It's not like it hasn't been tried before. Alpha Phi Omega, Circle K, etc.. these groups mostly went co-ed. Did it make them more competitive than your traditional single-sex organizations? Actually less-so. I think that the current systems in place within single-sex organizations give you every opportunity through social programming to form quality relationships with the opposite sex.

As are most honor GLOs and a few others (ex: APO Service GLO).

There are a few co-ed social/general GLOs, but social GLOs are the single group of GLOs marked by being single-sex. As most social GLOs main selling point is living in their house, being co-ed can be an issue for some.

I think Dartmouth has a handful of co-ed social GLOs.

They do. Hence my comment about there being a few co-ed social GLOs. Think previous posters noted some others. Find it also surprising that the ones at Dartmouth have houses. I could see a co-ed social that didn't have a house, but would think people would have an issue with co-ed houses.

Alpha Delta Phi Society at Columbia also has a house, I know someone who lives in there.

One my my best friends is house manager for an "organization" at Dartmouth which is coed. It is not a GLO, but only by name, everything they do is just like one. I know it has caused him problems in the past because he was dating a gril, who then became a member and then they broke up rather nastily, but still have to live in a house together....

Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi can, and frequently are, coed. It doesn't always hurt their Rush though...TBS on my campus usually does quite well.

However, I've seen the problems it can cause, especially when members date, and then break up.

I've seen "problems" arise between men and women that strain student government as well. :rolleyes:

Hey, my post wasn't meant as in insult to TBS. As I said, TBS here usually does quite well in Rush, and are a pretty strong group.

However, this past year some problems HAVE come up in their chapter because there were a few couples who broke up in their chapter, and well, it was kind of a mess. I know this because I'm good friends with most of their brothers/sisters. It's not just my own thoughts on it.

THough I don't see being coed as a bad thing. If it was,. groups like APO, TBS, KKY, DO, etc etc wouldn't be as widespread as they are. It all depends on what you're looking to get out of a group. Personally, I like being in an all female GLO. Does it mean I have something against coed groups? Absolutely not. It just wasn't for me. :)

I know at Auburn, TBS is all female and APO is all male, while KKY is co-ed

When APO went co-ed in 1976, each chapter could decide to remain all-male. The chapter at Auburn is one of the few that has remained all-male. New or re-chartered chapters must be co-ed, however.

Going co-ed is death to any serious fraternity

The great thing about single sex organizations is that it fosters a community that cannot be reached, or so i believe, in a co-ed situation. When you have women working together it forces us to deal with issues we have. Women can be petty, and learning to live and work together are tasks that can be difficult yet rewarding to accomplish.

There is also something to be said about personal growth and development that happens in a single-gender group. Sororities are about giving women opportunity and helping develop skills in a supportive community. Yes co-ed glos can be supportive, but it is not focused solely on the betterment of women like female glo. That is an important aspect of what we do. The betterment of women.

It depends so much on campus culture. At schools like Brown, Harvard, Haverford, and Wesleyan, single-sex social organizations are largely seen as archaic or regressive. Coed housing arrangements are the norm. Even at schools with a traditional Greek presence like Cornell and Stanford, co-ed selective houses thrive.

Our LGLO is co-ed
 

We are the nation's first co-ed latino based fraternity and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. (of course the boys object to being called a frasority so we went with fraternity) Some of our chapters have houses and usually one floor is for guys and the other is for girls. I think its having the best of both worlds. I love having line brothers and sisters! plus, thats how I met my husband. =) Even now that I'm an alum, i still go with him to his chapter's pledge events and participate in their activities. Maybe its different because we're an LGLO, but it makes for fun times and stories.

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