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Associated Press
August 14, 2002

Greek groups challenge school's ban

ALFRED, N.Y.-- A sorority and a fraternity at Alfred University are
suing to overturn the university's decision to ban Greek life on the
campus. The Sigma Chi Nu sorority and Klan Alpine fraternity filed a
suit Tuesday claiming the university denied the Greek organizations
due process in making its decision. They also claim school
administrators failed to follow the university's published guidelines
and procedures for dealing with hazing violations and made decisions
without substantial evidence. The university's board of trustees
decided in the spring to prohibit fraternities and sororities,
following the February death of Zeta Beta Tau member Benjamin P.
Klein, 21, of Putney, Vt. Klein was found dead 100 yards from his
fraternity house. The trustees of the university cited cumulative
troubles with the Greek houses as the reason they were shut down.
Arguments will begin in late September, though the organizations
claim they need an immediate decision since the academic year resumes
in less than a month.