WSU Sigma Nu Charter Revoked (Hazing)

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Well said brother.

Yes, it was.

But with the definition (or lack thereof) of hazing these days, you can still lose your charter for those seemingly harmless things.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Yes, it was.

But with the definition (or lack thereof) of hazing these days, you can still lose your charter for those seemingly harmless things.

Which is why it's mandatory in our organization that there be semesterly Risk Reduction meetings which are mandatory for all members to attend. We have to have everyone sign a sheet. Said sheet is mailed each semester to HQ.

In other words, there's no excuse for ignorance. Everyone should know that dressing up in a manner not normally publicly acceptable, scavenger hunts, etc. are verboten.

Also, I doubt HQ would close a chapter based on "harmless" evidence as you call it -- even if it were hazing. There are much less extreme ways of dealing with a chapter. I have no inside info, but I tend to think that the only way HQ closes a chapter is when that chapter is not being forthcoming with HQ regarding whatever conspiracy or HQ thinks that the culture of the chapter has become so corrupt that the only way to "fix" the chapter is to take the scorched earth approach, destroy it and then rebuild it.

[couggirl]

My cousin is a Sigma Chi from WSU. I am just curious as to when they lost their house? I have not taked to him in a while and have not been to campus in years, but last time I heard all the fraternaties had houses.

[SigKapCoug]

Originally Posted by couggirl

My cousin is a Sigma Chi from WSU. I am just curious as to when they lost their house? I have not taked to him in a while and have not been to campus in years, but last time I heard all the fraternaties had houses.

Sigma Chi has not had a chapter house since I've been on campus (fall 2005). If they did, I assume they sold it when they left campus (I think the group now is a re-colonization, but I could be wrong).

TKE is also unhoused - when they were shut down Phi Kappa Sigma/Skullhouse moved in.

SAE is unhoused as well, but only until December when renovations are complete.

The rest of the WSU fraternities and the NPC sororities (+ Ceres) are housed.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by SigKapCoug

Sigma Chi has not had a chapter house since I've been on campus (fall 2005). If they did, I assume they sold it when they left campus (I think the group now is a re-colonization, but I could be wrong).

TKE is also unhoused - when they were shut down Phi Kappa Sigma/Skullhouse moved in.

SAE is unhoused as well, but only until December when renovations are complete.

The rest of the WSU fraternities and the NPC sororities (+ Ceres) are housed.

I thought I saw a banner on a house with Sigma Chi's name and Cross on California on the same block as APhi. It wasn't a very big house, but I walked by it on the way to my house.

[SigKapCoug]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I thought I saw a banner on a house with Sigma Chi's name and Cross on California on the same block as APhi. It wasn't a very big house, but I walked by it on the way to my house.

Oh, maybe! Next time I'm over on California I'll look. I just checked the WSU website and it says "Sigma Chi: Not living in chapter house during reconstruction." So it appears you're right.

It'd be nice to have all the chapters housed again. It seems like a big disadvantage to not have a house when everyone else does.

[jksigmachi]

I realize that a lot of this thread was posted a while ago- In repsonse to Sigma Chi, the fraternity never actually shut down.

In 2004 two things happened:
1) the alumni did some "house cleaning" on some members who were engaging in some inappropriate activities
2) the house was condemned for safety reasons, and torn to the ground.

There was a brief fund raising drive, but when total membership in the chapter dropped to 3 people...well, construction of a new house was put on hold- indefinitely. The chapter never shut down, but growth has been slow (4 years later we have 10 people and two pledges).

Currently, Sigma Chi is located next door to Alpha Phi (in the small white house). The big parking lot in between this house house and pikes' is where the Sigma Chi chapter house used to be. The parking lot is maintained by Sigma Chi.

[banditone]

Update: According to the latest Sigma Nu Delta magazine, the Washington State (Delta Iota) chapter will be coming back on in the Fall of 2009.

Any WSU people around? What happened to their house?