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I'm not sure, exactly, but I did a quick search on their website and came up with this press release dated March 2001 announcing the "phasing out' of the fraternity & sorority systems:

http://www.scu.edu/news/releases/rel...y=greek-review

Excerpt:



Fraternities and sororities to be phased out

Decision will affect fewer than 10 percent of SCU undergraduates; University pledges to expand social, recreational activities on campus

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 22, 2001 - Santa Clara University announced today it is phasing out fraternities and sororities on its campus, ending support for them altogether by June 2003. It also announced plans to expand social and recreational facilities for all students.

The decision announced today by SCU President Paul Locatelli follows a five-month study of fraternities and sororities by a committee of faculty, staff and students. The committee had recommended keeping the Greek system with tighter controls and increased staff resources, while expanding social and recreational programs for the University's 7,350 students.

Locatelli's decision allows the 239 current sophomores and juniors who are members of four fraternities and four sororities to retain their affiliations, but makes permanent a suspension instituted last fall of "rushing" - recruiting - of new fraternity and sorority members at the University.

He embraced the committee's recommendation to involve students in the creation of greatly enhanced on-campus social programs, and to establish longer hours for food service and recreational facilities.

"To achieve the community we envision, the University must aggressively support priorities that will benefit the greatest number of students, encourage friendships and understanding among individuals and groups, and align finite resources strategically to promote those goals," the SCU president said in a letter given to officers of the Inter-Greek Council and the presidents of the fraternity and sorority chapters on Wednesday evening. "The University must support those areas of student life that reach the greatest number of our students," he wrote.

Commenting today on the issue, Locatelli said it had been "a tough decision, in large measure because the vast majority of our fraternity and sorority members are terrific individuals - real campus leaders."

"But I had to think," he said, "about the longer-term issue: putting our efforts and resources behind a determined effort to add to the social opportunities for the greatest number of Santa Clara students."

The SCU decision mirrors national trends. Fraternity and sorority membership nationwide is declining, down about 30 percent in the last decade, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.