[TSteven]

Good questions 33girl.

But to completely kick someone out, basically overriding the national? What if these guys appeal to the national instead?

First off, the five men were not kicked out of Theta Chi. They were suspended and will have alumni status upon graduation. I would guess that HQ not only knows, but had final approval of the suspension.

What if these guys appeal to the national instead?

The article did not go into detail about the appeal process, but my guess is that after the Corporation Board (alumni) review an appeal, it is forwarded to HQ with their (the Board's) recommendations. The final decision coming from HQ.

Plus, it says the interviews were conducted by a small group of alumni.

I would guess this may be an appropriate Theta Chi channel and that the "small group of alumni" are most likely acting on behalf of HQ. I would venture to say this is similar to many NPCs having alumni volunteers (regional directors what have you) that report back to HQ on a chapter's operations. The "official" decision may come from HQ, but the "power" behind the decision is with the alumni volunteers.

Re the property damage issue, I searched the paper and there's nothing reported. So I'm guessing it was the general day to day of college age men living in a house and like I said before, that's a HOUSING issue, not a membership issue. The house is not the chapter, and vice versa.

DeltAlum addressed this with his post. I would add that there might be something in either the chapter's by-laws or Theta Chi's by-laws that may address housing and or property that non members are not - nor should we be - privy to know. For example, there may be a by-law that says a member may be suspended for damaging Theta Chi property.

Plus if there was something concrete...well...guys usually just say that. They're not as duplicitous as us ovary bearers.

The article did list concrete reasons: grades and property damage to the house.

I'm sorry, but it sounds to me like the alumni don't like the way things were going personally and they wanted to have things the way they wanted them.

This is what most HQs (made up of alumni) do as well. If they don't like how a chapter is operating, they can pull the charter and or suspend members as well as terminate memberships. And this may be what the alumni were doing. Simply upholding the beliefs and values of their fraternity.