To the Denison community,
Today's Denisonian is running an article regarding the closure of the chapter of Alpha Chi Omega here at Denison, but we, the women of AXO, wanted to take this opportunity to announce this news ourselves.
On Sunday, October 12, the women of the Delta Xi chapter of Alpha Chi Omega voted unanimously to surrender our charter to the AXO National Headquarters, rather than allowing the AXO National Council to revoke our charter. The decision to close our chapter was made for many reasons, including concern for the wellbeing of the women in the chapter (particularly in regards to time and energy commitment), low membership, and whether or not our Greek experience was what a "true Greek experience" should be. We would like to make it clear that we have not been asked by Denison administration to leave for reasons involving alcohol abuse, hazing, or anything else of the sort.
Although we had hoped for the opportunity to go through formal recruitment in January to try and build our numbers back up, unfortunately, AXO Headquarters thought it would be a wiser decision to close the chapter effective at the end of this semester. As of this coming spring, the women in the chapter will be alumnae members of AXO.
We thank you in advance for your support and understanding through this very difficult time, and the period of transition that will no doubt come as we get closer to the end of the semester. Thank you to those members of the Denison community who have already offered their support, and thank you to the Denison community at large. We've had a great run, for the good and the bad, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Remember that the words sorority and fraternity have nothing to do with houses, parties, or alcohol--the true meaning of sorority is sisterhood, and the true meaning of fraternity is brotherhood. No one could ever accuse us of being typical sorority girls, but a truer sorority you will never find.
Our sisterhood is not written on a piece of paper, and it is not contained in a house. Sisterhood is in our hearts. We are Alpha Chi Omegas for now and always. We have always worn our letters proudly and we will continue to do so. But you don't need to "remember" us; we are not gone.
We hope that you will turn out to support Mr. Nice Guy, our upcoming philanthropy event, in support of domestic violence awareness. The final competition will be Thursday night at 8pm in the Roost.
The sisters of Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Xi Chapter
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In 1970 the Beta Gamma chapter of Alpha Chi Omega closed its doors due to the same problems that your chapter has had. Since I was a rising senior, this was a traumatic decision made by National since on the LSU campus the large chapters continued to become larger while the smaller chapters had a dwindling in membership.~~~My heart goes out to each of you ladies. Alpha Chi continued to play a part in my life as we moved from Lawrence, Kansas to Houston, Texas to Tallahassee, Florida when my husband was an assistant professor. I was always welcomed with open arms by the alums in the area. We have now been in Tallahassee for 28 years, and I must say that the Alpha Chi connection has been special to me even though I never participated in the Hall of Maturity. I hope that each of you will continue to share the Alpha Chi love that enveloped us while we were active members. Hugs, Lynda McCaleb
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