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Originally Posted by LaneSig
I know a lot of people agree with the bolded statement, but I don't. The Greek system has certainly evolved and had to face some major changes in the last couple of decades (risk management issues, institutionalized discrimination, etc.).
But, the 1980s saw a fairly large surge in Greek Life. Sigma Chi chartered a huge amount of chapters in the '80s - as did other groups. Look at how some groups are growing now. Gamma Phi Beta has added how many chapters in the past couple of years? I think that the attitudes of the '60s and '70s may have hurt somewhat (many chapters closing, fewer going Greek at the time), but a new attitude and atmosphere have helped to enlarge and improve Greek Life overall.
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Agreed. My chapter closed in 1972 and recolonized in 1980 with a very strong pledge class. We were at campus total by the second year. We never lost the house, but it was rented out as a boarding house during the time the chapter was closed.
The OP and I have the same alma mater, and for sororities, I feel it recovered more in the 80s, but saw a drop off in the 90s due to various reasons. I think fraternities suffered more than sororities