Thank you for writing a story about Triangle Fraternity’s return to Iowa State. My name is Chris Moe, and I am the president of the ISU Chapter of Triangle Alumni Organization. The more than 400 living ISU Triangles, and I are excited to begin the next phase in the life of our fraternity with a new group of young men this fall and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our chapter the following spring.

I would like to point out to your readers, however, a couple of inconsistencies with your article and the circumstances surrounding Triangle leaving Iowa State in early 2011. Beginning in 2009, the chapter’s membership had started to dwindle, and due to financial concerns, the alumni board recommended to our national council that the undergraduate chapter be suspended with an immediate plan for re-colonization. Due to a heavy expansion schedule by the national organization, fall 2013 was the soonest they could support local alumni in that effort.

So, to be clear, this was a completely voluntary effort on our part to regroup and start fresh in order to bring Triangle back to a place of prominence in the ISU greek system.

Also, thank you for pointing out that a fraternity does not need a physical facility to be successful. Often, and especially when you are trying to get your organization off the ground, care and maintenance of a facility can put a strain on the whole purpose for being together in the first place. Triangle has sold our property on North Hyland and will operate without a facility until an opportunity presents itself closer to the greek community.

Again, Triangle is excited to be returning to Iowa State. I would like to personally thank the members of the Interfraternity Council for their reinstatement vote and encourage any young men studying engineering, architecture or the sciences who want to learn more about us to visit www.triangle.org or to contact me directly.