University Of Tennessee Proposes Full-Time Directors To Live In Fraternity Houses
12 years ago

A committee organized by the University of Tennessee discovered a litany of behavioral issues in recent history among the Greek community on campus.

The group found that 14 fraternities were sanctioned 30 times in the last five years, tallying 68 violations that include alcohol abuse, physical abuse, hazing and nudity.

Of course, the most significant of these events — which I believe includes every one of the above mentioned violations in a single incident — is the very disturbing, very unfortunate, very infamous Pike house butt-chugging debacle, where a young Pike was accused of consuming Franzia wine through a beer funnel via his willing asshole. This national attention-grabbing story led to the committee’s investigation and proceeding actions.

Their recommended remedy for the widespread Greek-related chaos, among other things, is a full-time, live-in fraternity house director that will monitor and regulate the actions of the fraternities.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the committee’s recommendations include fulltime directors living in fraternity houses, amnesty for drunken students and their friends when seeking medical help and the online posting of sanctions against fraternities and sororities.

“Alcohol, for this age group, is and will continue to be our biggest issue. It is the root of most of our crimes,” said UT Police Chief Troy Lane. “There obviously was an issue that made us all kind of decide enough is enough. But we’re really not dealing with anything that any other college isn’t dealing with.”

Fraternity house RAs, basically.

No word yet, as far as I can tell, on if this proposal will actually go into effect, but I’ll venture a guess and say it won’t. Aside from the logistical impracticality of a live-in, fraternity house babysitter, this sounds like an idea the Soviets would institute.

You’re better than that, UT.

[via Times News]

Image via Knox News

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  4. ButtpeeMcgee

    I could see this going one of two ways. Either, One, the “directors” get incessantly fucked with until they quit. Or, Two, they try to suck up to the fraternities and become their “best friend” so they can try to live out the life they wish they would’ve chosen. Either way you have an annoying dickhead, that nobody wants around, lingering around your house.

    12 years ago at 4:25 pm
  6. BlackBalled

    Yes, the concerning actions present in a fraternity house are far more extreme than that of other places of party.
    However, almost everything “illegal” that happens at a fraternity party occurs at a GDI house party.
    There are far more GDIs than Fratstars.

    Universities, go take care of the real problems of society and campus life.
    Quit interfering with the legacy and relief of the men who run your campus and world.

    12 years ago at 4:44 pm
    1. grandfrat

      I was waiting to see what the Senator of UT had to say, looks like he’s a man of few words. Just for the record this would never go down at UK.

      12 years ago at 6:56 pm
    5. Jon M Fratsman

      ^ That man will win us national championships. Mark my words. He’s a motherfucking animal.

      12 years ago at 1:55 pm
  11. Douglas MacArthur

    The term house director is a vague term. Does it mean a house mom or house dad that is unaffiliated with the school that just provides a person who can claim adult “oversight” and not really do anything, or is a university selected person who is there to report back to the university and act as the administration’s eyes? Does anyone who goes there know more about these directors before we all have this negative knee-jerk reaction?

    12 years ago at 5:04 pm