Roughly 10 percent -- 200 or so Alfred students -- are in a fraternity or sorority. But about a third of the school's alumni are Greek, said Michael Hyde, vice president of university relations, as Greek life used to be more popular.
Schools that make major changes to their Greek systems usually take a hit in alumni donations, at least in the short term, he said.
"Are we concerned about giving? Yes, we are," Hyde said.
"These people are very, very deeply connected to these organizations. I hope in the long run, they'll recognize their affiliation is to their friends and the university."
Hyde says that he wants Alfred Greeks to "recognize their affiliation" to their "friends and the university." Excuse me, but what does that make our Greek brothers and sisters? Chopped liver????
Does Hyde not understand that Greeks are FRIENDS with the other Greeks in their organizations?
If I was an Alfred alumna, then I would give
much more quickly to an organization that I have a close, personal relationship with than to one that just slammed the door in the faces of my collegiate DZ sisters.