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^not quite^

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You've got it a bit wrong. While their nationals did close the SSS chapter because of declining numbers, it had nothing to do with "profit" or so-called costs "to keep them on campus". Without the expense of paying for and maintaining a house, a chapter can cover their costs with their per-person membership dues just fine. They could have continued if it were just a money issue because sororities are not businesses that exist to return an investment on the backs of their chapters. No. The closing came about because the chapter became unsustainable through struggling to recruit and retain members. This had been going on for a while, and losing the house made it even worse. This type of situation tends to become a downward spiral for sorority chapters that is almost impossible to come back from. There is no sense continuing a chapter that can't offer a quality member experience so doesn't come close to bidding quota year after year. No amount of money will make a house recruit or retain better, or change perceptions of them. This is the reason that 99% of sorority chapter closures happen. The best thing to do is break the cycle by removing the chapter and waiting at least 5 years for re-establishing. It is heartbreaking for those members, but the only way to fix it in the long run. It's not and never has been about making money.