni interested?
• Is the campus growing, and are there plans for more construction on campus?
• Is housing a possibility?  What type?

For more information on Delta Chi's expansion program, please contact the Director of Expansion & Colony Operations, Rusty Williams, at 319-337-4811 x. 112.

“Delta Chi was my first love; it shall be my last.” - Founder Peter Schermerhorn Johnson