UPDATED: Jan. 31, 2011

The Lambda chapter of Alpha Chi Omega at Syracuse University will close as a result of struggles with the sorority’s national headquarters, according to a Jan. 29 A Chi O press release.

The decision to close was made Friday — the first day of spring recruitment — after the National Council Headquarters of A Chi O voted to revoke the chapter, according to the release sent to The Daily Orange from SU chapter president Kate Sisco.

The chapter has been on campus since 1906 and has ‘encountered occasional setbacks and struggles with our National Headquarters,’ according to the press release. The chapter was notified Thursday that a vote to revoke the Lambda chapter would happen Friday, according to the release.

The Lambda chapter was ‘deeply saddened’ to announce the closing, according to the release.

‘This decision was not our desired outcome, and unfortunately our attempts and those of many of our alumnae to reverse this decision did not change the minds of our National Council, and we will be closing our doors,’ the press release stated.

In the press release, the chapter said it was ‘humbled’ by the support and kindness of the SU Greek Council, specifically the Panhellenic Council, and thanked Eddie Banks-Crosson, director of fraternity and sorority affairs at SU, for his support of the chapter.

‘It has been our privilege to have been a part of the Syracuse University Greek Community for more than a century,’ the press release stated. ‘We wish all of you the best of luck with formal recruitment.’

A Chi O was included in the SU spring recruitment guide given to participating girls. The house was still listed as active on the national A Chi O website Sunday evening.

Banks-Crosson could not be reached for comment.

dkmcbrid@syr.edu

A previous version of this article appeared on dailyorange.com on Jan. 29.