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Originally posted by DolphinChicaDDD
Our Alpha Chapter at Boston U is back and running. I know it closed for awhile, but I think that is because Boston got rid of all Greek Life in the late 70's-80s.
Can anyone confirm that, btw?
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DolphinChicaDDD,
Tri Delta's Alpha chapter turned in its charter in 1970. Apparently it wasn't demanded by the BU administration, though. According to the 1988 History of Tri Delta,
"In the latter part of the 1960s, the climate for fraternities at Boston deteriorated steadily. Declining numbers of rushees, apathy, and fewer members all contributed to the discouragement. In the fall of 1970, when Alpha Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma closed their Boston chapters, Alpha Chapter, with only seven members returning to school, decided to ask the Executive Board to withdraw its charter too."
Alpha was reinstalled in 1984.