My chapter, Delta Omicron of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity at Illinois State University closed in 1993.
Membership was very low, and the chapter decided to turn in the charter and disband. Alumni were not involved in this decision
As a founding father of my chapter, I was quite angry. I worked very hard for nearly 2 years to get to the point where we could charter and gain IFC recognition. To see it all just go away only a few years after I was gone was horrible.
During this period, ISU had several other fraternities close due to low membership. It wasnt just the Alpha Sigs with low numbers. It was the early 90s and GLO's everywhere were experiencing low membership. The 80s had been a boom time for GLO membership numbers. After every boom comes a bust.
Our old chapter house at ISU is presently the home of TKE. There are no current plans to reactivate Delta Omicron chapter.
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