Phi Gam gone??

Lafalum · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 843

I have heard that Weis turned down the appeal by Phi Gam. Their last appeal will be the BOT. I never seen the BOT reverse a sitting president publically.
This does not look good!! Any insights from anyone???

Franks Tanks · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 532

Pard94 · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 762 Location: Weare, NH

Wow. While I am not at all surprised, as a FIJI myself, I am saddened by it if it is true. This is just another futile attempt to keep college kids from acting like college kids. All they will succeed in doing is driving kids off campus and down into Easton to find nightly entertainment. I wonder how they will feel when more and more students have run ins with the Easton police. Worse yet...how is the administration going to feel if god forbid students are victims of violent crime. I think they may just long for the good old days when students would lock themselves into on-campus fraternity houses and drink (shock, horror, what is this world coming to?). "Egg-headism" at it's worst if you ask me.
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TheTruth · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 485

That is a huge loss to an already depleted Greek system.

has anyone heard anything about the results of the study on fraternites and sororities from this past spring? I read about it in The Lafayette but didn't hear if the results were known.

Lafalum · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 843

If you want insight on how the administration feels about the greek system you need go no farther than the recent issue of the Alumni News in the article on diversity. After explaining that this years incoming class has 24 African Americans (how many are football players?) and 31 Asian Americans, " some observers consider that surprising , given the college's
traditional strength in engineering and sciences (is that not a racist statement?), disciplines that are often especially inducing to to Asian students. OTHER OBSERVERS, THOUGH, SPECULATE THAT MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS FIND THE PRESENCE OF OF A FRATERNITY-SORORITY SYSTEM OFF-PUTTING."
Another quote from a student " Too few students of diverse backrounds are attracted to Lafayette, in part because of LONSTANDING SOCIAL DYNAMICS THAT PROMOTE SUB-COMMUNITIES RATHER THAN A BROADER SENSE OF CAMPUS COMMUNITY."
So the greeks are responsible for racisim, underage drinking, maybe global warming, obesity,the health care system,pollution and when they go away.... and when everyone is walking around campus in Maroon Mao suits.... all will be right with the world.

Pard94 · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 762 Location: Weare, NH

Lafalum · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 843

Come to think of it...what is the one catagory of activitiy that is campus uniting, could involve the whole college community, and promotes pride in the institution, in the college and the outside world. Maybe its the chess club, maybe the gay pride club, the frisbee club........what might that be.....hint: it is one activity that has had the smallest increase in operating budget in the last ten years, its the activity that has been asked to cut their budgets by 3 % in each of the next three years, its the one that get the most outside press, its the one that 25% of the student body participates in, its the one that has the greatest number of african american students working with students of all backrounds for the same purpose....if you guessed the student theatre your wrong!!

Pard94 · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 762 Location: Weare, NH

TheTruth · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 485

I have to stop asking question I already know the answer to. I like seeing Lafalum go on one of his rants.

I've known the administration's stance for quite a while. I was surprised that they needed a "study" to figure it out. I jsut wish they had the guts to get rid of fraternities and sororities instead of letting them die a slow death. Everyone knows they want them gone, just do it! And deal with the consequences which is even lower alumni donations and more alumni who don't come back to Reunion. That will get that endowment back up.

carney2 · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 1174

Here is one alum who supports the athletic programs* and could not care less about much of the rest of it. Have any studies been done about how the turn of the century (sounds like a long time ago, doesn't it?!) basketball teams used to pack Kirby with students and create a buzz everywhere in the community? The problem with academic "studies" is that they are usually undertaken with a predetermined result and agenda in mind.

Has anyone noticed that "diversity," like government controlled universal health care, has worked itself up the food chain to where it is an unquestioned top priority? The ivory tower has been surrendered without a fight - and it's our fault.

Apologies for overstatement and hyberbole here. Just warming up my curmudgeon for the fall season.

*In the interests of full disclosure, I confess to giving full support to football and basketball, while not so much to other athletic activities.