I had not heard of this, but I'm not surprised at all. When did this happen? An inquiring old fart mind wants to know.
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Originally Posted by JoinerLxa
I think its "standard practice" for IHQ (or their legal firm) to send a
"cease and desist" letter to the perpetrators, notifying them that they
are violating U.S. law and could be prosecuted. As long as they don't
become "famous", nothing more would happen. I think that satisfies the
"defend or loose" condition for keeping the copyright.
I once was on faculty at a university in Indiana that did not allow
"fraternities". Instead they had "service/social organizations" that for
all practical purposes were local fraternities/sororities. All "unofficially"
adopted greek-letter names. One called itself "LXA"...they used our
letters, COA, and other emblems. Supposedly they were "initiated"
by LXA at Ball State U. and given permission to use LXA (at least
that's what they told their rushees).
After a little "infiltration", I discovered they knew nothing of LXA.
They didn't even know what PCC, VQV and ChTK stood for!
I also found out IHQ had sent them a "C&D letter" in the early 90's,
but had taken no further action. When I left in 2001, they had
"lost their charter" from the Univ. due to infractions, so I don't know
if they still exist...they were continuing to operate without Univ.
recognition at the time. They were basically the "football players'
frat".
FYI
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