I wish them the best in trying to make that transition toward a residential college system. I think that’s a tough sell for many schools - not only are some current students invested in the culture that attracted them to the school in the first place, but alumni are often huge supporters of the status quo. I know my alma mater has tried to reduce the influence of the Greek organizations and move toward residential learning communities, theme housing, etc., but there are headwinds from alumni donors. Some alums seem to identify more closely with their Greek affiliation than with their school affiliation.
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Let’s check in and see how Duke de-affiliating frats is going.
Seems that the ΑΔΦ chapter that is the focus of this controversy is already one of those which chose to disaffiliate with Duke over Duke’s delayed rush requirement. I.e. Duke now has little control over what is now essentially a completely off-campus organization, unless it wants to go further and impose rules on students not to join some set of organizations that includes the ΑΔΦ chapter.