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Originally posted by LadyBug103
I live in the Northeast PA area, and attend Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, which is adament about not supporting greek life because of the reason that I have stated. The institutions surrounding me don't support greek orgs. , such as Kings College, College Miseracordia, The University of Scranton (which is a Jesuit University), Johnson College, Bible Baptist College, Penn State Branch Campuses (which is a state university obviously, but don't have greek systems because only the main campus does), Marywood University, Lackawanna County Community College. Not ALL of these are Catholic based but the majority are, and it seems as though its consistent that they don't support greek orgs. due to many reasons, which I dont agree with.
Thank you for all of your messages, I wasn't sure if it was a universal thing!! I'm glad that its not!! Now all I have to do is TRANSFER 
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OK, now you'll get some real answers. There are
171 Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S. Of these, there are
28 Jesuit institutions of higher learning. About half of the Jesuit universities do not have Greek systems, and most of these simply prohibit fraternal organizations. Most of the Jesuit colleges and universities that prohibit Greeks are either in the Northeast, or the West Coast. Some of these institutions have policies that state that fraternal organizations are inconsistent with Catholic teachings. Some do not. Fraternal organizations are not deemed inconsistent with Catholicism, or there would be no Catholic colleges and universities with Greek systems. In addition to many Jesuit institutions prohibiting Greeks, the University of Notre Dame also prohibits Greeks.
If we want to broaden this thread to Catholicism, I can get one of my brothers, who is a Priest, to join in the discussion. I'm Jewish, so I'm not exactly an authority on this.
With regard to the schools in your area:
King's College had a chapter of Pi Lambda Phi from 1984 until 1988, according to Baird's. I don't know if this chapter existed [i/sub rosa[/i]. You would have to contact the administration to find out their policy.
The College Misericordia is not listed Baird's, so you would have to contact them regarding their policies.
University of Scranton is Jesuit and, according to Baird's, has never had recognized social fraternal organizations.
Johnson Technical Institute is not listed in any of my sources. Is it a an accredited 4 year school? If not, then of course there are no Greeks.
The Baptist Bible College is not Catholic, and not listed in any of my sources. Is it a 4 year school, and if so, how many full time undergraduate students are there?
Your Penn State branch may not have a Greek system, but several do.
Marywood University, according to Baird's, has no Greek system. You would have to contact that school to find out their policies.
Lackawanna County Community College does not have a Greek system because it is a community college.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.