Karl Grindel came to Eastern Monday to help the local chapter of Delta Chi International Fraternity improve, and instead left on Saturday, taking their charter with him.

Grindel, director of chapter development for Delta Chi, came to help set up a program for the spring semester that would help the chapter regain its strength, and to work on the problems it has been experiencing, said Director of Greek Life Bob Dudolski.

From the time the chapter was closed on Friday night, it will have a window of time to appeal its case to the national organization, Dudolski said.

“At this point, the chapter, according to the national organization’s office, is closed,” he said.

The chapter had been having problems with academics, behavior and declining membership for several years, Dudolski said, adding that he had worked with it personally to try and solve the problems, but his advice was not taken.

“The chapter’s retention rate was not good,” Dudolski said.

During his visit, Grindel held interviews with the individual members of the fraternity to address the problems that needed to be worked on. An Eastern student who was affiliated with Delta Chi and wishes to remain anonymous said Grindel “grilled” the members about hazing. He accepted the accusations concerning hazing, saying the men were not forced to drink alcohol, but were subjected to otherwise “physical” hazing.

“Hazing was banned in 1928,” said Justin Law, an active member of Delta Chi until Friday, when he and the other active members took alumni status. “We don’t haze.”

Law said the fraternity was struggling with waning membership, which is not solely a problem of the Delta Chi house.

“A lot of our members were either inactive, dropped out or failed out,” Law said.

Dudolski said the incident was not the fault of one person, yet a collection of growing concerns dealing with the chapter itself.

“The behavior of the chapter during (Grindel’s) visit was unacceptable by the national organization’s standards,” Dudolski said.

Director of Housing and Dining Mark Hudson said the former Delta Chi house will be cleared out by sometime on Sunday.

“Our plan right now is to move them to other accommodations on campus,” Hudson said.

The current residents cannot stay, due to the bad behavior that caused them to lose their charter in the first place, Hudson said, and they can be reassigned due to a clause in their contracts that states the university reserves the right to do so if it deems appropriate. The members will be moved into vacant rooms on campus on a first-come, first-served basis, he said.

Currently, there is no talk of who will move into the vacant house in Greek Court, but discussions will take place later in the semester. In the meantime, the former Delta Chi house will remain vacant, and will be prepared for its next occupants.

“They’ve got to be held accountable for their behavior,” Hudson said.