Lambda Chi Alpha Closes Ball State Chapter

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Lambda Chi Alpha closes chapter at Ball State

January 6, 2005
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Muncie -- A Ball State University fraternity with a history of sanctions has been closed.
National officials of Lambda Chi Alpha closed the Ball State chapter Tuesday, saying it didn't meet minimum standards.
The chapter's current members were evicted from the house, which was boarded up. Alternative housing has been arranged for the students.
Lynda Wiley, Ball State's student organizations and activities director, said declining membership and mismanagement of funds contributed to the decision to close the chapter.
Last spring, police raided the Lambda Chi house and arrested and ticketed 87 underage drinkers. Ball State had banned alcohol on the fraternity's grounds and at its social events.
Chris Sanders, the fraternity's social chairman last year, said recent university policies have put a damper on fraternities and sororities.
"I'm just not sure the Greek scene at Ball State will be around much longer," he said.
Four other Ball State fraternities have been closed since 2002. The university closed three -- Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Chi and Beta Theta Pi -- because they could not make mortgage payments on loans co-signed by Ball State. Theta Xi's national organization closed its local chapter after a hazing incident.