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DePauw University to close Delta Zeta chapter.

You may have heard of the Delta Zeta case; the national sorority showed up at the DePauw chapter and de-sororified twenty-three sisters. Delta Zeta says it's because they "weren't committed to recruitment;" the women say it's because they were overweight, ethnic, or otherwise not fitting into the mold. Six other women left the sorority to support their sisters, leaving just five remaining. (At issue was recruitment - DePauw students weren't eager to rush Delta Zeta and national wanted to fix that.)

The chapter, it seems, was known for its academic focus and, yes, for its sisters not being smokin' hot co-eds. So... yeah, a house of women supporting each other, often in demanding technical majors, without regard to appearance. Sounds... sounds like what the Greek community claims that it is, at its best.

The national group, maybe not so much.

So... so the university is going to close the chapter that was actually demonstrating good values. Because of the national organization.

I guess that's the danger of being a franchise, but... that really seems backwards.

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