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West Virginia University (WVU) placed a moratorium on all social and recruiting activities of the 16 fraternities on campus. WVU is enacting a plan to review and strengthen oversight in the wake of concern over continued behavioral issues. To conduct the review, the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life will establish a working group of students, alumni, and national headquarters partners that will be charged with creating a strategic plan of future Fraternity &…

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Inside Higher Ed reports that The University of Minnesota has proposed a policy that could hold an entire student group accountable if a single member breaks institutional rules. A whole group could also be held responsible if its officers “knew or reasonably should have known” that a group member was going to violate the conduct code at a group event and the leaders didn’t take steps to stop that person from doing so. Students and professors have voiced their concerns…

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News coverage of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) this week included stories by the Philadelphia Inquirer and Business Insider. The Inquirer story highlights NPC efforts announced earlier this month calling for sororities nationwide to drive critical change as schools crack down on drinking, hazing, and other negative behavior. Comments from Carole Jones, NPC Chairman, featured prominently in the Inquirer piece. “Solving these issues is not just for the men’s…