Debunking the "Brothel Law" Myth

[reverie]

When I was on the campus tour at the University of Richmond, the tourguide told us this myth!

[WCUgirl]

My campus was also told the reason we didn't have houses was b/c of the brothel law.

It was also explained to us that somewhere in the bylaws for the campus Panhellenic (or some such document), way back when, there was a clause stating that the sororities could build houses in the order they were established on campus. Since the first sorority to be established on our campus was no longer there, we couldn't build unless that group came back.

I only heard that one once or twice though.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by winneythepooh7
I've heard of this so much. I also remember being told in undergrad that we couldn't put letters on our house because it was against some town code or something. We compromised by hanging banners in the windows.

There is apparently a city by-law in Guelph that prevents fraternity and sorority houses.
I wish I could find the exact by-law.

[chideltjen]

Greek orgs have individual houses around Sacramento. Quite a few of the fraternities had them but they became police hangouts and actually one was condemned and is probably now destroyed. There is one sorority with an official house and I am sure two zillion other sisters of various sororities that live together in one place (ie two or three roomates.)

CSUS is a commuter school. Yeah it may be cool to have a greek row, but there is NO WHERE near Sac State that can handle ALL greek orgs on campus. No matter how often student gov campaigns claim they will make a Greek Row, it will never happen.

However I do remember one of my friends in Sonoma (not Greek not were any of her roomies) having trouble finding a house because Sonoma has some "brothel" law. It was probably the case mentioned in the article about just having too many non-related women (or men) living in one place designed for one family.

[Shima-Mizu]

Originally posted by 33girl
Can we please sticky this to the top of every single forum?

And if your school has fraternity houses and not sorority houses, it's probably because YOUR SCHOOL didn't let women move off campus until after men were allowed and men snapped up all the available zoned land. It is due to in loco parentis regulations practiced in a sexually discriminatory manner by the school - NOT because of any brothel law. (Penn State, I'm looking at you)

But I think we used to have sorority houses a long, long time ago. Need to double check on that though.

[Little E]

Originally posted by 33girl
Can we please sticky this to the top of every single forum?

And if your school has fraternity houses and not sorority houses, it's probably because YOUR SCHOOL didn't let women move off campus until after men were allowed and men snapped up all the available zoned land. It is due to in loco parentis regulations practiced in a sexually discriminatory manner by the school - NOT because of any brothel law. (Penn State, I'm looking at you)

Why is it that Penn State is so entirely convinced that they do have a brothel law?

I talked to one girl from Penn State and she said that they couldn't move off because of NPC fair housing requirements. This would be accurate right? You can't have 90% living in dorm floors with one group with a house right? you need to have at least half or something with houses?

[33girl]

Originally posted by Little E
Why is it that Penn State is so entirely convinced that they do have a brothel law?

I talked to one girl from Penn State and she said that they couldn't move off because of NPC fair housing requirements. This would be accurate right? You can't have 90% living in dorm floors with one group with a house right? you need to have at least half or something with houses?

I didn't mean that Penn State (the college or the students) think they have a brothel law. I mean the women weren't allowed to move off campus - whether they were living together or not - and by the time they were, the 5368 fraternities that are there had taken all the zoned land. It would be difficult for one sorority to build a house, let alone the 19 that are there now. Like the girl you talked to said, the "what one has all must have comparable" thing comes into play.

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive...03dnews-01.asp

The sororities did have on-campus houses at one time, but had to give them up to the returning GIs.

[DeltAlum]

I heard there is a brothel on the moon full of sorority pins left there by Neil Armstrong for all of his ex-wives.

[adpiucf]

DeltAlum, I think I love you.

[seraphimsprite]

Originally posted by DeltAlum
I heard there is a brothel on the moon full of sorority pins left there by Neil Armstrong for all of his ex-wives.

Don't forget about the Library of Congress branch on the moon where all of our ritual books are stored. Except Sigma Kappa's of course, because a Sigma Kappa was the president of the Neil Armstrong ex-wives club.

[tanzera]

I just wanted to comment on this because I go to University of Nevada and our wack counterpart UNLV does still adhere to the brothel law. It is not a myth or a rumor. No sororities or frats have official houses because there is still a brothel law in nevada and UNLV and UNR are not in cities that allow brothels.

Originally Posted by tanzera

I just wanted to comment on this because I go to University of Nevada and our wack counterpart UNLV does still adhere to the brothel law. It is not a myth or a rumor. No sororities or frats have official houses because there is still a brothel law in nevada and UNLV and UNR are not in cities that allow brothels.

Cite your source, please.

[yangstar]

Well Nevada is the only, or one of a few US states that allows prostitution in certain cities or something like that. Bunny Ranch anyone?

[yangstar]

And yea this rumor is perpetuated for UCSD...in case you don't know about La Jolla, CA it's your typical rich neighborhood...so no brothels ever!

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by tanzera

I just wanted to comment on this because I go to University of Nevada and our wack counterpart UNLV does still adhere to the brothel law. It is not a myth or a rumor. No sororities or frats have official houses because there is still a brothel law in nevada and UNLV and UNR are not in cities that allow brothels.

Please give us the exact legislation. Not what you've herd, what other have said, blah blah blah. Show us where is it in the law book?