well that's that

[KappaKittyCat]

Sigh...

Going to have to disagree here. The University has every right to set whatever housing rules it sees fit.

Underclassmen are required to live in the dorms, with four exceptions: they're married, they're in the army, they live with their parents, or they belong to a fraternity or sorority.

Sounds like UMass was cutting the Greeks a huge exception here. I'm surprised that nobody else pitched a fit about it a long time ago. At my school, if only the Greeks were allowed that exemption (as opposed to athletes or members of the Christian Fellowship or singers in the choir), the other organizations' members would have raised holy hell about discrimination.

Long and short: UMass gave the Greeks a privilege: allowing underclassmen to live in Greek housing rather than on campus. With that came a certain expectation of responsibility on the part of the Greeks to keep alcohol use to a reasonable level, and to at least do what they can to keep alcohol out of the hands of underage members while they're in the house. The Greeks did not live up to that expectation, so UMass is pulling the privilege. They're definitely within their rights to do that. I'd say the best you can do is talk to your Greek Advisor and see if a compromise can't be reached. Then, enact some strict policies about underage drinking in the houses and enforce them.

n.b. I was hesitating to post about the situation at my school, but now that someone else has brought it up, I guess I should. That'll be coming soon.