Harvard newspaper doesn't want a 4th sorority

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Which may or may not be true. I don't think it's hurt the University of Southern California.

I think it's ridiculous. One of the points made whilst trying to convince the alumni of Southwest Texas State University that changing the name to Texas State University would bring about Happy Pony Rainbow Land in San Marcos was that we didn't have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, and so many of the universities with chapters did not have directional names.

I'm pretty sure that it's not the name standing in our way. Nor is it our lack of a Division One sports program. Yep, I'd stake money on that, and I am not a woman who gambles.

[AOII Angel]

The NCAA really does dislike directional names. USC is different because it's an elite school and a private school. No one knows where Northeast Louisiana University is, but you can figure out where University of Louisiana at Monroe is without going to Google. People also would get confused and wonder if they were watching Northeastern University. The alums of that prestigious university would not be amused. If every state has a Northeast and a Southwestern State University, you can see where the confusion comes in. It's a lot easier to have a gazillion University of (insert state) at (insert city).