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Originally posted by sugar and spice
As for the closing at Oregon -- the article on Bucknell in the Trident says that it's the first time a Tri Delt chapter has ever been closed for alcohol and hazing violations, so I imagine all the other closings were probably for numbers. I don't know much about Oregon but from what I do know, they were having a lot of internal issues that translated into a numbers problem.
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Sorry to crash, but I thought you might be interested. I was at school at Oregon when Tri Delt closed. It was really sad to see the chapter close - they really were a great group of girls but the greek system at Oregon has been having problems for a while. Kappa Alpha Theta closed in 97, Tri Delt in 1999 or 2000 and now another chapter is really struggling too. Not to mention a number of fraternity closures. The Tri Delt chapter was struggling with numbers for a while, but it actually got worse after Theta closed. Of course there may have been internal issues that I don't know about, but the girls I knew said it was mainly that they had been struggling with numbers for so long and they weren't really getting any support from the university, the rest of the greek community or the national org. (Some of the other sororities on our campus are downright VISCIOUS during formal rush.) Plus almost every other chapter on campus was at or near total - they had about 30 members and total was 90. Their last year on campus they got 2 girls from formal rush and quota was in the high twenties. They voted to close soon after. Like I said though, they really were a great group of girls and they seemed to have a really close sisterhood. But having to worry about numbers all the time can really wear a chapter down. Very sad. I hope both the Tri Delts and the Thetas can both come back to campus soon but I think the campus panhel needs to resolve some of its current problems first.
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