King said alumni might choose to appeal the Institute's decision to Dean of Student Rosalind H. Williams. Unless the fraternity is allowed to recruit freshmen next year, it will be "very difficult" for the MIT chapter to reestablish itself, he said.

"It was a long time coming," Pokaski said of MIT's decision to disband SAE. "[MIT] finally realized that this cannot be fluffed off as 'kids are kids.'"

The national fraternity suspended all of the members in late October and empowered the alumni commission to reinstate those who cooperated with the commission.

King said first-year pledges were restored but that the older students remain on suspension.

The house at 480 Beacon will have to be vacated by Dec. 19. The fraternity can then select three non-undergraduates to occupy it for maintenance and security. The 484 Beacon building is also occupied under the same arrangement.

All 13 first-years will be guaranteed housing in Institute residence halls if they want it, said MIT spokesperson Robert J. Sales.

Upperclassmen can apply to live in residence halls but are not guaranteed housing, he said.

The house president at the time the alumni commission took over would not comment on any aspect of these events. The house manager at the time could not be reached for comment.