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Thanks for all your kind thoughts and PMs. Even though this is just an online forum, it does help to know that people are thinking of you and that some have even been where we are now and know what we're going through. Many of the older sisters having turned against our pledge class, knowing that it was one of us who spoke with HQ, although the sister who actually made the phone call has been allowed to remain anonymous. (Except obviously to those of us who knew from the start that it was her.)
And to clarify for a few of the questions and comments, much of the hazing that was hazing, however physical harm would have been highly unlikely. When I said "unless something went horribly wrong," I was speaking more about the things that can happen regardless of whether you are hazing. (ie: car accidents, falling and becoming injured, freak health conditions, etc.) I don't believe our chapter had a reputation for hazing (again, at least not one that any of us who accepted bids knew about).
What we have been lead to believe is that the chapter was closed more because of what happened during the investigation than the events that lead to the investigation. During the investigation, many of the older active sisters and alumnae who were interviewed "rewrote the truth", left out major details, or just refused to cooperate with the National Officers who were conducting the investigation. I know they are my sisters, but seeing the effect that all of this has had on my sisters in this chapter have made me question lots of things that might have been happening inside of the chapter while we were pledging and we were just not aware of. In the end, regardless of what happened, our chapter is now closed.
After talking with my chapter, I have some questions about the future. There is a chance that we will be able to recolonize in 3 years after all current sisters have graduated, although I'm not sure if the sisters who were members of the current chapter we would be allowed to help with the recolonization? Also, since we had a new member class this semester and they signed bid cards, but were not initiated, would they be allowed to pledge somewhere else next semester or do they need to wait a full year still? I also don't know how receptive other groups on campus might be to giving them bids in the future. I do feel bad for those women too, since they accepted bids and began the process only to be told that the chapter is closing. Does anyone have any insight into either of those things? We were told that we could contact HQ with questions, but it's a little awkward to think of calling them right now...
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