According to the UNC website, the first IFC fraternity founded on UNC’s campus was in 1851. Since then the Greek system has expanded to 55 organizations, with 2900 undergrad students and over 70,000 hours of community service. While it’s obvious they are proud of their Greek system, why have they had 4 Greek Reviews since 1998?
“Behavior in the fraternity houses is a periodic snag with the University administration and the trustees,” Trustee Alston Gardner ’77 told the board in an article on UNC’s General Alumni website. With the death of a DKE fraternity brother, along with other numerous charges involving drugs and alcohol, a review was vital. Jordan Whichman, who currently resides on the board of directors, decided to analyze the current systems in a 4 month study. The study allowed him to discover the areas in which the Greek system was struggling and then provide positive recommendations to the university that will enable a much more productive and beneficial Greek system for UNC.
These reviews are becoming more and more common as University administration looks for ways to improve their campus overall. If the Greek system is destroying their image as opposed to enhancing more students to come there, then the administration is going to be left with no option but to get rid of them. With more and more universities starting to conduct reviews of the current Greek system, what are you currently doing to ensure that your fraternity remains on campus?
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