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In the words of Cartman, now that's what I call a sticky situation. But if there's nothing in the house corp papers or the deed about the house ownership automatically reverting to the national in a chapter closure, I can't see where their HQ has a leg to stand on. |
In the end it all boils down to money. That chapter wasn't generating any/enough money for nationals so... nationals closed it. Now nationals wants all the can get out of it. This is not a slam at Tri Delta in any way. My sorority and all other NPC sororities would do the same thing.
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Update: Similar Lawsuit, Delta Delta Delta and U. of North Dakota House
A situation similar to the one concerning the U. of Utah Tri Delta house is going on in North Dakota. The chapter there was closed; now the question concerns the house. The August 11, 2006 Grand Forks [I[Herald[/I] has an article: http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandf...s/15247819.htm At least one other paper, the Bradenton (FL) Herald, also has the article posted: http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradent...n/15247819.htm |
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this blows! :( I remember that chapter in ND put up a big fight to keep their charter before and the whole school supported them. It sucks that they ended up closing anyway. |
This is an interesting topic to say the least.
For years, LXA IHQ was to be the final reciepitent of any LXA Chapter house so they could control it in the event that a Chapter was closed. That has pretty much fallen by the way side. Now in most instances, houses owned by Chapters are owned by House Corporations. The school or state cannot come in and take the house without working with the true owners, The House Corp. The Chapter is the leasee, the House Corp. is the leasor. This is of course if they are leased from an outside person or company or College. Remember, a House Corporation is just that, a Corporation that is registered with the State where they reside. |
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I hope they do re-open at ND someday. I've met a few alumnae from there and they're just the nicest women. |
Update November 30, 2007: Judge Rules in Utah Tri-Delta House Ownership Case
A Salt Lake City newspaper has posted this article: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7597736 . . . a 3rd District Court judge ruled that a Greek Row house belongs to it's [sic] national organization, Tri-Delta. . . . Tri-Delta opted to close its U. chapter, Theta Phi, citing recruitment issues in 2006. . . . The home was appraised in 2006 at about $750,000, and is currently being rented privately, Malouf said. It's unclear whether Theta Phi House Corp. will appeal Quinn's decision. . . . |
I can't speak to the specifics of Tri-Delta, but in most cases I believe it is pretty straight forward - the house and all assets will revert to the (inter)national org should the chapter fold.
Not that I don't know of cases where alumnae came in and swiped stuff from the chapter upon closing, but I digress . . . . |
I would think that if the house belonged to the Org's Housing Foundation, then if they choose to close the chapter, the house still belongs to them and they have the right to sell it for whatever they choose. Where does the Univ. get off saying they should get the proceeds? Makes no sense to me... And I could definitely see the org wanting to get all they could out of a chapter they closed - especially if they closed it for reasons of low membership (low funds coming in). Any org would do the same - they are, afterall, a business as well as a sisterhood.
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So sad :(
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Thanks Irish and TSTeven, that makes a lot more sense. Would the money be held to rebuild Tri-Delta on that specific campus though, or a colony elsewhere?
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