Delta Sigma Phi at U Pitt closing

[kddani]

So as I'm walking across campus today, I saw flyers that Delta Sigma Phi put up saying that they were cancelling rush because their chapter was closing, and thanked everyone for their support and fun over the years.

This really saddens me. Pitt's IFC is ridiculous. B/c of some stupid rules by the university (which there hasn't been a movement to change in some time), Fraternities cannot have a house off campus (the university has several "on campus" fraternity houses). Delta Sigs were one of a few that were grandfathered in (awesome house).

But it seems that fraternities that do not have a house on campus have absolutely no chance of being successful and pledging large numbers. Why, I don't know. But this really saddens me, especially b/c one of my first mixers as a KD was with the Delta Sigs.

Delta Chi is supposedly colonizing in a few weeks.... I truly wonder how that will go?

ETA: no reason was given for the closing, and I haven't heard any gossip. They haven't been a very big house that I can ever remember, always fairly small, but pretty cool guys.