Duke's Alpha Omicron Pi chapter to close

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Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE

It must be hard to be an alumna and see your chapter close, but I bet it's much harder to have your chapter closed while you're an undergrad.

It is. But, 99.9% of those women would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Most of those chapters that people call "failing" are some of the closest, most loyal chapters you will ever encounter. To those women, it is worth all of the heartache. Sorry, but if you haven't been through it, you simply cannot understand it.

Wouldn't you rather have a chapter of your GLO be shut down than be known as the worst chapter on campus that never meets quota, has a bad reputation, etc?

No. Personally, I am not superficial enough to worry about what people think about a certain chapter. If a chapter is struggling, but trying and working their asses off how can anyone be "ashamed" of how a chapter is perceived? I know I am not like everyone. But, those in struggling chapters are no less my sisters than the ones from the most successful chapters. I personally feel that groups should look at their ailing chapters and care for them before worrying about expansion. What does it say if you have x amount of chapters, but 30% of them have been closed?

One more thing, with girls, as has been said before, you MANY times have the "smallest chapter syndrome." Typically, no matter the campus, your smallest chapter will get a stigma. You may be smaller by 5 girls. But, you might soon hear whispers of the so-called "problems" your chapter is having. Next thing you know, your next rush may be harder because of the rumors. The rushees tend to steer away from the smallest group. If this goes on with everyone else maintaining their numbers, you'll eventually close.

But, that doesn't solve the problem. WHY? Because, you'll still have a "smallest chapter." And, the cycle will continue. Bringing new chapters on doesn't solve the problem. They'll just take their place in the numbers rankings.

It's a very odd thing that I don't see happen with guys as much as girls. That's why I think guys just don't understand the whole thing.