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Originally posted by Tom Earp
Maybe it is because Some Colleges do not overtly recognize Greek Social Organizations but live with them for Insurance purposes?
Most Greek Organizations will not go to a Campus unless there is a taciturn agreement to the fact!
There is also the fact that none of the Honorary or Professional Organizations have Houses.
There have Been Some Colleges such as Alfred in NY who have de-recognized All Greek Organizations for what a Local did.
There are many who do not recognize Greek Social Organizations but Tolerat them because of the Alum Base that have been Built over The Years and who contribuate to the College Endowment Fund! i think this is true in the Ivy Leauge Schools.
I do not understand, why there is a comparison of Social, Proffesional, and Honoray Greeks about this!
Apples and Oranges! Period! Da!
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Actually Tom I guess UofT is a little different then....
Historically at least 2/3 of the pro. fac. GLO had houses (my old doctor lived in one even). At one point the University of Toronto was 1/3 greek, and membership in a GLO was a matter of pride. The competition was enough to support 3 medical frats, 2 nursing sororities, 3 law frats, 3 dentistry frats, 2 dentistry sororities, and 2 pharmacology frats on top of the many social GLOs. Everyone owned property (LCA was at this point the furtherest from campus). When UofT severed it's ties to GLOs it went on a buying/appropriation spree.... as it expanded or created new colleges, libraries or classrooms the GLOs were bought-out or their property appropriated. Some benifited from the sales (Zeta Psi comes to mind.... they upgraded very nicely), but most did not survive this period (1965-1975).
For example one pro. fac. did survive from this time: Xi Psi Chi(?) which is a dentistry GLO. They formed from the merger of a dental fraternity and a dental sorority that were neighboors before UofT severed it's ties..... and they still own a house (2 doors down from DKE on Lowther), and they do have the occasional invite only events.
Now Xi Psi Chi isn't recognized, but this new co-ed pro. fac. is? They have existed for decades at UofT, the own property, they have a strong alumni base, and they have alumni as members of the faculty..... the question still remains over why they don't have recognition but this new group does.