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Originally posted by RACooper
Actually in Queen's (and the governments) instance I believe there was a concern that some Fraternities or secret societies could be based on the German model, and as such beholden in some way to German influence - which could be used to plant enemy/subversive agents within not only Queens but the neighbouring military base and the Royal Military College.
I do know that RMC is still vehemently against any secretive societies operating with the student population in town - and Queens has never seen fit to lift the ban. Some GLOs tried to establish themselves in the 20s, 30s, and 40s... but Queen's came down hard - not the Administration, but the students...
Wording of ban at Queen's:
By resolution of Senate, no student registered with the University may form or become a member of any chapter of an externally affiliated fraternity or sorority at or near Kingston.
Entry on Fraternities and Sororities from Queen's website:
That all being said I do know that AEPi has been trying to establish a chapter at Queens - which would of course make them an underground chapter in many respects...
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Weird.
How is this any different from joining a local chapter of a national professional student group (ie students who are studing medicine, business, engineering, computers, etc)?