University Rules

SigmaChiUO · #1 10-30-2006, 10:32 PM

I was wondering if anybody else has to follow extremely strict rules set by the university. Here are Oregon, as a house, we have to beat the all Men's average GPA (usually around a 2.9 or 3.0) do 120 hours of community service as a house and go to university endorsement speakers. Does anybody else have these rules?

macallan25 · #2 10-31-2006, 12:34 AM

no.

KDMafia · #3 10-31-2006, 09:49 AM

We are expected to be over the all women's/men's GPA average. We also have to go to university speakers and are supposed to hold an event with at least one non greek organization either per semester or per year. These are all part of our chapter expectations.

33girl · #4 10-31-2006, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SigmaChiUO

I was wondering if anybody else has to follow extremely strict rules set by the university. Here are Oregon, as a house, we have to beat the all Men's average GPA (usually around a 2.9 or 3.0) do 120 hours of community service as a house and go to university endorsement speakers. Does anybody else have these rules?

To what? Stay recognized on campus?

I'm in shock that your all men's average is around 3.0!! I'm in shock that ANY big university's average would be around 3.0.

DSTCHAOS · #5 10-31-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SigmaChiUO

I was wondering if anybody else has to follow extremely strict rules set by the university. Here are Oregon, as a house, we have to beat the all Men's average GPA (usually around a 2.9 or 3.0) do 120 hours of community service as a house and go to university endorsement speakers. Does anybody else have these rules?

No.

What's the history of Greek-administration relations on your campus? Is there antagonism there or is the administration being proactive instead of reactive?

SigmaChiUO · #6 11-01-2006, 04:00 PM

We have the rules to stay recognized by the Universtiy and we have a small greek community so I am assuming that we have a good relationship. UofO is the school where Animal House was filmed so they gotta have a good realtionship with Greek life, right?

PeppyGPhiB · #7 11-01-2006, 08:35 PM

My university did/does not allow any alcohol to be served at university organizations' functions, whether on or off campus. That included 21+, and they considered any event promoted at a sorority function or meeting to be endorsed by the chapter and therefore a chapter event. The school takes it very seriously, and chapters are disciplined basically every year because of photos on Facebook/MySpace or word that gets around to the Greek Advisor.

For example, when I was a VP on Panhellenic, I had to hold hearings for more than half of the sororities on campus because they went to a "Greek Ski Trip" out of state, where alcohol was prominent. How did the school find out about it? One of the fraternities hung a sign in the quad thanking the sororities by name for "a great weekend." Though the "thanks" was touching (right!), the sororities were not appreciative.

macallan25 · #8 11-01-2006, 09:17 PM

And what school was this?

Tex1899 · #9 11-01-2006, 10:19 PM

University of Oregon. They have some fairly strict rules about being recognized and/or in good standing. A few other schools have followed their lead...

blackngoldengrl · #10 11-01-2006, 10:37 PM

[QUOTE=PeppyGPhiB;1350031]My university did/does not allow any alcohol to be served at university organizations' functions, whether on or off campus. That included 21+, and they considered any event promoted at a sorority function or meeting to be endorsed by the chapter and therefore a chapter event. The school takes it very seriously, and chapters are disciplined basically every year because of photos on Facebook/MySpace or word that gets around to the Greek Advisor.

Now THAT is just ridiculous! And I thought my school was strict...

L.O.C.K. · #11 11-02-2006, 12:02 AM

At GW, if you're off campus, you still need to go through this whole process about serving alcohol at events.

Does anyone know the legality of this? Like, can the regulate it if it isn't on their property?

Thanks
Nate

ufdale · #12 11-02-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

I'm in shock that your all men's average is around 3.0!! I'm in shock that ANY big university's average would be around 3.0.

UF's all men's avg:3.140
UF fraternity avg:3.271

UF's all women's avg:3.330
UF sorority avg:3.402 (PC 3.444)

For us, if you're 21 you can drink at events where there is alcohol (like bars, clubs and fraternity parties). The whole sorority must vote beforehand whether or not our events can have alcohol though.
The university has been cracking down on drinking though and greeks must now register their parties and provide police officers.

Kevin · #13 11-02-2006, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SigmaChiUO

I was wondering if anybody else has to follow extremely strict rules set by the university. Here are Oregon, as a house, we have to beat the all Men's average GPA (usually around a 2.9 or 3.0) do 120 hours of community service as a house and go to university endorsement speakers. Does anybody else have these rules?

That might not even be legal.

You should talk to your chapter's general counsel.

LPIDelta · #14 11-02-2006, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

That might not even be legal.

You should talk to your chapter's general counsel.

Why would that be illegal? Can the university not set certain expectations for a chapter to be recognized on campus?

SigmaChiUO · #15 11-05-2006, 03:34 AM

I think that the University can do whatever it wants to allow groups to stay on campus. I do not believe that we can get kicked off for not meeting these standards because that would be illegal I just find it as kind of hypocritical to have Greek houses collectively beat the All Men's/Women's average when football players only need to maintain a C- average or so to stay on the team.