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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
I don't recall sterotypes being a reason.
The main reasons to abolish little sister programs were:
* Potential to lose single sex status
* Increased liability
National sororities also pressured fraternities to get rid of them, because they provided competition to sororities.
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Perhaps stereotypes wasn't quite the right word. Perceived sexism?
In Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the policy prohibiting little sister orgs is included in our risk management policies, and it outlines the reasons that little sisters orgs are prohibited. Along with risk management/liability, endangerment of single-sex status and the potential (and reality) of adversely affecting relationships with sororities, these reasons are given:
-- "Women's organizations and female faculty members often consider these auxiliary groups to be demeaning and sexist because the women involved in such groups are faced with the responsibilities of membership without the reward of full membership status in the fraternity."
-- "Many individuals outside the Fraternity world view these organizations as formalized dating services. They are critical also because the women's focus in such groups is totally on the men rather than on their own personal development."
So perhaps it wasn't as much an issue in other fraternities, but in Sinfonia at least, there was some concern that little sister orgs promoted a sexist, "dating service" or "waiting on the men" image that the Fraternity would prefer to avoid.
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