Princeton sends letter to parents regarding concerns about Greek Life

[33girl]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

The University used to have chapters of Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha , but they are no longer recognized - they chose to give up University recognition in order to recruit outside the student body because they couldn't sustain their numbers. I don't know how many members they have now, but it is not many. In Spring 2008, the last semester they were recognized, the three had only 18 sisters combined.

It is possible they became part of a citywide chapter, which encompasses several schools. Just wanted to clarify that "recruiting outside the student body" does not mean they are recruiting nonstudents.

--->getting back in my lane to let someone who knows better elaborate.

[littleowl33]

Originally Posted by 33girl

It is possible they became part of a citywide chapter, which encompasses several schools. Just wanted to clarify that "recruiting outside the student body" does not mean they are recruiting nonstudents.

--->getting back in my lane to let someone who knows better elaborate.

What I was told by the Greek Life office is that they were unable to sustain their numbers with Hopkins students alone, so they started recruiting non-Hopkins members. This violates the agreement the school has with the groups (probably for insurance reasons - they can't cover non-students) and the school gave them 18 months to cease and desist. They all chose not to, and were thus de-recognized by the school. They still recruit JHU students, wear their letters, etc. and the school doesn't really mind. But as long as the chapter includes people who are not Hopkins students (whether or not they're college students at other schools) they can't be recognized. I'm not sure if they went city-wide or not.