In what circumstances would you support reorganization or closing?

[33girl]

I don't support immediate recolonizations or reorganizations ever, unless it can be shown that the chapter members are agreeing to it VOLUNTARILY. "Turn in your charter or we'll close you" is not voluntary. "Pay off your $6000 debt in 3 months or we'll close you" is not voluntary. "Triple your chapter size in a semester or we'll close you" is not voluntary. "We're all seniors and juniors and happy to go alum early because we're completely burnt out" is voluntary.

And if your group does do one of these - YOU NEED TO TREAT THOSE NEW ALUMS LIKE GOLD. Don't tell them to not wear their letters. Don't tell them to stay away from the house. Don't say you want them involved and then flip the script when you realize, duh, they really are going to participate! If this truly is a voluntary closing, the new alums will be GLAD to step back and not rush or do stuff like that. The "new" active chapter will have to learn their history and who their alums are sooner or later - to try and hide it from them by doing the above things is disrespectful to the new girls as well as the old.

Hazing, risk management, etc - these should be dealt with by expelling the individuals that did it. If it keeps happening after that, close it up.

And as far as numbers are concerned, if there's not a huge house to fill, if there are enough to operate the chapter, and they manage to stay at that size, it shouldn't be an issue. Keep it open. Not everyone wants to be in a big chapter.