Having a house isn't everything. That's the message that the local Sigma Alpha Mu at Washington University in St Louis is trying to promulgate after being expelled from its premises last semester following a drug bust involving the arrest of several brothers. "Just because they don’t have a house doesn’t mean they can’t be an active and beneficial chapter," said the erstwhile president of the IFC.
Fortunately for fraternal cohesion, the ejected brothers were given housing in close proximity, with most clustered in one university residence hall, with the residue quartered nearby. The placement was intentional by the university, which hopes along with Sammy leadership that the incident last term will not spell the end of the chapter. The chapter hopes to cement its position on campus with a renewed attention to philanthropy and brotherhood as it faces hearings before the Greek Life Standards Board, where there are charges pending for failure to fulfill community standards of arête, the Greek word for excellence. But the new IFC president is firmly behind the organization as well, commiting to "try to ensure that Sammy remains a fraternity on this campus," and "to do everything I can to make sure that Sammy moves in the right direction as a result."
The new focus on charitable work is also felicitous, since Sammy will be on probation preventing them from holding social events for at least this semester. They have already put their money where their mouth is, organizing a volunteer day for fellow residents of their new hall, and committing to raise at least $5000 for an Alzheimer's disease support fund.
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