Chi Phi at Lehigh: All Current Members Become Alums (Hazing, etc.)

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by 33girl

But if the alums are friends with/in touch with the current members, a housecleaning will lead to the exact opposite result.

I agree.

However, it might be that the alums didn't really know (what ever that might mean) any of the current members. Or it might be that the members were going to get removed one way or the other. As such, the alums were able to "save" the chapter while making sure that the current members (friends or not) were allowed to go alum.

I guess my point is that it is unusual that all the members of a chapter are removed, yet the chapter remains active.

Given the bolded part below...

"The task of forming the next Chi Phi new member class for the spring of 2011 now falls on the chapter's local alumni association and representatives from Chi Phi national headquarters."

...seems to indicate that the powers that be at Lehigh are willing to allow the Chi Phi chapter (name as it were) to remain. Plus they are flat out stating that the local alumni will have a say in membership selection. Thus the direction of the chapter.

The lack of loosing the chapter's charter - while the whole membership is made to go alum - normally only happens when a chapter has influential alumni. And often with "deep pockets" to boot.