I've been involved in similar circumstances. The administration will succeed in getting rid of you if they really want it bad enough. Money and alumni donations are the only reason why my university still has a greek system. one fraternity's alumni donated 300,000 dollars to the university. As long as stuff like this is going on, greeks are safe for the most part. However, you can still do something stupid, like haze and get banned.
I really don't think any amount of philanthropy or good deed doing will save you if the university is already set on killing you off. If this is the case, their eyes and ears are closed. Best you dont fuck up anymore, however. They'll use any excuse they can to close a chapter if they really want you gone.
In order to survive, you're going to have to think outside the bubble of the university itself. You need to grab the university by the balls. You need to form a group of alumni and actives to discuss the situation and possible solutions for it (Please note, I'm talking about alumni from all greek social organizations, not just your chapter). The best solution would be for some powerful alumni to step in and "voice their happiness of the university's continued support of greek life." (read in between the lines).
My recomendation is that you meet off campus and meet regularly.
People are apathetic becuase they have no leader. They are scattered, and probably fighting amongst one another while the university kills them off one by one. You need to be that leader. Throw a party, invite a bunch of greek leaders. sit them down, talk about the issue and set the ground work for the meeting i suggested. You want to meet with people on a non-formal basis, in a non-formal discussion. This is to spare your meeting group from being encumbered by rhetoric.
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Originally Posted by ckdCosmo
I go to a small school (maybe 3,000 people, including commuters) and Greek life is pretty small. The administration is trying to get rid of us, and people aren't all that interested in pledging. For whatever reason, most people (including Greeks) don't really care about doing anything that does not involve drinking. The campus is basically saturated with apathy. Has anyone been in/seen a situation like this where you are trying to bring back Greek life? Any tips on how to jumpstart Greek life, get people interested? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.
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