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Originally posted by pialpha92
That being said... can we please try to refrain from rumors like this on the boards. I know the question was asked out of curiosity about the situation but until something is 100% it is really not fair to the chapter to speculate on it. I know that my collegiate chapter has been 'going to close' for at least 20 years now - pnm's have even been told that during parties by members of other groups  ... and while happily it is still going strong it doesn't stop the rumors from hurting the chapter during recruitment.
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On one hand, I can see how rumors may not be a good idea, because they can hurt recruitment -- but on the other hand, I think as long as it's prefaced with the fact that the poster has no idea as to whether or not it's true, I think it should be okay . . . Education can never hurt -- if we don't ask questions like these, there might be a bunch of people wondering or even assuming that the chapter is going to close, and by bringing up the idea for discussion, others can find out this is not true. One of the posters in this thread even said, "Yeah, this rumor's been going around for a while, and it hasn't happened yet, so I doubt it will . . ."
I think these threads can help as much as they might hurt.