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Originally posted by exlurker
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.
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This may be the case w/ DDD, but I do know for a fact that the new president installed at the time was systematically eliminating Greek life as part of his administration. (I know because he ws still the prez during my years there and I asked him personally.
) There's a whole mish-mash of reasons why, depending on who you ask. DDD must have been a bit more proactive than most if they withdrew on their own. If they hadn't, the administration would have eventually taken it from them. That's probably where the idea came from.
Adrienne
(Boston U CAS 1990)