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Originally Posted by LaneSig
An interesting situation has arisen at the University of California-Davis.
A group, Lambda Delta Lambda, has requested to become an associate chapter with Panhellenic. This has posed issues:
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So, does this mean LDL wants to be part of the NPC recruitment week?
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-Lambda Delta Lambda, while identifying itself as a sorority, allows males to join. This would be a conflict with Panhellenic and its protection under Title IX rules that allow for it to remain single-sex (as IFC is protected to remain single-sex).
-From what I understand, one of the advisors is pressuring the current members of Panhellenic to vote to allow LDL, suggesting that this is a gender identity issue (LDL was originally formed as a lesbian-friendly sorority), equality, and fairness. It's been stated that NPC is "old fashioned".
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Is it a gender identity issue because the males of the group identify with being female?
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-It has been "suggested" to Panhellenic that if they do not admit LDL, they will lose university recognition.
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Would this be so bad? At TAMU the NPC sororities were not recognized by the university until ~1990/1991. Before that they did fine in terms of recruitment and membership.
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I know that IFC has at least one member that has co-ed chapters (Psi Upsilon); but in my opinion, NPC organizations, with their UAs, are a whole different situation and I don't believe that a co-ed group could truly fit in.
It also bothers me that the administration and their representatives are pushing the ladies of UCDavis's Panhellenic into a "vote the way we want or lose campus recognition".
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Did the university offer any rationale as to why they want LDL to join the CPC? Or, is it "do what we say, or else".