Update May 19 '06

According to this article (below) the Delta Delta Delta chapter's membership has not increased significantly, so the chapter is closing, the members will have alumna status, and the house will be sold:

http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3840405

What a sad note to see.

It is funny, but it seems Greeks are on an upswing across the country with expansion.

Maybe that is the difference between NPC and NIC Organizations.

It seems that and speaking of mine only, they are starting to work with:

1. Troubled Chapters such as mine.

2. Recolonizing closed Chapters.

3. Expansion into New Areas.

I am always troubled when Chapters are closed who have been at schools for a long time.

What is the problem, try to correct it and move on. There are to many Alums who are left with a bad taste over it. It is a ripple effect for donations.

Agreed. My chapter was closed THREE WEEKS after my initiation. Talk about leaving a bad taste in my mouth.

nevermind :)

They will have ALUMNAE status, not ALUMNI.

I would expect a paper to get that much correct.

That's incredibly sad to hear. What they should have done was lowered total and tried to rebuild the smaller chapters. It's sad to see a chapter who's been there for a long time like that go. I just don't think the nationals are being as supportive as the Utah Tri-Delts as they should be.

I am a PNM going into rush at University of Central Florida. Also I am mormon, though not always the best at practicing it...As much as it is upsetting, it definitely doesn't suprise me. The University of Utah Mormon students are kinda looked down upon by BYU students (that I know) because they don't attend BYU students. It also doesn't suprise me because when I tell church members that I plan on rushing, I don't get the warmest responses. Usually the responses come the repuation of sororities that they alll drink and sleep around. Plus most Mormon members are pretty old school and if my parents (only my moms a member)weren't pretty cool, they wouldn't be (possibly) paying for me to join. I personally refused to go to BYU and even looked at University of Utah, but its too far away from home. Again I hope this Tri-Delta chapter doesn't lose their charter, but I believe if they did some positive campaigning and students and especially parents get to know its not all about drinking and all that.

What's wrong with a chapter of 20-30 members? Doesn't make sense to require 63 members from each sorority when that number cannot be accomplished. It's like Panhel is saying you're not a chapter or have good sisterhood unless you have at least 63 people around.

Nothing is wrong with it except that it cannot compete with the other sororities. Right or wrong PNMs are influenced by what they see of the chapter. Why will they want to join a chapter that does not appear to be thriving and when there are rumors of its closing anyway?

Posted earlier:

"That's incredibly sad to hear. What they should have done was lowered total and tried to rebuild the smaller chapters. It's sad to see a chapter who's been there for a long time like that go. I just don't think the nationals are being as supportive as the Utah Tri-Delts as they should be."

Am I reading this correctly? The solution to strengthening a weak chapter is to weaken the prosperous ones? Why punish the successful chapters by reducing their numbers? Do you think success-oriented women will then want to join the weak chapter?

That's the way NPC works. It strives for an even playing field.

Horrible Horrible Horrible. Communism and NFL salary capism at its best.

Let's say you have five car dealerships in a row: one each for high end cars (Mercedes, Porsche), and one each for good solid mainstream vehicles (Ford, Toyota), and the last dealership sells Yugos.
Everyone wants the car market to be strong, but smart car buyers don't want to buy Yugos; it's not a good value for the money.
Restricting the other dealerships won't make more people buy Yugos. The individual dealerships will weaken (fewer sales) and the market demand for good cars will probably remain stable but be frustrated by the lack of product.
Let Yugo fall where it will, and allow the other dealerships to prosper in the atmosphere of the free market. The "playing field" tilts this way and that naturally based on the economy and the price of oil.
It sounds as if NPC's attitude is that any sorority chapter is just as attractive to new members as any other chapter. That's like saying, "All cars have four wheels and provide transportation and it doesn't matter whether it's a Porsche or a Yugo."