Chapter closings

[modorney]

There are about 5500 fraternity chapters on about 800 campuses. This includes NIC and "Divine Nine" (five). In addition, there are locals, professional fraternities (with houses) and music fraaternities (also with houses).

Although many close silently, due to lack of numbers, many more are shut down due to risk management.

This year, Sigma Chi, with over 200 chapters has closed its Alpha house at Miami:
articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/10/nation/la-na-nn-miami-university-sigma-chi-fraternity-20120410

Then, after alums ponied up 2.5 mil and rebuilt the house, Nebraska closed:
www.omaha.com/article/20121012/NEWS/710139929/1685

Then - Dayton
barstoolu.barstoolsports.com/around-barstool/university-of-dayton-sigma-chi-suspended-after-party-buses-stop-and-absolutely-destroyhave-sex-all-over-gas-station/

Now, Bradley (but not closed yet)
www.pjstar.com/blogs/theinformant/x1156347282/Bradley-University-fraternity-prank-yields-no-charges-for-now

What's up with Sigma Chi??? This ain't like them!!

[modorney]

One thing we can do is log the closings.

Kappa Delta Rho at Berkeley. Closed voluntarily due to low numbers.

[Tom Earp]

Sigma Chi has really been having a rough time of it lately.

For a while, Sig Ep was in trouble, then PKA. One would think after chapters are closed that others would say hey, we should wake up and fly right!

[greeky]

These problems seem to run in unpredictible cycles.

Sigma Chi has repeatedly said in their magazine that they have zero tolerance - and closing Mother Alpha proved it.

Apparently many of the undergrads pay no attention (and that's nothing new)

And if you look closely, many many chapters are closed with no announcement to the public.

[Tom Earp]

I for one have kept asking my Fraternity to let we the members know of not only openings but closings.

By knowing why they were closed, it may keep other chapters from doing the same thing.

I also feel that if a few members in a chapter screw up then why punish the whole chapter if it was unknown tho them?

We should show those outside of the Greek Community that we take care of our own problems the correct way. This is why so many laws have been enacted with anti greek feelings.

[modorney]

Beta Theta Pi closed

Purdue
www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_c1d65338-246a-11e2-91bb-0019bb30f31a.html

Eastern Illinois (colony) - low numbers

[modorney]

Theta Chi

Fresno Stat closed this year -
abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/local&id=8845752

Bucknell - low numbers
bucknellian.blogs.bucknell.edu/2012/04/10/theta-chi-losing-house-2/

Theta Chi has 130 active chapters, and has a good track record for recent chapters.

Since 199, their Iota series has 15 chapters and 13 have survived
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Theta_Chi_chapters - this wiki list seems like it is kept up to date.

[modorney]

Phi Kappa Tau - alpha house (fireworks and drugs)
www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/one-miami-fraternity-suspended-due-to-fracas/nRHjY/

www.miamistudent.net/news/fraternities-lose-recognition-after-aug-fireworks-incident-1.2963681#.UM3-b-TWIfQ

[Tom Earp]

In my previous post, I neglected to include SAE which seems to also be in the throws of hazing incidents.

Mike intersting to get the info on T X as they also presented to my local B X for colonization. After a 14 hour meeting, we chose LXA.

The reason their Alpha chapter is closed, the school shut down all Greeks. They are a semi military style college and like most schoold did away from out side things not doing with military stylizing.

[Tom Earp]

Sig Ep chapter closed for hazing at Washington Un, St. Louis.

School President stated the Fraternitys are on notice, get straight or will close all of them!

[Tom Earp]

BTP Un. Kansas, may be under suspension for abusing and killing a turkey at a party in thier house.

[modorney]

Yeah - Beta is going thru some tough times -
www.kansascity.com/2012/12/17/3970469/ku-fraternity-investigated-for.html

[anncoulter]

TEMPE, AZ (CBS5) -

Lyle Blumears was beaten up by a group of 20 fraternity members and he sat down with CBS 5 News to talk about the attack for the first time. We first told you about ASU senior Blumears earlier this month, days after he was jumped and left with a concussion, broken jaw and cut lip.

Blumears said he still doesn't know what drove members of a different fraternity to beat up him up at the apartment complex he shares with his own fraternity brothers. We're going to show you his injuries, and a warning: the only picture we can show you is still very graphic.

"It was not a brawl, a fraternity brawl," Blumears said. "It was an attack."

You can see from the surveillance video last month a group of guys storm into the apartment complex where the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity lives.

"I approached them, I was attacked, basically, I got hit in the face," Blumears said.

The 20 guys were from the fraternity next door, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Blumears said they picked him up off the ground, threw him against a wall, and continued punching him until they finally left.

"I got 11 stitches on my lip, two teeth knocked out of place, a concussion and a fractured jaw right here," Blumears said.

So far two people have been arrested for assault.

"It looked like a bunch of thugs, not fraternity brothers," said Richard Suzuki, Blumears' lawyer.

They're suing Tau Kappa Epsilon to help pay the $25,000 in medical bills Blumears racked up.

But some Tempe residents tell us this is symptomatic of a larger problem - fraternities have moved into Tempe neighborhoods ever since the university leveled their housing on campus. Police also say they've seen an increase in calls to service involving fraternities, but Blumears said he hopes this is an isolated, unexplainable act of violence. Even if they win their case, Blumears may never know the answer to one burning question.

"Just why, why did that happen?" Blumears asked.

Blumears said so far no one from the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity has given him an apology. He said the president of the fraternity wrote to his offering to pay for his medical bills, but he has yet to hear back.

We requested an interview with ASU on this incident but they sent us a statement saying in par:

"Any allegations of misconduct that are brought forth against students that are part of fraternities are investigated by the university. According to the Arizona Board of Regents Student Code of Conduct, penalties range from a warning to expulsion from the university. Any criminal complaints are handled by police. ASU has 54 Greek organizations that include 4,000 students. Only a fraction of each resided on Alpha Drive before the last house closed in March 2012. In addition, the majority of ASU's fraternities abide by the Student Code of Conduct. The university has always offered fraternities and sororities the opportunity to live on campus and many do live in residence halls, including 12 sororities that comprise Aldelphi Commons. We are currently engaging students in planning for a new on-campus residential component for all chapters, including those that are currently on campus and those that have chosen to live off campus. The Greek community, including alumni, have been supportive of the plan."

Original story: kpho.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/20284051/elimination-of-frat-row-has-caused-problems-and-violence-police-and-neighbors-say?clienttype=printable

Copyright 2012 CBS 5 (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.

[modorney]

Wow! That's pretty bad! Here's some prior history:

www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2012/08/tau-kappa-epsilon-officially-unrecognized
www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/20121206tempe-asu-fraternities-frustrate-police.html?nclick_check=1

[Tom Earp]

A sad day for TKE.

I am sure TKE IHQ takes a dim view on this situation!