kappa sigma at fgcu?

[Rambler1869]

I think what should be addressed; is the fact that despite all the rumors and speculations - that as of today (April 12, 2010); the men of the Kappa Sigma colony at FGCU have not broken a single rule of either the administration or the IFC. Don’t believe me? Feel free to do the research.
As it states; there is no rule that says a fraternity cannot colonize without approval (of anyone). The confusion is in two areas; 1st involves use of campus facilities and the other is IFC recognition; which I will address first.
The IFC expansion guidelines only say that a group cannot INITIATE MEMBERS before being recognized to comply with the rules. Regardless of what may happen in the future, no member has broken that rule. (IFC bylaws and expansion can be found at http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/GreekLife/ifcchapters.html).
Regardless of how you feel it should have been approached; Kappa Sigma has not broken any rules. They actually tried for more than a year to meet with the IFC (formally or informally), before finally being allowed to give a presentation.
The IFC is an organization that has the right to pick and choose members; no one is disputing that. However, the dispute comes down to FGCU (the administration, not IFC) by its own equal protection guidelines should grant Kappa Sigma the same use of campus facilities it grants other fraternities on campus.
Don’t agree? Even the Assistant General Counsel for FGCU has issued a written statement to Kappa Sigma early March, which says any individual student can reserve meeting rooms. When attempting to reserve a meeting space, that exact letter was presented and individual student was still denied.
In an ideal situation, yes Kappa Sigma would like to be part of the IFC at FGCU; and if you read all the guidelines set, you'll see that they have actually followed every rule. That being said, what (at the least) these men are currently fighting for is simply the right to use meeting rooms on campus.