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And, I don't believe there is a previous precedent for landlords (the fraternity house corp) being held liable for the actions of their tenants. I suppose they would have some responsibility to report criminal activity if they know it's happening on their property. At Eastern Michigan, a large number of fraternity and sorority houses are rented from the same company, but that doesn't mean that the company would be held liable if one of those groups haze. I can't imagine them continuing to rent to GLOs if that was the case.
Not being familiar with the campus or the organizations involved, it would be tough to ferret out which alumni who are supporting the group are actually Delta Sigma Phis and which are Chi Tau alumni, I would imagine. However, I can definitely say that there are times that the alumni are more of a problem than the collegians, because they want to continue past, dangerous "traditions" and are of the mentality that they went through it so others should also.
This case is showing that rogue chapters can really threaten our existence, even though we have no control over them. What happened to that young man is horrific. The consequences for all GLOs could be frightening. It's very frustrating, when we're working so hard to try to eliminate this type of thing.
Dee
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