As you may know, a reorganization is a membership review. All members are suspended, and then interviews are conducted to determine which members will be invited to rejoin the chapter, and which will be continued on suspension. Since 1988, over 30 chapters have been installed or reinstalled. With the exception of a few, those chapters have developed into a collective source of pride for our Fraternity. We very seldom encounter problems with our new or reinstalled chapters.
Members usually resolve situations through internal discipline.
They use standards boards and suspensions. They are not afraid to recommend a member to the Grand Chapter for expulsion. In other words, through the closing of chapters, reorganizations, and the installation or reinstallation of chapters, over one-half of our active chapter roll has been changed in less than ten years. For nearly every chapter we have closed, we have opened a better chapter. For most of the chapters which were reorganized, a better, stronger chapter has emerged.