[TexasPhi]

A few points...

1. My collegiate chapter was closed about five years after I graduated. I know how it hurts to see your chapter closed. I can only imagine how the current actives must be feeling. It goes without saying that to Alpha Gam's Alpha chapter members this is a devastating event.

The hearts of any Syracuse University Alpha Gams (and Alpha Gams in general) will hurt when they read this thread. I know of what I speak. I have read a similar thread on GC about my (now-closed) chapter and it hurts.

2. I am sure that Alpha Gamma Delta will do all in its power to bring the Syracuse chapter back and better than ever. As a member of a Syracuse Triad* sorority I feel sad in hearing of the loss of one of our "sister" organizations. Alpha Gamma Delta is a great group, filled with wonderful women and I am sure they'll be back on top at Syracuse in no time. Sometimes a re-group and re-organization, no matter how painful, is for the best. I know Alpha Gamma Delta would not close this chapter without great thought and consideration, and a plan for the future.

3. I support the right to post what you like. But why couldn't this have been done in a tasteful manner? The "only the strong survive" comment was, indeed, very nasty and inappropriate. I'd like to ask people to please consider the feelings of the readers before you post. Convey your information, but don't do so in a manner that will hurt others. Re-read your posts and ask yourself: "How would I feel if this were my fraternity/sorority?" It hurts to see information--sometimes faulty information--about your beloved sorority exposed to public comment (and, sometimes, ridicule).

* Note to those who don't know: The Syracuse Triad is composed of the three International sororities founded at Syracuse University: Alpha Phi (1872), Gamma Phi Beta (1874), and Alpha Gamma Delta (1904).