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Originally posted by damasa
I have a question for those of you that belong to national organizations.
How do you feel when a local fraternity or sorority on your campus (if it is in existence) closes. Do you still feel somewhat down and depressed?
I guess I'm just wondering because we have seen MANY nationals close on our campus just in the last few years, but it's funny that not a lot of the nationals that are left consider us a "true greek organization" because we are local and not national. Though there could be some ill feelings because we are a local that broke off a national and have been in the longest existence out of all the greek orgs on campus. We do also almost double the size of the next leading fraternity (number wise) and we are the most active out of chapters, imho. We do a crazy amount of philanthropy events and spend countless hours helping out at university day care centers and whatnot. Sadly, we aren't the best chapter speaking in terms of grades/gpa.
Your thoughts? Opinions? Views?
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I just found out that the one local sorority at my alma mater died out last year. I think it's sad because they did a lot of good both on campus and off philanthropy-wise. They represented Greeks fairly well, and it's a shame that they had to close due to a lack of interest. Hopefully, they'll be able to reorganize themselves and get back on track again.
Personally, I think that I would be saddened to hear of
any chapter closing, be it local or national. The only time that I am not upset to see one go is when the chapter has not represented Greeks in a favorable light. Some closings are good because they "weed out" groups that cause problems and bad publicity for the Greek system, and give the organization a chance to start anew in a few years with (hopefully) a more responsible group of members.