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Old 08-03-2004, 12:42 AM
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Religion is an issue that is actively downplayed at UofT (for Greeks)... the approach that religion is personal is respected by most orgs. and besides it can just lead to further conflict or controversy on campus... something that is to be avoided if we want to stay around.

However that is not to say that outside organizations do not make efforts to recruit greeks or "worm" their way into GLOs... I have seen the Campus Crusade (don't know if there are back of the prohibited list for campus again), Jews for Jesus, Catholic Youth (pretty big around World Youth Day), Church of Latter Day Saints, Habonim Dror, Muslim Students, and a mirade or other Christian groups all come up to the house (or my office when I was on the student council) trying to win converts to their cause. UofT students are generally aprehensive about these groups though, to many groups have been exposed as little better than cults in the past, while others are critized for placing their religious views (or political) before the school community.
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