<p>From my hometown. I find this hilarious.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/nyregion/14frat.html?ref=nyregion[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/14/nyregion/14frat.html?ref=nyregion</a></p>
<p>Interesting. Maybe deep down the reason is because they are jewish? </p>
<p>I think the college is reaching a bit in their efforts. I think somebody is carrying some baggage and resentment.</p>
<p>“I think the college is reaching a bit in their efforts. I think somebody is carrying some baggage and resentment”</p>
<p>Some of the local coverage expressed annoyance that these young men socialized with women and then didn’t want them in their fraternity. I know it’s mean, but I find this very funny. However, I hadn’t thought of it in the context of the brothers being Jewish. That’s not particularly funny.</p>
<p>zm,</p>
<p>Rarely are the real reasons brought out into the light of day in some situations. Deep seeded resentments can block reason or provide enough incentive not to allow something to be at least tried out. </p>
<p>I wonder couldn’t they grant conditional acceptence subject to review in 12 months? and finalization in another 12? That way they allow the frat to start and they have two years to either screw up or do well. To not allow them to even try, seems heavy handed. </p>
<p>I know on my S old campus (he’s in med school now) the frats ability to rush was always based on review of gpa. In other words if the house’s gpa was bad, no new members allowed to join. If that occurred for 2 years or more, well bye bye frat. Also all parties had to be registered with the school and a application and action plan before any outsiders could be allowed in. </p>
<p>That’s why an outright “no” seems excessive. Most places give the kids enough rope to do themselves in… if that’s what they are going to do.</p>
<p>The College of Staten Island has a women’s vollyball team that excludes men from being members. Thus, the women’s vollyball team and other women’s teams should not be recognized by the school. In addition, I suspect the College has separate women’s bathrooms in which men may not enter. Thus, women’s bathrooms should no longer be recognized by the College. Women will just have to hold it until this outrageous discrimination is ended.</p>
<p>Uh… isn’t that what sororties are for? I mean seriously, there was some talk among some of the nuttier parts of the Cal population a few years back about making fraternities accept women, but godforbid you force sororities to accept men. It’ll just lead to double standards. Men and women need their space and private clubs. Let them have them.</p>
<p>OMG, can you imagine guys joining sororities? </p>
<p>Actually, my nephew got a job bussing tables at a sorority and loved every minute of it (he was a handsome devil).</p>
<p>Many “sororities” are technically known as “women’s fraternities.” :)</p>
<p>Our appellate courts are clearly tackling the issues.</p>
<p>I don’t think frats should admit men either.</p>
<p>^^^ weenie…LOL!</p>
<p>I am totally puzzled by this. What about all the other fraternities out there? I have never heard of one that admits women. Nor have I heard of a woman who would want to join one. :eew:</p>