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Originally Posted by TSteven

What do you view as the future of Fraternity life at Iowa? Do you feel that the campus culture has turn the proverbial corner or can they (fraternities) come back to the prominence they had before?

Now, my viewpoint is as a former sorority advisor, so I didn't have the direct relationship with the fraternities, but I don't know that fraternities at Iowa will ever be as prominent as they were before. I think the campus is just changing too much. The incoming student is not the same as they were even 10 years ago. This phenomenon is talked about on GC all the time and Iowa is no exception.

Also, do you foresee any negative effect on the sororities?

I think there is some, but to a lesser extent. Total was lowered a few years ago and still only about 5 chapters are at or above total. IME, the women going through recruitment are changing as well. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, but IME, it's led to lower retention rates and disconnect within the chapter and with the advisors. But maybe that was just the women I saw. I know other houses are doing very well with numbers, retention, leadership and scholarship.