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LaneSig, I know it sounds like a cliché but every situation is different. A recent development in NPC is that when a chapter closes the organization has about a year to 18 months to redevelop without the school having to officially “open.” That helps because it removes several steps of the process.

For RM issues, a group may decide to wait a college generation or two. Low numbers could be rectified by a quick reorganization but if things are all that dire, they may wait several years too. You also have to factor in what the CPA and the university wants to do. Some schools are very anxious to replace a closed chapter and others are willing to let the dust settle a bit first. It just depends on the closure agreement the organization has with the CPA and the university.

Another factor is that when and if the time comes that a campus opens what other colonizations are on the organization’s plate and their goals. If a campus requires competitive housing and the housing runs $3 million, how many of those can the organization do in a year on top of the colonizations without housing issues? Local alumnae support is crucial and if there aren’t enough interested to fill the advisory and house corp. positions, why bother?