Chapter Divide

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by feaster11

My fraternity is one of the oldest ones, but we are just being re-opened on our campus after being shut down a few years back.

Check to see if your national organization has rules regarding recruitment. If so, use that to give the power back to the chapter. National bylaws should supercede chapter bylaws.

[33girl]

The fact of the matter is that without Group B, you wouldn't have gotten your charter. This is so common it's unreal, in fraternities and sororities. You can't go back and change it now. I know it sounds Pollyannaish, but try to get the 2 groups to connect on some level. The divide is no doubt obvious to all of the campus.

Allowing bids to be given out when the majority of the group doesn't know the guy is a sure ticket to chapter destruction. I agree w/ k_s, change your bylaws asap - if you need to, call up your HQ and ask them if there's a way they can "force" you to return the power of bid-giving back to the entire chapter.