Duke's Alpha Omicron Pi chapter to close

[AGDee]

I think when a chapter is really struggling, it becomes exhausting and is not the positive collegiate sisterhood experience that it should be. That's when chapters say "enough already, we should let it go" and vote to close.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I think when a chapter is really struggling, it becomes exhausting and is not the positive collegiate sisterhood experience that it should be. That's when chapters say "enough already, we should let it go" and vote to close.

And can you really blame them? Unfortunately, we know tent talk is often undeserved. How do you change a reputation that wasn't necessarily deserved in the first place?

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I think when a chapter is really struggling, it becomes exhausting and is not the positive collegiate sisterhood experience that it should be. That's when chapters say "enough already, we should let it go" and vote to close.

Yes (from experience)

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

I don't know how common it is, but it happens. When I was in school, the Kappa Delta chapter on my campus voted to close. It was just becoming too much of a struggle to continue as an active chapter. I don't think that any chapter faced with such a decision takes it lightly.

Ours was that way as well and no it's not an easy decision in any sense of the word.....

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

That's sad to hear. I wonder how the other chapters will do now that the low man on the totum pole is out of the picture? When the bottom chapter goes, there is always a new bottom chapter.

Sad but true...

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

That's sad to hear. I wonder how the other chapters will do now that the low man on the totum pole is out of the picture? When the bottom chapter goes, there is always a new bottom chapter.

This is so true. Groups will talk crap about the smaller group on campus, not realizing that once "Small Chapter" closes, someone has to become the new "Small Chapter." This is why we try to discourage the sorts of things that compund chapter struggles like dirty rushing, rumos, etc.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is so true. Groups will talk crap about the smaller group on campus, not realizing that once "Small Chapter" closes, someone has to become the new "Small Chapter." This is why we try to discourage the sorts of things that compund chapter struggles like dirty rushing, rumos, etc.

And it probably doesn't help that the founder of "that website" is a Duke alumnus.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

And it probably doesn't help that the founder of "that website" is a Duke alumnus.

Interesting.

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

And it probably doesn't help that the founder of "that website" is a Duke alumnus.

What website? As for voting to disband a chapter, I personally would rather vote to disband a chapter rather than having someone else (from national/international) come in and tell me that it was closing. At least by voting to close, you get to do it on your terms.

[libelle]

In the short-run I guess the gossipers and trash talkers feel better about themselves but in the long-run it brings everyone down.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

What website? As for voting to disband a chapter, I personally would rather vote to disband a chapter rather than having someone else (from national/international) come in and tell me that it was closing. At least by voting to close, you get to do it on your terms.

Sent you a PM!

I agree with you about voting to disband rather than letting national/international come in and close the chapter.

[AOII Angel]

If the chapter votes to close, I think (Inter)Nationals has a better chance of keeping the sisters as alumnae. I would think you'd get a pretty high number of sisters deciding to never have anything to do with their sorority again if headquarters just closed them in this situation. I'm sure the chapter knows the writing is on the wall, but they are included in the decision to close.

[dukemama]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

What website?

juicycampus.com

[Low C Sharp]

When the bottom chapter goes, there is always a new bottom chapter.

That's exactly what happened at Duke. When my friends were in AOPi, Alpha Phi was the campus punching bag. Many, many girls suicided or dropped out of rush rather than take a bid from Alpha Phi. Of course, APhi successfully recolonized/reorganized, they are thriving, and the next thing you know, AOPi is missing quota just like APhi did before.
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Vaporizers

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

That's exactly what happened at Duke. When my friends were in AOPi, Alpha Phi was the campus punching bag. Many, many girls suicided or dropped out of rush rather than take a bid from Alpha Phi. Of course, APhi successfully recolonized/reorganized, they are thriving, and the next thing you know, AOPi is missing quota just like APhi did before.

Will they ever learn?! Probably not.