On the other hand, if Lustig's anti-free-will view is correct, it is hard to see the point of his urging the reader, in the book's self-help chapters, to alter his or her own buying and eating habits.
But in a statement, the national organization said the "headquarters is committed to helping chapters meet and maintain high standards of service".
Mr. Wurst said his plan was to help the chapter grow by making the meetings more conducive to striking up potential business relationships.
Now, with the voice of experience, she has published a self-help book, "Chapters: Create a Life of Exhilaration and Accomplishment in the Face of Change" (McGraw-Hill), which instructs the newly unemployed in the fine art of serial reinvention.
He also helped form chapters of Saul Alinsky's Community Service Organization in Los Angeles.
Jim Lundgren, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship's senior vice president, said his organization is currently helping several chapters beyond Vanderbilt and Buffalo that are facing questions about their policies.
I'll never forget coming home from helping our chapter advisor move in, with scant details of the accident.
Mr. Kelly also holds meetings on campus and travels to other colleges and high schools to help advise new chapters.
He began "Ulysses" in Trieste in 1915, and, with the help of Ezra Pound, chapters began to appear in magazines, including The Little Review, here in New York.
