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no, not really. They are "providing" housing on another less central, smellier part of campus. But they would own the houses and dictate their features. Most people speculate that the suggested site is in NO WAY big enough for all the fraternities to move there, at least big enough to mirror the current size of the fraternity houses. This whole mess started because KA Order bought property in a "historically black" neighborhood. The residents became extremely upset and held town-hall type meetings to try to stop them from moving in. I'd like to point out that it is illegal to prevent someone from living wherever they choose on the basis of race, gender, religion, etc. Rather than make a decision on whether or not they would be allowed to move in, they suspended the issue until... August. It's August (and conveniently the day before sororities move back in) and now the issue is being brought up again.
"Fraternities do nothing beneficial for anyone" according to Planning Commissioner Jerry NeSmith - I hope Athens GCers will make it to the meeting to prove him and others wrong about Greeks - that we give thousands of dollars and hours to charities and that we have the capability to be good neighbors, whether we live next to the cutest house or live next to GDIs.
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