[Erik P Conard]

Though not a Colorado alumnus, I echo the AOPi's concern and hope it does not become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The departure of housemothers wrought havoc across the USA in
that they demanded...and got...a modicum of decorum. With them
gone plus a period of social change, the almost complete collapse
of supervision, we are on the edge of a gloomy future.
Alums my age, and younger, have soured on their chapters and it
will be incumbent on the undergrads to be smart enough to know
how to bring 'em back, have regular board meetings and an active
chapter advisor, not just a "wink-wink" one. The dorms are out of
control, too, with supervisors either afraid or too gutless to do
what they are hired to do. But when was the last time you heard
of closing a dorm or putting it on 'double secret probation?'
Oh, yes, the alums older than me...they are dead.
On some campuses the problem is magnified as sororities, the
so-called dry ones, frequent the men's houses, drink there, and
perhaps die there. This is no help either.
Perhaps the Phi Mu critic can come up with something cutesy or
nice to resolve all this. It is indeed time to act.