The closed schools with chapters...

[KDCat]

"Dormant" is a better word. "Closed" sounds like something went wrong for the chapter, not that the college merged with a university.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by KDCat

Merged?

Of the charters that could be considered "Merged", the ones at SLU & Parks College/SLU were the only one that I know both chapters were active at the time of the Merger. The Merging of the active did *not* go smoothly. (The chapter at SLU was co-ed, the chapter at Parks College/SLU was all-male).

But there really is no difference in the status of the charter than if Parks College had simply been closed with no effort to merge the campuses.

[MysticCat]

But the problem people are having is lumping schools that actually closed and schools that merged with other schools under the same "closed school" umbrella. Based on the title and the OP at least, this thread is about closed schools, not closed chapters. It's just plain confusing to conflate closures of schools and mergers of schools. A school that merged with another school isn't closed, even if that merger resulted in one chapter going dormant, likely forever.

[AlphaGamGirl13]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

From what I remember hearing, Lambuth was a church-related school and the church could not afford to continue to operate it. But that's just what I heard; I don't know for sure.
I imagine the active sorority members became alumnae, unless they transferred to another institution with their GLO and affiliated with that chapter.

I was president of my sorority when Lambuth closed. We all became alums together. Overall it was a very sad process, honestly. Lambuth had been operating in debt for a long while and finally realized that the debt was growing too quickly to overcome, so they really had no choice but to close. None of our girls affiliated with another chapter, but I know some girls from other organizations joined new chapters. Lambuth did offer summer classes until they closed so all of our seniors, some of our juniors, and even two of our sophomores who were ahead on credit hours were able to graduate.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamGirl13

I was president of my sorority when Lambuth closed. We all became alums together. Overall it was a very sad process, honestly. Lambuth had been operating in debt for a long while and finally realized that the debt was growing too quickly to overcome, so they really had no choice but to close. None of our girls affiliated with another chapter, but I know some girls from other organizations joined new chapters. Lambuth did offer summer classes until they closed so all of our seniors, some of our juniors, and even two of our sophomores who were ahead on credit hours were able to graduate.

It was so sad when Lambuth closed. I'm sorry that both your school and chapter are closed.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

It was so sad when Lambuth closed. I'm sorry that both your school and chapter are closed.

It seemed to happen with very little notice, too.

[Just interested]

Hasn't the campus now become a satellite campus to University of Memphis or am I dreaming that? I have some friends who were connected with Lambuth and indeed it was very sad for all concerned.

[amIblue?]

Yes, it is now known as University of Memphis-Lambuth.