Originally Posted by Alphagamuga (Post 1419833)

"Kevin O'Neill, an attorney with Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C., who has been consulting with Delta Zeta officials but did not file the lawsuit. If punitive damages are awarded, he said, the sorority plans to reinvest that money into self-esteem programming for women at DePauw and re-establishing their chapter."

Originally Posted by Peony (Post 1420530)

I don't have a website link for the Legal Complaint. It was sent to me as a scanned pdf file.

Originally Posted by DGMarie (Post 1420605)

I just read this from the USA Today interview with their president:

Did your decisions have to do with physical appearance?

A: These women are proud of who they are, but this campus created an image of Delta Zetas that was unfair, and in that environment our women could not be successful. Never ever would we want that (message) conveyed.

Originally Posted by Heather17 (Post 1420440)

Really? I know this was several pages ago but the reality is people have challenged Delta Zeta on the members they wanted to keep and challenged them on their reported criteria for selecting who would be retained. We're all upset for two reasons--because DZ made those women move out when they did (which, agreed, was heinous) AND because of the reported shallowness of the criteria they used.

I am not making judgments on the merits of their case--I am simply saying that I understand what they are trying to protect and I appreciate that they don't want anyone defaming them over their membership review and membership selection.

Originally Posted by DGMarie (Post 1420605)

I just read this from the USA Today interview with their president:

Did your decisions have to do with physical appearance?

A: These women are proud of who they are, but this campus created an image of Delta Zetas that was unfair, and in that environment our women could not be successful. Never ever would we want that (message) conveyed.


I read her answer as: YES it did, but only because the mean old Depauw campus environment made us. After all, we want to be successful and this is how we will be successful.

Good grief!

Originally Posted by Ch2tf (Post 1420637)

It is my understanding that besides the issue of the membership review (how it was conducted and the criteria used to decide who stays and who goes), the University decided to cut ties with DZ because of how they handled the situation post MR. Meaning how they began passing the blame around (putting a good portion of it on the University), not fully answering questions (as they did in the latest interview to USA today), denying "alumna" members their rights as sisters in good standing (financially)and their nixing all media commentary on the subject---which by the way is apparently a decision that has been recinded.

Originally Posted by Kevin (Post 1420356)

I was trying to frame a legal theory for "What comes around goes around." We'd have to call it "equitable estoppal as to third parties."

Originally Posted by Peony (Post 1420400)

Just read the legal complaint, and a written contract between Delta Zeta and DePauw does exist called the Greek Standards Initiative.

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 1420664)

"Karmic estoppel," maybe? ;)

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog (Post 1420639)

Question: Could NPC HQ send them some sort of "cease and desist" letter?

Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 1420681)

Nope. They aren't suing on behalf of NPC or using any of NPC's resources. NPC doesn't have a "quit acting like an asshat" clause.