Another thing to consider...
The universities could not handle the financial devistation if GLO's dissapeared. I can only speak for Lambda Chi Alpha, but the cost to replace Lambda Chi Alpha's housing stock at all the universities across america and canada would be about $200 million - (Lambda Chi Alpha's Annual Report 2000.) Add in the other 65 NIC member fraternities, the 28 NPC sororities, the 9 NPHC Orgs, and all the locals around the nation and it soon becomes obvious that the relationship between universities and GLO's is a symbiotic one. They need us and we need them. That fact will never change. I do agree that some GLO's could stand to change behavior, but many are already undergoing this change. I.E. the Values 2000 (I think that is what it is called)campaign, that was started in '96 working to have all greek housing become substance free. I know the Sigma Nu's and Phi Delta Theta have MANDATED that their housing bee alcohol free by this Fall. So there are groups making progress in this arena.
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