DKE refused to sell to Middlebury, but the refusal wasn’t what I’d define as out of spite. At the time, I found the clash between the Deke’s and Middlebury amusing.The DKE house stayed empty for some time, except when DKE alumni used the house for parties during Homecoming. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/03/nyregion/campus-life-middlebury-fraternity-chapter-prepares-to-fight-its-termination.html