<p>Snopes says that supposed ‘brothel laws’ are urban legends.</p>
<p>[Urban</a> Legends Reference Pages: Brothel Laws Ban Sorority](<a href=“http://www.snopes.com/college/halls/brothel.asp]Urban”>http://www.snopes.com/college/halls/brothel.asp)</p>
<p>Despite being e-mailed hundreds of anecdotes about the supposed laws, no one has ever actually found a copy of the supposed statute to show Snopes, ever. Interesting read.</p>
<p>My D’s friend from home is in a sorority at BU and she told us only frats can have houses but not sororities there too.</p>
<p>BAND - actually on the bylaws page of the town where my gal went to school - relating to rental dwellers - it now actually says that no more than 3 unrelated persons may live together in a rental property within the city limits.</p>
<p>I can’t find the reference that I used to have about NC - but NC also historically does have a brothel problem - even in these days and age.</p>
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<p>Well, Martin Luther may have preceded this law, but it reminds me of his quote, “If you must sin, sin boldly.” I guess this law gives people a chance to follow his suggestion!</p>
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<p>Well in a way that describes belonging to any strict group. To a lesser degree, just belonging to a religion does that.</p>
<p>I suspect many of the parents don’t quite trust their kids to stand firm on their convictions just yet and aren’t quite ready to relinquish control.</p>
<p>I would have absolutely no interest in a college with the kind of rules cited at the beginning of this thread, nor would my kids. However, I have no problem with people attending such a college & choosing to adhere to such rules if that’s what they want. Accordingly, I expect THEM to let me choose to follow my own beliefs/rules. Huckabee & friends, do you understand this??? Your personal God’s rules are not mine, nor should they be the Constitution’s. </p>
<p>Sorry. Just had to say it.</p>
<p>This is my favorite college related urban legend:</p>
<p>[Urban</a> Legends Reference Pages: Which Tire?](<a href=“http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/flattire.asp]Urban”>Which Tire? | Snopes.com)</p>
<p>Edit: actually, its a tie. [Urban</a> Legends Reference Pages: Do You Know Who I Am?](<a href=“http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/doyouknow.asp]Urban”>The Tale of the Anonymous Test Taker | Snopes.com)</p>
<p>ROFL VYSE - wonder how many flunked that test LOL</p>
<p>Back to the brothel thing - I don’t think there are actually ‘brothel laws’ but there are laws/ordinaces that will prevent a group from living together in many areas (especially in college towns - 
for students) - restricted by the numbers of them - I have seen articles where this is referred to as a brothel law - but I still can’t find that resource that I used to have - will keep looking tho.</p>
<p>I am really good at finding info on the internet, but I can’t find anything about the laws, either. I will keep trying … I’m intrigued, since I heard the same story at schools in OH & SC.</p>
<p>Bryan, Texas has a law that no more than 2 unrelated people can live in the same house, but its not a brothel law, its just a stupid law that the older adults got passed because they were sick of loud college parties on the weekends.</p>
<p>5 pages of debunking the brothel law myth.
[Debunking</a> the “Brothel Law” Myth - GreekChat.com Forums](<a href=“Debunking the "Brothel Law" Myth - GreekChat.com Forums”>Debunking the "Brothel Law" Myth - GreekChat.com Forums)</p>
<p>Many cities & towns have passed local ordinances limiting the number of unrelated people who could live in a single dwelling unit. These ordinances have a number of purposes:
<p>Nothing to do with brothels.</p>
<p>i guess I don’t understand the need to punish students for not followng “god’s and the colleges’ rules” shouldn’t that be between the person and God, not an RA?</p>
<p>You & I might feel that way, but the person who signs a document consenting to the school rules must be okay with it, I guess. To each their own. Not my cup of tea, but to each his own.</p>
<p>Anything more restrictive than don’t cheat and don’t do anything illegal is too restrictive for me.</p>
<p>If I have kids, I’d flat out refuse to send them to a school like Georgetown Prep due to its religious influences. Period. Case closed. I don’t care how great the academics are, if there’s any religious affiliation, it’s a dealbreaker. Case closed. Different with colleges though. They’re 18, I trust that I taught them well enough to make decisions on their own.</p>
<p>Many schools have religious affiliations - but … that does not mean that the school pushes that aspect on it’s students. Then again there are schools that do have religious affiliations that do require at least 1 religion class to graduate - then others that demand that the students live/eat/breath within the rules - with is the exception to the rule when it comes to religious affiliation - so one can’t put all schools with a religious affiliation in the same basket at all.</p>