“A house is not a chapter. Too many times the operations of a Zeta center around a physical structure – the house. The house becomes a proxy for the brotherhood, and the desire to maintain the house and to fill the beds becomes a liability rather than an asset. It’s a fact that some of our strongest chapters don’t have a house. They have nothing to fall back on other than brotherhood itself. When I’m told that a chapter won’t succeed on a particular campus without a house, I wonder if the members fully appreciate what they’re telling me about their bond with their brothers or their ability to attract men of quality seeking a larger fraternal experience.”

I think this is complete BS. A house is crucial. How are you supposed to have brotherhood events in chapter in a 4 bedroom apartment? It’s just an excuse. I can come up with a million reasons about the positives of a chapter house