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Originally posted by Betarulz!
I'm all for expansion, particulalry re-colonization.
What I'm going to say next may be off the point, but I think it raises a valid question.
What bothers me is when an organization puts expansion ahead of fixing chapters that are having problems and are in need of assistance.
I won't name the organization, but my 2nd cousin's chapter had a wholesale exodus from his chapter during the past summer and 1st semester. They went from about 35 members to now just having 8. Their house is only still open due to the generous gifts of alumni...they get one meal a day from a neighboring chapter, they can't heat every part of the house, they have only a tiny rush budget, and it is hard to compete against houses of 80 when you are not winning things on campus, and you are left trying to show off your social calendar as a reason to join.
My cousin has worked his ass of trying to get anyone within their standards to join, and keep brothers from quitting. He was told that he was going to have an Educational Consultant (or similar position...we call them EC's in Beta) from his International Org, only to be told that the guy decided he was going to help with the colonization of another campus instead.
The question that this leads me to is: Where is the line drawn between helping brothers, particularly ones who are trying to fix a wrong, and just deciding to cut your losses?
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Betarulz,
I completely agree...sometimes it seems like HQ's would rather start a fresh new chapter than help a 60 year old one with "warts and all." The problem with that is you piss off lots of alumni. Some groups have the manpower and $$$ to have 6 colonies going and help all their struggling chapters, but that's not always feasible. A man's got to know his limitations, as they say.