Sigma Alpha Epsilon also withdrew from the NIC back in the 1970-80s, but eventually rejoined. My fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha, considered withdrawing about the same time, but I'm not certain if we actually did or not. Delta Kappa Epsilon is an old fraternity with much power and political influence (both President Bushes, Dan Quayle, President Ford). It was DKE that independently took the initiative to organize their political friends to get the Freedom of Speech & Association Act passed by Congress in 1998. That is the law that prevents universities from punishing you because you're in a fraternity or sorority; the law that says we can't be forced to delay rush. On the national level, I'm told there seems to be a lot of dissention among NIC members over the issues of how to respond to the (real or perceived) abuse of fraternity & sorority chapters by administrators.
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