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Originally posted by Dfran (in two posts)
That said, even though we have international professional ties doesn't make us international in the GLO sense – not until we are associated with a campus outside the U.S. Until then, we'll remain 'local' as per the greekpages definition....
We're listed on acronymfinder under ASC as the national professional fraternity for intelligence and national security studies, and that is who we are....
I am male, the fraternity is male. The main reason for that is that individuals in our focus group (audience) are married and professional. It would be untoward in most cases for us to be in a coed organization, which, while being professional, are also 'social' in that we're a real brotherhood, and will attend social gatherings. So, we're a GLO, social/professional.
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Dfran, just a heads up. This is a generalization, but Title IX prohibits educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex or allowing discrimination on the basis of sex. Failure to abide by this prohibition puts the educational institution in jeopardy of losing federal funds, including financial aid for students. An exception is made for student organizations that are social in nature.
What this means for GLOs is that Title IX requires professional fraternities to be co-ed if they want to have college or university recognition. The reasoning is that, because the GLO has the purpose of furthering the professional development of its members, that opportunity must be available to males and females alike. Unless an educational institution is going to be completely free of federal aid, the only single-sex GLOs that it can allow are social GLOs. And it is the United Stated Department of Education, not the GLO itself, that makes the call whether the group is "social" or "professional" for the purposes of Title IX.
You may have already thought through this, but I thought I'd throw the idea out to you. Good luck with ASC!!
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