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Pardon my ignorance -- I don't know what c/ck means. As for gays in Greek organizations, it depends on the chapter. I have heard of some that are very open to gays and some that are totally homophobic. There certainly are gays in the Greek System -- some openly, some not.
In terms of gay fraternities, the following was just in "FraternalNews" this past week:
The Post
Ohio University
May 7, 2002
Non-traditional fraternity continues to expand
by Lindsey McKay
Staff Writer
Members of Delta Lambda Phi - a gay, bisexual and progressive
fraternity - are facing a season of triumphs and setbacks in Ohio,
with one chapter setting up on a state campus and another excluded
from joining a greek governing body.
While the University of Cincinnati's chapter of Delta Lambda Phi
celebrates its new charter this week, Kent State University's chapter
is dealing with a rejection vote from its Interfraternity Council.
This comes after Ohio University's IFC last year became the first in
the country to admit Delta Lambda Phi into its ranks with full
membership.
Kent State's IFC voted April 22 to block the fraternity from becoming
a member of the campus fraternities' governing body. Delegates voted
after IFC members presented Delta Lambda Phi's constitution. Eight
fraternities voted against accepting Delta Lambda Phi, four voted to
accept it and three abstained.
Kent State's chapter members did not seek OU Delta Lambda Phi
President John Hall's advice before applying for IFC membership. But
Hall said his chapter might have been able to help.
"I want us to be a resource," he said.
Charlie Grandinetti, Delta Lambda Phi's national executive director,
said he was surprised by the vote at Kent State.
Grandinetti said he is unsure if the outcome would have been
different if Kent State's chapter sought Hall's help, but he
encourages chapters to consult one another.
"If I was going to run a marathon, I'd want to talk to someone who'd
done it," Grandinetti said. "A little knowledge is better than none."
OU is one of only two chapters ever to receive a form of IFC
acceptance. About 12 years ago, a Sacramento, Calif., chapter of
Delta Lambda Phi applied for full IFC membership but received
associate status, which denied it a voice or vote. The Sacramento
chapter left IFC in 1996 when it shifted its base from California
State University, where it found difficulty recruiting new members,
to the Sacramento community, Grandinetti said.
Nationwide, Delta Lambda Phi has 23 nationally chartered chapters and
four colonies, or locally recognized chapters. -
Ohio gained its third Delta Lambda Phi chapter on April 27, when the
national fraternity granted the University of Cincinnati's colony its
charter, said C.J. Liotta, the national organization's vice president
of chapter services.
And this summer, OU's chapter will host the fraternity's annual
national convention. Because of Athens' central location among
chapters, Hall said he hopes to draw 100 delegates.
The event, scheduled for June 28 at the OU Inn, 331 Richland Ave.,
will feature workshops designed to guide chapters looking to join
IFC, Hall said. OU's chapter members will use their experiences to
help others apply successfully, said Hall, who hopes a representative
from IFC or OU Student Activities will participate in the convention.
The University of Minnesota's chapter will be next to apply for IFC
membership, Grandinetti said. The national board of directors gave
the chapter permission on April 14 to petition the council.
I doubt that the above is much help to you, but offer it for your information.
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