Establishing a College Chapter

The presentation visit involves meeting with the extension committee, campus administrators, Panhellenic officers, and typically includes a campus tour. Upon selection, Theta bases new chapter support specialists at the college/university to establish and support the chapter in its first year. Kappa Alpha Theta also provides based support in the chapter’s second year. A comprehensive support plan spans the chapter’s first seven years. In cases in which there is no campus Panhellenic, a chapter may be established by the authority of the academic institution or through affiliation with a local interest group.

In all cases, Kappa Alpha Theta thoroughly considers extension opportunities including assessing resource allocation, alumnae support, housing requirements, and institutional support of fraternities and sororities generally and extension specifically. Monitoring extension opportunities is an important component of the Fraternity's extension program.

When (re)establishing a college chapter, local alumnae are invited and encouraged to attend the Pledge Service, Loyalty Service and initiation. In addition, local alumnae are encouraged to fill out a volunteer interest indicator. New college chapters do not have a local facility corporation board (FCB). All new college chapters are part of the Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC).