Well, if they've indicated to the school they are no longer an APO chapter, then this would be expected by them.
Alpha Delta is in the Duquesne IFC, which basically means that once those who are brothers of APO have graduated, the school moves back to being a decent extension possibility. In fact in some ways having Alpha Delta there would be helpful in at least one way, if Gamma Sigma Sigma at Duquesne continues to consider Alpha Delta as their brother fraternity, they are less likely to affect an extension effort than the average GSS chapter.
As for Alpha Delta's situation at Duquesne, the school appears to have recently completed an effort to get rid of its locals either by having their affiliate with a National or by getting rid of them entirely. Yes, Alpha Delta is a national, but in terms of certain characteristics it is closer to some of the locals that they've gotten rid of than the Nationals that replaced them. Oddly enough I could see Alpha Delta at Duquesne getting some pressure to affiliate with an NIC fraternity (Just to pick one out of the air, Kappa Alpha Order doesn't have chapters at any of the three schools with Alpha Delta)
OTOH, I could see Alpha Delta being better able to handle the rules on who has to live in the dorms than the other Fraternities at Duquesne.
One other difference between Duquesne and Maine in terms of rechartering APO there at some time in the short term future. Section 94 (ME/NH/VT) is relatively poorly staffed with large distances between the chapters and although there are brothers at the new chapter at Husson College, ten miles away, section 94 probably has easier extension targets.
OTOH, Southwest PA (sections 65 & 66) have a fairly complete coverage of the Colleges and Universities in the area. In fact prior to the last couple of chapters going inactive, two year schools were actually serious targets (and I think still are). Duquesne is now by *far* the largest four year school (>10,000 total enrollment) in Southwest PA (and possibly Western PA) without a chapter. It also has at least 3 active chapters that can reach Duquesne by *a* city bus (no transfer!) (Pitt, Carnegie-Mellon and Carlow) and as best as I can tell by the amount of people on National/Regional Committees from the Pittsburgh area, experienced local staff as well. School's decision on having us return of course trumps all of this...
Yes, this has gone on longer than I intended...
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