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Originally posted by STL Kappa
The reason the chapter closed was simply that they were struggling with numbers. The SK chapter had about 55 members going into 2003 recruitment. Nationals said that in order to keep their status as a chapter, there would need to be at least 100 members by December 31, 2003. (The other 13 sororities at Mizzou had totals between 150-200... give or take a few!) When that was not achieved, the chapter voted on January 28, 2004 to become dormant. Both the chapter and Greek Life said they could not "pinpoint a specific reason" why the numbers declined... Sigma Kappa's number were declining even though recruitment numbers were increasing.
I have several good friends who became Sigma Kappas at another chapter, and one urged me that this was not the "real" reason the chapter closed... but I'm confident that was speculation or rumor because she (and I!) were still in high school when the SK chapter at Mizzou closed... leading me to believe she may not know all the facts.
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The Mizzou house did close based off of numbers, that's it. My chapter had helped them many times in recruitment but it just never seemed to be enough. It was a very sad day finding out that the doors were closing. I am hopeful that in the coming years recolinization is considered because of the strong alumnae base in Missouri along with the other wonderful chapters in the state.
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