university officials' letters to fraternities

by: Worried?Jul 28, 2018 7:01:54 PM

University officials' letters to IFC and fraternity presidents state that fraternity members who disaffiliate or violate other policies such of the ban on freshmen fall rush starting in 2019 can be punished . The University has the legal ability to unilaterally (without student involvement) sanction students for certain actions. Punishments can range from probation to expulsion. We are standing by our decision to disaffiliate because the University is not offering any guarantees that they will not use the city's ordinance to indirectly shut down chapter houses for lack of compliance with future rules that can be enacted without student input. Is anyone worried about the University's position and having second thoughts about disaffiliation? If so, why?

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#1 by: Stay strong Jul 28, 2018 9:15:34 PM

Not worried. If the University shuts down fraternities, admissions will fall and Greek alumni will stop donating. The University will lose millions of $$$. They will have to back down once they realize we are united. This is happening.

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#2 by: Lol Jul 29, 2018 5:45:44 PM

No, because we’ve had the letters reviewed by a team of lawyers and the university can’t take any action on which organizations students are a part of without violating students’ first amendment rights.

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by: Yes, but...Aug 1, 2018 7:33:48 AM

...they did it at Harvard. What's to stop them from doing it here?

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by: Public vs privateAug 1, 2018 9:52:36 AM

Harvard could do that because they are a private institution, Michigan cannot take that action without risking losing their state/federal funding as a public institution

By: Public vs privateAug 1, 2018 9:52:36 AM

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