Members of the Ball State University chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity underwent a national fraternity membership review on Saturday.
Cara Luyster, assistant director of student life, said the review was deemed necessary by the national fraternity after two of the chapter's members, Dustin Koch and James Finn, were arrested after being found in possession of stolen property.
Members from the national fraternity visited campus to conduct interviews with each individual member of the fraternity for the review, Luyster said.
"It's an assessment of the culture of the fraternity as a whole," Luyster said.
Luyster said that in previous cases of national review members had been asked to leave chapters.
"No decisions have been made final yet," she said. "After the interview process, if there are enough men who will remain members, the house will go on. If not they could potentially shut down the chapter although that would be an extreme case."
According to a University Police Department report, on Nov. 27 bricks were found after being thrown through two windows of the Theta Chi fraternity house. According to the report, $2750 worth of fraternity items were stolen, including paddles, trophies and two large composite photos.
Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said in an earlier interview that two members of Delta Tau Delta, Koch and Finn, were arrested later that week after university police found stolen property in Finn's room. Both students later posted bail, Burton said.
Officials from the Delaware County Prosecutors Office were unable to comment on whether charges had been filed against the two suspects.
Luyster said she expected to hear back from the national Delta Tau Delta representatives next week, but that it could take more time. She said that was when the university would determine what actions it would take toward the fraternity.
"We're waiting to see what happens with the membership review, then we'll determine the best course of action while working with the national fraternity," she said.
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