[Erik P Conard]

For those of you who want further light on the dissolution of the
many fraternities and sororities, get a copy of Baird's Manual.
It is in many libraries, and it can be borrowed through inter-library loan. The reasons for these outfits imploding or folding up
or merging are legion. Some were simply miserable clubs and
others were politically torn apart. In a very few cases were they
happy endings; most were not.
Theta U and I Alpha Pi were simply unsuccessful outfits, my own
opinion. I have seen some of their chapters, none were of a high
quality. Beta Sigma Omicron was one who placed chapters in
principally women's schools and could not compete on the other
"regular" campuses.
The "teachers college" ones were not without some top chapters,
though...but they simply felt they could no longer thrive in such an
environment. Delta Zeta & Alpha Gam got some goodies here.
I am not saying that in isolated locations there were no
competitive chapters. But they'd be rare, so this is a judgement call--no more.
Many heartbreaking stories in these, and if you are in a mood to
be depressed, get a copy of Baird's and read of these days...and
they are hardly halcyon.