At a time when most Greek organizations have seen alcohol disappear from rush season, two fraternities have seen the disappearance of rush entirely.
There are three members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. after a national moratorium on recruiting, and the number could dwindle to zero if it holds for the next two years.
The loss of Alpha Phi Alpha at UNC would mean more than the loss of a slot at annual National Pan-Hellenic Council step show. It would mean losing a group that has been on-campus since 1976.
The moratorium came as a surprise to the group in January, when it had 11 members.
Hazing incidents at other universities brought a halt to recruiting for chapters across the nation.
“It caught a lot of chapters off-guard,” said Terence McPherson, the UNC chapter’s president.
Phi Beta Sigma, another historically black fraternity, is also dealing with a halt in recruiting. Members could not be reached for comment.
At the time of the moratorium’s announcement, Jenny Levering, assistant dean of student life for fraternity and sorority life, said the UNC chapter had no recent history of misbehavior.
Omar Glover, the UNC chapter’s vice president, said he thinks the fraternity’s national leadership has his chapter’s best interests at heart.