Big School Fraternities are Dying, What's That Mean For Mine?

Large campuses are continuing a trend of suspending all fraternities off campus, not allowing any functions to happen. Ohio State is the most recent school to suspend all interfraternal relations indefinitely. Other schools that have done this include, Florida State University, and Penn State have all suspended their fraternities. The University of Michigan has suspended all Greek social events on campus. Why? Well, the death of a pledging member of a fraternity has been the reason at two schools, i.e. Penn State and Florida State. Overwhelming sanctions and university rules infractions have been piling up against multiple chapters at the campuses at Ohio State has led to their suspension.  Unfortunately, these events continue to give Greek organizations a terrible reputation.

Small campus chapters have a very different way of running things within their organization from their big campus counterparts. They are not filled with underground hazing operations that endanger new members, are not fueled by socials that involve copious amounts of alcohol and differ greatly than the campuses that have suspended their fraternities. Unfortunately, we have the same names on our walls. To keep our charters and to continue to be productive members of the university and society, we must continue to meet the standards upheld by our values and mission statements. Work with the university to continue to improve Greek culture. There is a trend in the United States to give a bad reputation to fraternities, all we can do as a small campus chapter is continue to prove our worth.