Tau Epsilon Phi Members Sue Nationals/Possible Dissolution of Fraternity

[Leslie Anne]

I would be sad to see Tep go. I hope they can get things resolved.

[Senusret I]

That's the fraternity of one of the mayoral candidates here in DC. That's sad.

[ms_gwyn]

Wow, I know 2 TEPs very well...one happens to be my boss and is a UF TEP....I will ask his opinion on this....he will not be happy about this...

[LaneSig]

A little further information on TEP's Florida chapter. In this article, it mentions that TEP national officers removed Florida's chapter. The Florida chapter is now a local called Tau Alpha. Unfortunately, they are now facing other issues.

http://www.gainesville.com/article/2...9831?p=1&tc=pg

[oldu]

There is a very good article about this in today's (11/22) NT Times. The members suing have won the first round. The judge has ordered a new election. Likely, however, it is too late. It sounds as though TEP is probably insolvent. One revelation is that the exec. director in 2008 earned $175,000, 40% of the fraternity's income. Given this story, and the problems at a couple NPHC sororities, it is very sad how much damage one person can cause an organization. This must make many TEPs very sad.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by oldu

There is a very good article about this in today's (11/22) NT Times. The members suing have won the first round. The judge has ordered a new election. Likely. however, it is too late. It sounds as though TEP is probably insolvent. One revelation is that the exec. director in 2008 earned $175,000, 40% of the fraternity's income. Given this story, and the problems at a couple NPHC sororities, it is very sad how much damage one person can cause an organization. This must make mant TEPs very sad.

But it's usually not just one person. Usually there are a table full of enablers who won't stand in the way of a rogue president or even executive director because they don't want to be seen as dissenters, or worse yet, because they are waiting for their piece of the pie.

[Kevin]

From my experience with non-profits and particularly fraternities, only the folks we refer to in this part of the country as the 'good 'ol boys' have much chance at advancement, even if there are completely legitimate mechanisms in place for the elections, there are often devices, such as nominating committees or slates which prevent dark horse candidates from having much say.

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by oldu

If they choose to go with one of the formerly predominately Jewish groups, the only one without several duplications is tiny Tau Delta Phi (which is ironic because when that group nearly became extinct in the 70s, some of them merged with TEP chapters).

Tau Delta Phi (previously Phi Delta Theta then Phi Society) here at PSU absorbed our TEP chapter recently

[33girl]

Originally Posted by nittanygirl

Tau Delta Phi (previously Phi Delta Theta then Phi Society) here at PSU absorbed our TEP chapter recently

When did they join Tau Delta Phi???? Were the alums down with that, against it or was it a "find a national or get gone" thing?

And on this topic ditto to everything Kevin said.

[nittanygirl]

Spring 09 they became a colony

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive..._with_tau.aspx

According to the Tau Delta Phi Facebook page, they were initiated in August 09

Not sure of the alums feelings. BFs sisters husband is a PSU Phi Delta Theta Alum & he seems to always be out of the loop of things. I'll do some digging because I'm pretty sure there were Collegian articles that discussed this.

[exlurker]

The NY Times article oldu mentioned a couple of posts ago is at

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/ny...er=rss&emc=rss

[LionTamer]

Former conservative republican senator Rick Santorum was a TEP when I was at Penn State. Didn't know the guy at the time - never set foot in the TEP house.

[exlurker]

Update Jan. 28, 2011: Bankruptcy Filing and Reactions to the Legal Implications

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...er=rss&emc=rss

[33girl]

What did that one comment mean "George from Sig Ep"? Are they saying this guy isn't even a TEPhi brother???

[Psi U MC Vito]

There is a Sig Ep chapter of TEP.