Small class size is the cornerstone of the University of Chicago education, and we fear that it is to be sacrificed here. Admittedly, an emphasis on making the place just a little bit more fun, and having more students to select from, might help the fraternity system here. However, we all endured the rigors of the U of C education, and joined ADPhi at least in part as a way to cope with it all. We don't want the fundamental specialness of the place to be lost in the process. However, we also question the tactic suggested by some alumni groups of withholding contributions from the University.
Alumni giving is a habit that is hard to establish, and easy to break.
Quite possibly not. We have found that alumni giving to the university, to the Alpha Delta Phi national, and to the Chicago Society, are complimentary, rather than competitive. People generally give to all three, or not at all. So, a donation boycott against the university would likely hurt us too. But we do suggest, that if you have an opinion on these matters, that a well thought out letter enclosed with your check to the university would be even more effective than a crude boycott.