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I speak from experience when I say that operating a chapter house that is not filled to capacity is one of the worst things you can do to your organization. It's much easier on everyone involved to clearly explain the live-in requirement from day one, and ENFORCE it. Can your chapter survive on your campus without a physical house? In this day and age, it's the rare unhoused chapter who can grow and endure on a campus where all other chapters are housed. Again, experience talking there.
The bills still need to be paid whether the house is full or not. Guess who is responsible for the bills? That's right, the chapter! What if the chapter doesn't pay the bills? Guess who pays, the surplus or house/building fund. What happens when all that money runs out? Well, either you start over from the beginning or sell the house. Again, from experience, starting over from the beginning is HARD on everyone--collegiate members, alumnae, advisers, house corp. officers--EVERYONE.
Either you fill the house or sell the house. No games, no silliness, either fill it or sell it. Someone doesn't want to live in, fine, then if that means you have to suspend a member then do it, and collect every dime they owe the chapter and house corp when you pull their pin.
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"If you want to criticize my methods, fine. But you can keep your snide remarks to yourself. And while you're at it, don't criticize my methods." Rupert Giles, BtVS
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