Nothing has been set in stone.

The decision by the Phi Mu National Headquarters to close the Zeta Alpha chapter at Baker University May 22 is being appealed by the chapter, and the result is not yet known.

Although the decision is out of anyone at Baker University’s hands, other than the Phi Mu members who will compile the necessary requirements for the appeal, the fraternities and sororities can still support a sister chapter on campus.

The Zeta Alpha chapter is the only Phi Mu chapter in Kansas, and in 1980 was the largest sorority on the Baldwin City campus with 60 members.

The closing of the chapter would not just be a loss for the members and alumnae of Phi Mu, but for the campus as a whole.

Greek organizations can help with bringing students to campus and keeping them at Baker for four years.

A part of Baker that was successful and is cherished by thousands of alumnae could be gone in the fall, the rest of the sororities and fraternities on campus losing a member of their community.

But hope is not lost.

Even if the appeal is not successful, Phi Mu will be the first sorority asked to return to campus if Baker has the greek numbers to add another chapter.

Greek organizations hold a piece of Baker history and bring countless alumni back to campus throughout the year that proudly speak of their chapters, while reminiscing of their college days.

New students coming to the Baldwin City campus as freshmen now have a handful of options when deciding where they will live for the remainder of their college careers. The days of either living in an old dorm or a greek house are over. New dormitories and on-campus apartments draw the attention of freshmen and are good options for those who want to remain independent.

But, to keep the tradition of the greek organizations on campus and not see numbers decrease to the point where another chapter has to close, the greek community needs to continue to work hard to get more students interested in greek life.

The point of closing another chapter house does not look to be in the near future. But, this does not mean the chapters will always be out of the woods.

The Baker greek community should use this experience as motivation to improve their numbers, and chapters, and work together to make the community as a whole as strong as it can be.

Although it is easy to just think about the students who are living in the house, the actions and state of the chapters also affect all the alumni and the university.