Duke's Alpha Omicron Pi chapter to close

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE

I don't mean to offend anyone, but why is it such a bad thing when an unsuccessful chapter closes?

Wouldn't you rather have a chapter of your GLO be shut down than be known as the worst chapter on campus that never meets quota, has a bad reputation, etc? (that question is obviously for sorority women)

I think it's a waste of time, money, and effort when these kind of chapters just linger on and on. It also isn't fair to the handful of individuals in a chapter like that who continuously strive to improve their chapter only to make little or no changes.

That's very easy for you to say, but many of the women on this board have been in chapters who have closed, and according to them, it's much more complicated than that. It's really easy for outsiders to say "well isn't it better?" but people don't consider that there are people's feelings involved and the issue is not as black and white as you make it seem. Sure a chapter may have a numbers issue, financial issue, or something like that, but consider that there are women in that chapter who love the organization and have alot invested in that chapter (which has been a big part of their life in college).

Ok, so a chapter of my sorority doesn't match quota and isn't regarded as the "best chapter ever?" So? Who am I to say that they are better off closed?