New Sister with a Chapter Problem

[AOII Angel]

The situation must have been far worse than she let on to have the nationals close the chapter. The behavior sounds pretty engrained if the alumnae refused to change! Beautifulnite...I'm sorry that your class, who wanted to make a change, will not be allowed to continue your chapter. Maybe you guys should band together and petition your nationals to let you guys rebuild the chapter. Of course, things may be way past that stage. Best of luck.

[Zillini]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The situation must have been far worse than she let on to have the nationals close the chapter. The behavior sounds pretty engrained if the alumnae refused to change! Beautifulnite...I'm sorry that your class, who wanted to make a change, will not be allowed to continue your chapter. Maybe you guys should band together and petition your nationals to let you guys rebuild the chapter. Of course, things may be way past that stage. Best of luck.

My thoughts exactly. Inat'l must have discovered severe hazing and not just piddly stuff like the OP suggested. In my personal experience I've never heard of a chapter getting shut down over minor hazing. Put on probation, including social, and chapter wide education programming yes, but never losing a charter. I suspect HQ also discovered little remorse or willingness to change.

For your sake beautifulnite and those who wanted to change things with you, I'm sorry it came to this. I'm sorry you were not able to change your other sisters minds. I'm sorry that the hazers were not willing to realize they were putting their new members' lives, their own membership and the chapter's charter in jeopardy.

I know it's little consolation to you, but your Inat'l must protect the organization as a whole. The actions of one chapter can have severe ramifications for the whole org. Hazing can be dangerous and we must protect our newest members. Lawsuits can cost big bucks and the negative publicity that always comes about paints the entire org as guilty.

[LegallyBrunette]

Originally Posted by honeychile

(my bold)

Shame on them. I hope that you have a chance to be involved with a really wonderful alumnae association, and learn what your sorority is really all about. And if you so desire, become an advisor to a chapter. You seem to have exactly what's needed!

I am so sorry to hear about your chapter closing and it is truly a shame that some alumnae were unsupportive. I agree with honey that if you have the opportunity, you should try to remain involved. Although I'd imagine it's very hard to recognize right now, all of the NPC orgs are much bigger than their collegiate chapters and you can still have a positive experience as an alumna. Best wishes.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

The situation must have been far worse than she let on to have the nationals close the chapter. The behavior sounds pretty engrained if the alumnae refused to change! Beautifulnite...I'm sorry that your class, who wanted to make a change, will not be allowed to continue your chapter. Maybe you guys should band together and petition your nationals to let you guys rebuild the chapter. Of course, things may be way past that stage. Best of luck.

I think you are right, but on the other hand, she said something to the effect of 'it's not really that bad, unless something horrible went wrong'.