Alumnae of the chapter and the chapter from the University of Kansas could help during K-State's Rush Week in August. Projected enrollment figures are reviewed to measure possible rushing numbers. Initial rush enrollment numbers increased from 493 in 1995 to 503 in 1996, Robel said. Girls might join a recolonizing sorority who necessarily wouldn't join an established sorority, she said. Immediate leadership opportunity could attract girls that would not initially go through rush to join a sorority.
Several steps have to be made to initiate the recolonization process.
The K-State Panhellenic Council would have to vote to extend an invitation to KD to begin the colonization process. An application for colonization must also be approved by the Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, according to the K-State Panhellenic Constitution. The constitution states that equal consideration will be given to all previous sororities on campus and sororities that have expressed interest of colonization. Any new sorority must agree to provide comparable housing similar to the other sororities within two to three years. The KD's do have a home at 1220 Centennial Drive that is maintained by the Manhattan Alumnae association.