Speculation
 

It would only be speculation, but I am guessing it is both. These chapters have been on campus over or near a century. To add a new chapter, with the cost of land and building a comparable house, would cost millions.

Unfortunately, there are many pnms who will only accept bids from certain groups. In the past chapters have left due to small numbers.

I hope amycat412 will add her opinion.

Not to mention there is no land...a couple of fraternities are in a serious bind because of this. One has lost their house and the other will in a couple of years due to fraternities recolonizing who were temporarily leasing their houses, but there are no spaces to build a new house (even if they could raise the capital). West 28th Street has literally no land to build on at this time. Due to campus culture, no GLO could thrive (or probably even survive) if they aren't on this street.

I think there's always a way, but it would probably require several houses (fraternities and sororities) building/renovating in an area together. And in LA I'm sure that's only slightly harder than, say, making it in showbiz or becoming an astronaut. But I think it would be awesome if they could work it out!

here's the Daily Trojan article about recruitment: http://dailytrojan.com/2010/09/02/gr...s-on-the-rise/