How did the DePauw situation turn out?

[Benzgirl]

/crashing
I'm sure each side has it's opinion. Here is what is on the DePauw website....
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=20395

[Monica_Seattle]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

/crashing

Yeah, yeah, I know: God, THIS again? I guess it would just be fine and dandy to "get over it". I'm really not trying to be a rabble-rouser (or worse) here; but (1) when your sorority was the butt of late-night talk show jokes for a week straight; (2) your sorority has the reputation of dissing your freaking DELTA chapter; and (3) the only people who will talk to you frankly about the situation are non-Greeks and other Greeks and not your own sisters (I got the standard stuff from my alumnae chapter rep before the PR firm came in, but no DZ ever spoke up otherwise when I reached out) - well, it sticks in my craw.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Monica_Seattle

Yeah, yeah, I know: God, THIS again? I guess it would just be fine and dandy to "get over it". I'm really not trying to be a rabble-rouser (or worse) here; but (1) when your sorority was the butt of late-night talk show jokes for a week straight; (2) your sorority has the reputation of dissing your freaking DELTA chapter; and (3) the only people who will talk to you frankly about the situation are non-Greeks and other Greeks and not your own sisters (I got the standard stuff from my alumnae chapter rep before the PR firm came in, but no DZ ever spoke up otherwise when I reached out) - well, it sticks in my craw.

??? I think you misunderstood her use of the term "crashing"

She meant she was responding as a non-DZ in the DZ forum.

[Monica_Seattle]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

She meant she was responding as a non-DZ in the DZ forum.

OIC. Thanks for the clarification!

[SWTXBelle]

My hope is that EVERYONE - Delta Zeta and non-Delta Zeta alike - has learned a great deal from the experience. I also hope that Delta Zeta is able to re-organize later.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by Monica_Seattle

Yeah, yeah, I know: God, THIS again? I guess it would just be fine and dandy to "get over it". I'm really not trying to be a rabble-rouser (or worse) here; but (1) when your sorority was the butt of late-night talk show jokes for a week straight; (2) your sorority has the reputation of dissing your freaking DELTA chapter; .

You've mentioned this twice already, (the whole "freaking DELTA chapter" thing).

Would you have felt any differently if it wasn't a single-letter chapter?

Just curious.

[Monica_Seattle]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

You've mentioned this twice already, (the whole "freaking DELTA chapter" thing).

Would you have felt any differently if it wasn't a single-letter chapter?

Just curious.

It just IMO shows how little history is actually respected. I would think that it would be a matter of pride to make sure that your oldest chapters stay active; it's an embarrassment otherwise - although granted not as much as if Alpha chapter were to close.

JMO.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Monica_Seattle

It just IMO shows how little history is actually respected. I would think that it would be a matter of pride to make sure that your oldest chapters stay active; it's an embarrassment otherwise - although granted not as much as if Alpha chapter were to close.

JMO.

It's likely they reacted the way they did because it WAS their Delta chapter and they wanted the chapter to celebrate it's centennial, hence their insistence on reopening in a very short time.

[Benzgirl]

Just what pieces I know....

DePauw enrollment has not increased much in the last 10-15 years, but the chapter size has increased. If you are still getting the same numbers going through recruitment, the big get bigger and the small get smaller.

I can't say this is the only reason the chapters have closed, but that could be part of it. I wonder if the same three chapters would have closed if there had been an imposed Chapter Total?