Greek Life Suspended At Ohio State
Ohio State University has suspended all activity of its IFC organizations, effective yesterday.
From The Lantern:
“This proactive step is being taken so that the IFC community takes a pause to reflect and create individual, actionable strategies for the future,” Ryan Lovell, the university’s senior director for sorority and fraternity life, wrote in the letter. “Our expectation is that each chapter will develop a plan and implementation timeline to ensure that the culture of their organization is aligned with the stated values of Ohio State’s Greek community, responsibilities outlined in the university’s Code of Student Conduct and expectations of their respective national or international organization.”
This suspension seems to be the result of eleven chapters having undergone some form of investigation this semester alone. The investigations cover a wide range of student conduct issues, and the sheer number of them may be what brought this whole situation to a tipping point. More information is expected to be released in the coming days.
For anyone out there who’s in charge of a fraternity, I urge you to closely follow this situation as it unfolds. When one chapter gets in trouble, it hurts every chapter. It’s crucial to keep in tune with what the other chapters at your school are up to, because your fate could be more closely tied to theirs than you think. I’ve been through the whole “Let’s take a minute to reflect and create new strategies” thing myself, and hopefully this one doesn’t result in much more than the chapters having to agree to new risk reduction policies.
We’ll be keeping an eye out to see if there are any interesting new developments with this story, but until then, stay frosty..
[via The Lantern]
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Being in a fraternity today isn’t what it was in the early 2000s when I decided I was going to join. Instead of a networking opportunity greek life has just become a boozy fuck fest. Nobody who thinks ahead actually needs to rage like that until they’ve secured gainful employment.
7 years ago at 1:20 pmI think also thanks to social media it’s easier to see videos of parties at other schools/frats and then trying to “one up” them. Sometimes to dangerous results.
7 years ago at 1:25 pmThe one upsmanship/social media thing is the biggest contributor I️ believe.
7 years ago at 5:47 pmTalking to people who graduated in the 70s and 80s from big SEC schools, the hazing was laughable if existent. Say Greek alphabet twice while holding a matchLearning actives names, home towns, majors, house room number, girlfriend etc.
“sniffing farts out of a room”
That’s about it. They are flabbergasted to hear the kind of stuff people do now.
Yeah man probably best you hold off on partying until you secure that assistant manager job at taco bell
7 years ago at 2:56 pmMy good friend Fratty Couples actually got over 700 on the math section of the SAT, which means he’s in the running for a Wall Street job. So why don’t you take that on back home to Odessa, short stick.
7 years ago at 3:17 pmGreat! That means he can make sure the register always has enough cash in it. And you sit right back down and shut the fuck up, shrimp.
7 years ago at 4:11 pmThis semester has been a shitshow here. Basically any rumor or even suspicion would give a chapter Cease and Desist, where you’re essentially suspended until you’re fully investigated by the university.
The amount of news crews on Greek Row is absurd. Can’t even walk out of your house without being asked to be interviewed.
7 years ago at 1:38 pmNext time you get interviews be sure to say that you’re a virgin though they can probably telll just by looking at you
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7 years ago at 1:45 pmYeah settle down small fry
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7 years ago at 2:14 pmYou don’t even rule your mom’s basement little man
7 years ago at 2:27 pmHere’s my Plan and Implementation Timeline:
Day 1: Fuck sigmanugs311’s mom in the ass
Day 2: Fuck fratty couple’s mom in the ass
Day 3: Fuck AndrewsMomsAss in the ass
Remaining days: Fuck all you other peasants’ moms in the ass
Any questions?
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7 years ago at 11:26 pmJust like I figured. The little bitch is so afraid of me making him dance that he ran back to his mom’s basement. Stay there pussy.
7 years ago at 4:55 pmProve it.
7 years ago at 8:13 amfuck snu and fuck you
7 years ago at 9:25 pmI just got scammed out of 2 grand at a car dealership.. That warrenty better have came in the mail.
7 years ago at 11:47 pmGreek life at the big 10 schools is declining fast. The south is our last bastion of hope
7 years ago at 7:43 pmVandy is the last bastion of male virginity
7 years ago at 9:16 pm