Many great ideas and posts were mentioned in this thread.
First, the DZ and DePaw situation was a fiasco for DZ and gives a black eye for all greeks looked at by outsiders.
Closing a chapter in a R M situation is often tenious. If a few members haze should the whole chapter be held accountable? No. If it is a continuing situation then should the whole chapter be closed? Yes.
Membership.
Who decides what is the total membership?
Most NIC want to have their chapters at least within 10% of all Greek membership of Fraterities. There has to be some limits as how low you can go as I have been told. (this brings up the reason why).
When visitations to chapters by paid HQ members, it cost the same for a 100 person chapter as it does for a 10 person chapter. So the per cost of getting the bang for the buck is a problem there. Where does a National spend the money to get its best worth? Numbers, yes, of course they are important. But are they that vital unless they are so low as to not be functional?
Money owed to Nationals?
Pay your bills, that is the life blood of any Greek Organization and makes it work!
Get in arrears and get into trouble.
Being a Greek National Organization is a Multi Million Dollar business and needs to be run as such. Each member and chapter is a share holder.
Today, many National Organizations are not flush with deep pockets. They are run on a strict budget and cuts have been coming for all of us.
Is there a difference between NIC and NPC being the two largest of the GLO's and thinking, yes there is. Should there be some change in thinkings, maybe.
Food for thought!
