[DeltAlum]

33 and Rudey,

The "problem" at Colorado is really sort of the opposite of most schools -- as Erik has alluded to above.

Basically, the school has taken a "hands off" or "give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves" attitude as oppossed to trying bring more control to bear over Greek Life.

It may be working.

It at least appears that major parts of the system are out of control. Add to that the alleged party school atmosphere that may draw a few less than desirable types to the school and the GLO's and what can happen is the situation where major organizations (like Delt) will likely never return.

At one time our Beta Kappa Chapter at Bolder was one of our strongest, a big house on campus which spawned at least one pro football great and one of the original seven Mercury Astronauts. Beta Kappa alums are well known in Denver civic and economic circles. It was one of the first GLOs West of the Mississippi.

It was closed three times -- the latest in the 1990's. Even some (I would venture to say most) of the Alumni of the chapter don't want to see it recolonized. They were stung to the tune of $1.5 million dollars in donations on the last shelter renovation. The house was trashed within a few months. It was a beautiful stone edifice immediately across the street from the main campus area in a row with several sorority houses. It, and a much smaller armory next door took up most of an entire block. It had the Crest in inlaid wood in the entry foyer floor. The letters are still ingraved in stone above the front door and in steel in the front sidewalk. The last straw. It is now home of the Department of Continuing Education after being purchased by the university.

It is sad.

While it may be correct that the university is attempting to pass off its' Risk Management problems, I believe that the situation is not the same as it is in most cases.

It may be that after an alcohol related death, last years sorority hazing charges and numerous chapter closings that C.U. is trying to bring some order to the chaos.

Not that they don't have enough other problems outside the Greek System.