Alpha Chi Omega Will Close at U of Arizona in May

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http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/med...-3635616.shtml

Edited to add URL for Alpha Chi Omega HQ site's announcement:
http://www.alphachiomega.org/whats_n...12219200912472

Excerpts from article on campus paper's site:

. . . The national council of Alpha Chi Omega announced the elimination of the Beta Lambda charter at the University of Arizona, as stated by their press release Tuesday evening.

Members of the Alpha Chi Omega national grand council were flown in to report the news to Alpha Chi's 67 members, on Monday evening.

"Over the past couple of days, the national council of Alpha Chi Omega voted to close the Beta Lambda chapter of the University of Arizona," said Associate Executive Director Beth Conder. "The chapter was notified last night about the decision, we answered any questions they might have and walked them through the past few years and why that decision was made."

Ever since Alpha Chi Omega was re-organized in 1999, the UA sorority hit several obstacles in regards to the member quota of their chapter, Conder said.

. . . The Beta Lambda chapter has had no issues involved with risk management since its 1999 re-organization. It was more about the chapter's struggle to reach annual quota, Conder said.

She said the chapter had continuously struggled to be competitive with other chapters at the UA.

The news came as a surprise to all of Alpha Chi's members, including the former and current president of the Beta Lambda chapter.

"We never saw it coming," said Rachel Levine, a communications senior and Alpha Chi Omega member.

"We just finished off spring recruitment," Levine said. "I just feel that it is unfair to all of our new members in addition to our young active members."

. . . Marsha Brady, national president of Alpha Chi Omega, said although the announcement has been officially recognized, the chapter would continue to participate as an active house in the Greek community until May. . . .