Wash-St.Louis Beta Chapter Can't Fill House

Frats Fill Space, Betas Face Difficulties

Many frats at Washington University in St. Louis used to have a lot of problems attracting new members to fill their houses.

That thought has gone by the wayside, while young men are pledging campus frats, with not too many rooms going unfilled - That is, except for the rooms at the Beta Theta Pi house. University rules state that each house must be filled to at least 93 percent capacity by the end of March.

"Once [Beta's] leadership became aware that they wouldn't be able to meet their occupancy requirements, they really worked with Greek Life to talk about what some of the options were," said Ronald Laue, interim director of Greek Life. "We're still having those conversations."

The Beta house is one of the biggest on the campus, with 38 spots for brothers to call home during the academic year. It is unclear what will happen yet with the house for next year.