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Originally Posted by L.O.C.K.
Hey all,
I have a question regarding schools having expansion bans in place for Greek orgs.
Is this process even legal? Like, if a group of guys wanted to start a chapter but an expansion ban was in place, couldn't they argue freedom of association and that it is infringing upon their rights as citizens/students?
My rationale for this is that a couple of years ago the university tried to prevent the NAACP from coming onto campus because it was part of a national organization, but they lost the battle b/c of Freedom of Association.
Any thoughts would be welcome!!
Thanks,
Nate
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When we chartered the Delta chapter at my undergraduate school there was a ban on new BGLOS establishing (AKAs, Kappas, and Alphas were recognized.) They couched it in terms of not allowing anymore GLOs period, but there were no other GLOs trying to get on campus at the time. However, because our validity comes from our national HQ we were able to form the chapter and just not be recognized by the school. Essentially all this meant was that we couldn't get a house on greek row and we couldn't use the facilities as a student organization. It also meant we didn't have to pay student organization fees.
Ironically, our national president at the time was the first Black Civil Rights Commissioner and the school's pan-hell brought her to campus to speak. When she realized that we were not recognized on campus, she wanted to know why. After she had conversations with school officials, we plus the Omegas, Sigmas, SGRhos and Zetas became recognized.
