Ohio State joins the fraternities all suspended "club"

[OHMomof2]

The university announced all Interfraternity Council chapters — which make up most of the traditional male fraternities on the public university’s flagship campus in Columbus — would have to stop recruitment and all social activities immediately. The step was taken because the school is investigating more cases of possible student conduct violations at those chapters than it has in recent years, with nearly a third of the 37 chapters already under scrutiny this semester.

Most of the cases involve hazing or alcohol or both.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/11/16/ohio-state-suspends-most-fraternities/

[OHMomof2]

One by one, fraternities at Ohio State have been slapped with various sanctions this semester as part of the university’s increased crack down on Greek life.
Ohio State decided to punish all IFC chapters, not just those being investigated for conduct violations.

https://www.thelantern.com/2017/11/ohio-state-interfraternity-council-chapters-suspended/

[ucbalumnus]

Looks like they suspended activities of all IFC fraternities, not all fraternities. There are fraternities not under the IFC (they are under the MCGC or NPHC).

https://ohiounion.osu.edu/get_involved/sorority_fraternity/chapter_information

[OHMomof2]

Correct. I never really hear about the multicultural/historically black fraternities being shut down anywhere. Does it even happen?

Also, sororities were not shut down in this move.

[Much2learn]

I think there are many fewer historically black fraternities and I also think that they have not been the ones experiencing the deaths of their pledges. Maybe they don’t drink quite as heavily? idk

I don’t think sororities have experienced the death of pledges either. I think they do their share of stupid things, but it is rare that someone dies from it. The list of students deaths related to greek life is very male and very white.

[MaterS]

@OHMomof2 The hazing is more typically more physical within NPHC.

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/the-hazing-problem-at-black-fraternities/284452/

[OHMomof2]

Interesting @MaterS - I do remember the Asian fraternity pledge who died in NJ or PA - the Poconos.

[saillakeerie]

From the Lantern article: "Ohio State decided to punish all IFC chapters, not just those being investigated for conduct violations.

“When individual members or organizations fail to live up to the standards and values set forth by the university, your chapters and your international organizations, the entire Greek community suffers,” Lovell wrote."

But you can’t hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn’t we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn’t this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn’t this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we’re not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!