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Originally posted by mccoyred
I know I am late and after the fact but I have a point that has not been addressed.
The NIC has had member orgs merge and fold as well as cease to exist, right?
The NPHC has not had a single merger or fold.
See where I am going with this...?
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Now I REALLY see where you are going with this (I read your post without seeing that you were replying to a previous post).
Having said that, offhand none of us can say for sure that the majority of mergers or dissolutions of former NIC/NPC orgs were as a direct result of them being too young, having a weak membership, or not solidly established.
But fear not; I will go to the library and get the latest copy of Baird's Manual where there is an entire section devoted to "Greeks That Are No More", which among other things, gives explanations as to why they merged or dissolved. Perhaps that might give us more insight as to whether the stringent membership is truly justified.
I'll keep you posted. Stay tuned.
ETA: Don't forget that at one time there was a proposed merger between Kappa Alpha Psi and Phi Beta Sigma, in which the latter party declined the offer*, so even NPHC orgs weren't immune to such actions. OTOH, both orgs were less than 10 years old, so at the time, perhaps considering a merger wasn't such a bad idea. But again, I see where you are coming from
*Taken from the book The Divine Nine, p. 103