Ole Miss Theta Is Closing

[Iota1086]

Originally Posted by shadokat

Average chapter size after Fall recruitment at Ole Miss was around 410 - Theta had 273 women. It's a shame that 91 women accepted bids to this chapter this fall, only for this to happen.

The 91 who accepted bids were allowed to drop without penalty and supposedly receive a refund from Theta National.

FYI most of the large Theta houses in the South are at or also below the local school PNC average.

[33girl]

I am guessing the pledges were not automatically released since the chapter isn’t officially closing until the end of the semester?

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by Iota1086

The 91 who accepted bids were allowed to drop without penalty and supposedly receive a refund from Theta National.

FYI most of the large Theta houses in the South are at or also below the local school PNC average.

Was it really necessary to take that shot at Theta? Theta enjoys a very strong national reputation regardless of what happened at Ole Miss. I don't think it's fair to extrapolate some regional problem based on one closure. Every NPC has weak chapters.

[Iota1086]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Was it really necessary to take that shot at Theta? Theta enjoys a very strong national reputation regardless of what happened at Ole Miss. I don't think it's fair to extrapolate some regional problem based on one closure. Every NPC has weak chapters.

My point was EZ was not the only chapter “below the Panhellenic total”, the reason Theta National disestablished the chapter. There are some very strong chapters in the south membership wise. But is that how you rate a chapter, by just above or below an average? Or do you also look at campus leadership, philanthropic hours, philanthropy fund raising, and academics?

[celebcj]

I find it interesting the university is saying HQ didn't consult them, and HQ reiterated they did talk with university officials before making this decision...

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by Iota1086

My point was EZ was not the only chapter “below the Panhellenic total”, the reason Theta National disestablished the chapter. There are some very strong chapters in the south membership wise. But is that how you rate a chapter, by just above or below an average? Or do you also look at campus leadership, philanthropic hours, philanthropy fund raising, and academics?

Iota1086, I am trying to restrain myself. We are all grieving the loss of our home. Your comments are uninformed as to the true situation. And you know what? I don't feel like airing all of our dirty laundry publicly just to satisfy you. There are those of us who saw this closure coming several years ago. We know why it happened and were not entirely surprised. We are hurting and angry. We are supporting each other as best we can.

It matters far more what the situation and environment is at Ole Miss than other campuses. The Ole Miss Greek system is toxic, petty and vicious. How the Thetas held their heads up in that place for as long as we did is a testament to their strength of character.

The manner in how the closure was handled was thoughtless and unnecessarily cruel. I have no comment on that.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Was it really necessary to take that shot at Theta? Theta enjoys a very strong national reputation regardless of what happened at Ole Miss. I don't think it's fair to extrapolate some regional problem based on one closure. Every NPC has weak chapters.

Thank you, irishpipes, for maintaining your wonderful annual NPC numbers report that cover the NPC world.