Openly Gay Members

[naraht]

Originally Posted by AXiDLover

A lot of this is crazy to me. A lot of the fraternities on our campus (in the Northeast area) have openly gay members. The fraternity's which house these members don't get a negative or gay connotation and the guys get a lot with their brothers great!

I couldn't even imagine having problems with gay brothers (or lesbian sisters)

It *really* varies from campus to campus. Here is a formula that I just came up with off the top of my head.

Take the number of times that your state voted for the Democratic Candidate for president in the last 5 elections. Add 2 if Gay Marriage is legal in your state. Add 3 if there is an active Gay and Lesbian group on campus. Subtract 3 if a ban on Gay Marriage has been written into the State Constitution. Subtract 5 if the University President really has to be of the same Religion as the group that started the school. Subtract 5 if the school requires you to attend chapel every week.

I think that gives a 10 for UMass-Amherst or George Washington University and a -13 for Oral Roberts University(Oklahoma) or Hyles Anderson. Of course at *both* ends of the scale you end up with some schools that ban Fraternities and Sororities... (And at Oral Roberts and Hyles Anderson you don't have to worry about what your fellow students will do if you are out of the closet, you won't be a student there anymore)

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by naraht

It *really* varies from campus to campus. Here is a formula that I just came up with off the top of my head.

Take the number of times that your state voted for the Democratic Candidate for president in the last 5 elections. Add 2 if Gay Marriage is legal in your state. Add 3 if there is an active Gay and Lesbian group on campus. Subtract 3 if a ban on Gay Marriage has been written into the State Constitution. Subtract 5 if the University President really has to be of the same Religion as the group that started the school. Subtract 5 if the school requires you to attend chapel every week.

If only it was that easy.
Also-
Why is the presidential candidate weighed instead of the Gubernatorial candidate for that state?

[naraht]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

If only it was that easy.
Also-
Why is the presidential candidate weighed instead of the Gubernatorial candidate for that state?

Party of Governor really isn't that useful. Both Massachusetts and Oklahoma have elected Democrats in two of their last five Gubernatorial elections.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by naraht

It *really* varies from campus to campus. Here is a formula that I just came up with off the top of my head.

Take the number of times that your state voted for the Democratic Candidate for president in the last 5 elections. Add 2 if Gay Marriage is legal in your state. Add 3 if there is an active Gay and Lesbian group on campus. Subtract 3 if a ban on Gay Marriage has been written into the State Constitution. Subtract 5 if the University President really has to be of the same Religion as the group that started the school. Subtract 5 if the school requires you to attend chapel every week.

I gave my school 5 + 3 = 8 points. This sounds about right. There were probably a few alpha male chapters that wouldn't have been down with it, but the biggest/most prestigious fraternities seemed okay. I think they knew that gay men often attract a lot of women.

(BTW, in just one week, my state gets an extra point when civil unions become legal!)

[naraht]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I gave my school 5 + 3 = 8 points. This sounds about right. There were probably a few alpha male chapters that wouldn't have been down with it, but the biggest/most prestigious fraternities seemed okay. I think they knew that gay men often attract a lot of women.

(BTW, in just one week, my state gets an extra point when civil unions become legal!)

Civil Unions aren't in the calculation I gave, but one point for Civil Unions sounds right. Illinois, right?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by naraht

Civil Unions aren't in the calculation I gave, but one point for Civil Unions sounds right. Illinois, right?

Yes, I split the difference :-)

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I gave my school 5 + 3 = 8 points. This sounds about right.

Same here!