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Originally posted by breathesgelatin
So, they've done it. A couple of you know about this from my first post about it.

I don't think they're going to get recognized. We'll see. I don't think it's good for IFC relations, national or local. Hopefully it all works out for the guys. Although they have sort of subtly threatened to pass out bids in October or November if they don't get recognized (which would be really odd, since we have a winter rush).

Why I don't think they'll get recognized: They can't get their house back. The school owns the house and SigEp holds the lease for the next 3 years, when they plan to recolonize. I don't know where they'll be able to find a house as remotely as nice as the houses we now have on campus. Plus the school requires that all recongized fraternities' houses be owned by the school, and there aren't any unleased ones. Compound that to the fact that we don't have enough guys to support 15 fraternities (much less 16) anymore... and I think the whole situation is awkward. (The school was all guys until 1985 and has only gotten to 50-50 male female in the past 2 years or so... Numbers have been dropping due to this.)

From one of the school papers:

http://www.thetrident.org/news/525730.html



With members' initiation into Alpha Delta Phi, fraternity leaders say the chapter is on the road to recovery and business is proceeding as usual: they are carrying on with regular rush, playing intramurals, and holding regular chapter meetings. Also, they are actively searching to buy a new fraternity house with money being raised from Alpha Delt alumni.

Did Alpha Delta Phi used to have a chapter at WL?