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Originally posted by SoTrue1920
Hi Kimmie,
I provided a link to the Title IX Regulation in an earlier post in this thread. I think Alpha Phi Omega is excempt from the regulation because they're associated with the Boy Scouts of America (even though they're co-ed). The reason why that makes them exempt is mentioned in section 6B of the Title IX statute.
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Thank you SoTrue, I appreciate you post and I did where you quoted the statute. But I don't beleive any college based fraternity or sorority meets the definition in 6B. Most likely any organization that is exempt receives their expemtion under 6A. I also beleive that this was dardenr's point. (I.E.- Those with exemption are soical sororities and fraternities and APO is not exempt as a service fraternity)
I asked for the additional information because this is what I see when I look at the statute-
1. Delta Sigma Thea Sorority, Inc. IS a Service Sorority.
2. I do not see in either 20 USC 1681 (the codification of Titile IX) or 26 USC 501 (the statute referenced in Title IX) a definition of waht is meant by social fraternity or sorority. There may be one there but the volume containing 20 USC 1681 has been taken out of my law library so I cannot check the annotation at the moment. I was hoping that dardenr could let me know where service or social fraternity or sorority was defined by law.
3. Outside of a clear defnition, the defining characteristic of exempt fraternities and sroroities is tax exempt status under 26 USC 501a. Delta, for example, is a 501c7 organization and therefore meets this requirement. I suspect this siswhy she is exempt from Title IX. I also suspect this is why most fraternities and sororities are exempt.
4. I am not clear how APO could have single sex chapters if they are not exempt from TItle IX and that is another reason I was looking for clarification. dardenr stated in one post that they are not exempt from Title IX.
Anyway, this is just some of my interpretation of what I have read and was looking for input from members of APO n so I could understand the basis for their reading of the law.
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