Alumni concerns about property damage to the house, and about grades, apparently prompted the membership review. Excerpts from longer article in the school paper:
After almost a month of waiting, five members of Theta Chi fraternity . . . found out they were officially suspended from the organization. E-mails were sent May 29, following a membership review that took place at the end of the spring semester. The review was conducted by the alumni Corporation Board of the Deta Psi chapter of Theta Chi.
. . . Theta Chi fraternity recently underwent a membership review because some alumni saw "unfavorable trends" and wanted to take action before it turned into a bigger problem.
Some of the members were invited back, but are on academic probation.
Ryan Gerstner, president of the Corporation Board, said that the alumni had seen some unfavorable trends and that the Board was taking preemptive actions before it turned into a real problem. About 45 of the 68 members went through the review process, Gerstner said. Those who didn’t were either graduating seniors or men who decided not to return next year.
“I’m personally excited about it,” Gerstner said. “It gives the guys a clean slate. It gets them refocused on goals and being achievers. That’s what Greek life is all about.”
However, not everyone is as enthusiastic . . . . [name removed], Indianapolis, Ind. junior, was one of the men not invited back to Theta Chi. He said he thinks it’s unfair that the alumni can pick and choose who is in and who is out. . . .
The membership review process consisted of two main components; a written questionnaire about grades and their leadership in the fraternity and an interview with a small group of alumni. In the interview, the men discussed what mistakes they might have made regarding property damage to the house and how they planned to better the fraternity next year.
The decision to conduct the review was made completely by the Corporation Board, without any input from either the national organization or the University. . . .
The article indicates that there is an appeals process available.
See entire article at:
http://www.kansan.com/stories/2006/j...ity_suspended/
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