Kansas AGD closure
 

"Epsilon Beta Chapter has received dedicated support from Fraternity volunteers and staff for many years. Challenges in achieving continued successful membership recruitment results have hindered the ability of the chapter to provide the quality membership experience for which we seek for any of our sisters."

An email statement was released. Always sad to lose ANY chapter.
It looks like they just had bidday.
https://t.e2ma.net/webview/yx236cb/b...0b015ad0ebb770

Wow, AGD let them have formal recruitment, get new members and then closed them. That's a tough pill to swallow for those new members.

It sucks no matter how you slice it: either you close over the summer and never let the chapter try to prove they can turn things around in recruitment, close DURING recruitment and potentially release women who only had your chapter left as well as not get to experience Bid Day, or see how recruitment goes and then close after Bid Day if the chapter doesn't get enough new members to be viable. My heart goes out to them.

Since the chapter closed, are the new members bound for one year in regard to joining another sorority?

I'd hope not, but I don't know if it would be Panhellenic's policy or AGD's? These girls aren't to blame. Let them do COB.

NPC allows that when a chapter is closed uninitiated members are immediately released from their bid and allowed to pledge elsewhere.

Congratulations to Sigma Nu on re-chartering their chapter at East Carolina University(NC).

Alpha Epsilon Phi has a colony at Concordia University in Montreal! They used to be a local, Phi Epsilon Alpha. Congratulations to AEPhi on becoming international once again!!

Oh, wow. Congratulations, AEPhi!

Lambda Chi Fall 2017 Expansion
 

Didn't see it listed, but Lambda Chi is recolonizing at U of Nevada-Reno, Texas State U, and U of Northern Michigan. They are starting a new colony at Christopher Newport University.

Lambda Chi Spring 2018 Expansion
 

Lambda Chi also announced Vanderbilt in Spring '18.

Kappa Sigma has lost recognition by the University of Maryland and has been closed by their national offices.

http://www.dbknews.com/2017/08/29/ka...cognition-umd/


Alpha Tau Omega has been suspended by Georgia Tech for no less than 3 semesters.

http://www.ajc.com/news/local-educat...uUEf4UvUVbE3L/

SAE's appeal for reinstatement at Northwestern has been denied.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburb...828-story.html

Illinois State's Panhellenic has invited 3 chapters to present in September. I am not sure if the groups presenting have been made public at this time.

Per their tweet, Theta Phi Alpha is recruiting colony members at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS).