By: Christian Holt
Katlin Chumbley joined Sigma Sigma Sigma in January. She was kicked out in May.
Chumbley, a sophomore from Peoria studying early childhood education, said she became a member of the sorority in the middle of it falling apart.
She said she couldn’t imagine why the national headquarters was trying to reestablish on SIUC’s campus so soon after falling apart.
She said she wished they had worked with the members to find ways to stay on campus last May.
While the members from before will not be allowed to rush again in the spring when the Carbondale chapter restarts, old members are still considered in good standing and are alumni of the group, said Tiffany Newman, graduate assistant in charge of the Panhellenic sororities.
Chumbley said she doesn’t think this was the best way to handle members, especially ones like her who had “nothing to do with it falling apart.”
“I think it’s unfair to us new members because we didn’t chapter was like before,” she said.
She said her idea was, each of the old members be interviewed and then representatives from nationals decide who should be allowed to be part of the sorority again.
