Wesleyan Mandates Residential Fraternities Become Co-Ed

[33girl]

It's up to the school to recognize them or not. Nothing compels the school to recognize.

Honestly, there are lots of things that happen that are illegal and infringing on rights, but when it comes down to threats of expulsion it's pretty hard to ask a 21 year old to be the poster child for free association.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I'm curious...I thought sororities and fraternities have a Title IX exemption that allows them to remain single sex (see link). Sooooo, couldn't Deke challenge this edict? I seem to remember that Psi U already has (a) coed chapter(s).

http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/titleix.htm

The Title IX exemption just means federal law doesn't require social fraternities and soroties to be co-ed if they want to be recognized by a school that receives federal funds. Wesleyan can still chose to only recognize co-ed GLOs.

And yes, Psi U already has co-ed chapters. They have a "local option" on that.

Originally Posted by 33girl

Honestly, there are lots of things that happen that are illegal and infringing on rights . . . .

Wesleyan is a private school. Infringing on rights doesn't even enter the equation.

[33girl]

I wasn't speaking of Wesleyan specifically, just in general.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I'm curious...I thought sororities and fraternities have a Title IX exemption that allows them to remain single sex (see link). Sooooo, couldn't Deke challenge this edict? I seem to remember that Psi U already has (a) coed chapter(s).

http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/titleix.htm

As mentioned, Psi U does have several co-ed chapters. The interesting thing actually is that a situation very similar to this one is the reason Psi U has that "local option."