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There's an interesting dynamic in this thread. It seems like the
people who are still undergrads are taking the "anti-authoritarian"
stance, while I'm looking more at the administration's viewpoint,
which is that they never want to have to call another parent to tell
them their son or daughter is dead. Not again.
I'm sure it's true that some nationals will stand up for their
chapters against unreasonable actions by a university. But it is also
true that the kind of people who dedicate their lives to working for a
national are basically the same type of people who dedicate their
lives to working in university administration. More often than not
they will act in cooperation with one another.
I'm not saying the opposite thing never happens, I'm just saying it's
the exception not the rule.
Also, many campuses have banned Greeks. Freedom of association is not
an absolute right. There's a lot of evidence to support the idea that
the "In Loco Parentis" doctrine is making a comeback after being
more-or-less dismantled in the 60's and 70's. For every GLO that
fights city hall and wins there are many more that just quitely fade
away.
One last thought: This thread would be a lot more interesting if
someone from AU's greek system were around to add their thoughts to
it.
PS to ktsnake: You need to go and read your back issues of the DELTA.
Mo Littlefield has written dozens of articles on this *exact* issue.
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