Debunking the "Brothel Law" Myth

[33girl]

Originally Posted by honeychile

The suburb I live in doesn't allow more than four unrelated people to reside in one house - but that's not for brothel restrictions, it's to keep group homes for the handicapped to a minimum. I guess they don't care about prostitutes yet.

You live in a classy neighborhood. LOL.

I remember when i visited Rhodes in Memphis my junior year in high school someone in the group asked why the sorority houses where so small and the guide told us that it was because of a brothel law in tennessee. Could this be true? i mean not that there is one, but maybe the school thought there was one and banned girls living in the houses. Basically the houses are only big enough for chapter and maybe dinners there but thats about it.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Croakies n Bows

Could this be true?

No.

i mean not that there is one, but maybe the school thought there was one and banned girls living in the houses.

No. The administration at Rhodes is not that stoopid.

Basically the houses are only big enough for chapter and maybe dinners there but thats about it.

Many campuses have lodges of that kind rather than houses. That's just how they prefer to do it.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Croakies n Bows

I remember when i visited Rhodes in Memphis my junior year in high school someone in the group asked why the sorority houses where so small and the guide told us that it was because of a brothel law in tennessee. Could this be true? i mean not that there is one, but maybe the school thought there was one and banned girls living in the houses. Basically the houses are only big enough for chapter and maybe dinners there but thats about it.

Living in PA, I hear a whole lot of people mention the "brothel law", especially because a school as large as Penn State doesn't have sorority houses. But just as equally, I hear people mention Tennessee. I tend to think they believe this applies because of those "Stupid Laws" websites, like this one http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...ee.html?cat=17 and this one http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/tennessee etc.

But that's exactly what these things are... stupid laws. Every state has them, but I guarantee that if you looked through current laws, statutes and the like, you won't find any mention of a certain number of women living in a house constituting a brothel.

And even if this was a law, there would be a ridiculous number of people trying to get it changed, if for no other reason than it's extremely sexist. There's no way in hell it would hold up today.

[pshsx1]

I just might e-stab you.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by pshsx1

I just might e-stab you.

How did I miss this before? LOL!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by thomasstuart

Hello Friends.
I read your entire post well I have heard of this so much. I also remember being told in undergrad that we couldn't put letters on our house because it was against some town code or something.

The letter thing might be true. There are definitely, however, codes against being such a dumbass that when you put spam in the signature you forget to link it.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by 33girl

The letter thing might be true. There are definitely, however, codes against being such a dumbass that when you put spam in the signature you forget to link it.

[MimiLovesDZ]

A lot of girls still thinks this exists but it doesnt, at wayne state university the sororities cant have houses because if one has a house they all have to and everyoe doesnt want one or isnt willing to pay the money for one.

[ASAlamb]

Building off of the brothel law rumor, a while back a woman on campus said that her sorority is called a women's fraternity because when her org was founded, a sorority was another word for a brothel. I've read that the word sorority didn't even exist until Gamma Phi Beta was founded... am I right in thinking she was ignorant/full of crap?

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by ASAlamb

Building off of the brothel law rumor, a while back a woman on campus said that her sorority is called a women's fraternity because when her org was founded, a sorority was another word for a brothel. I've read that the word sorority didn't even exist until Gamma Phi Beta was founded... am I right in thinking she was ignorant/full of crap?

First of all... yes, she's full of crap

Just like fraternity comes from the Latin word 'frater' which means 'brother', sorority comes from the Latin word 'soror' which means 'sister'.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by ASAlamb

Building off of the brothel law rumor, a while back a woman on campus said that her sorority is called a women's fraternity because when her org was founded, a sorority was another word for a brothel. I've read that the word sorority didn't even exist until Gamma Phi Beta was founded... am I right in thinking she was ignorant/full of crap?

Well, there was this fun thread.

But considering the other group on your campus is too old for that shiz, I would just tell her to get off her high horse and feed it some oats. The word didn't exist when they were founded.

[ASAlamb]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Well, there was this fun thread.

But considering the other group on your campus is too old for that shiz, I would just tell her to get off her high horse and feed it some oats. The word didn't exist when they were founded.

Your link just leads me to the reply form for this thread

I will probably just let this slide since we are currently making huge efforts toward a stronger Panhellenic spirit . Hopefully the whole chapter doesn't think that sorority = brothel though!

[33girl]

Phooey, I fixed it. Try it now.

[ASAlamb]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Phooey, I fixed it. Try it now.

Thanks for the link! I wonder if other women's fraternities are teaching their new members similar stuff as ZTA?

(Not that I want to resurrect a dead horse just to beat it to death again )