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Originally Posted by L.O.C.K.
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?
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Freedom of Association is protected by the First Amendment. It only prohibits the government from infringing on the right of freedom of association, so in this context, it only applies to public universities.
Beyond that, any college or university can choose what groups to recognize and what groups not to recognize. As long as such decisions are made on objective and evenly-applied criteria, there likely is not a problem. Just because a college doesn't recognize an org you belong to doesn't necessarily mean that the college is infringing upon any freedom of association rights.
The NAACP would be in a different catagory because of its political nature.
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Originally Posted by PsychTau2
That AFA resolution is not binding on any campus or fraternal organization. AFA is a professional association, and has no governance over anyone but itself. So, they can suggest and resolve, but not force and require.
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Exactly. Resolutions like this tend to be sound and fury, signifying nothing.