As you probably know, an op-ed piece by former first lady Laura Bush, Beta Sigma/SMU, was recently published in The Washington Post. Kappa Alpha Theta remains, as it has been for nearly 150 years, a welcoming space for women with varied political viewpoints, and—as an organization—we neither condemn nor endorse political issues or candidates.

Why then, did we share Mrs. Bush’s editorial on Facebook? She herself has never held a political office, and she was careful to address the issue of…

News from the Industry

Douglas Belkin reports in The Wall Street Journal on expanded efforts by universities to implement a report card on fraternities and sororities as part of efforts to curb poor behavior, alcohol violations, and hazing, among other activities. Belkin notes that these efforts build on those of Pennsylvania State University in the aftermath of Timothy Piazza’s death and resulting implementation of new reforms in State College, Pa.

Fifteen Theta Tau Fraternity brothers at…

News from the Industry

The New York Times reviews the scope of state and campus-level efforts to strengthen regulation of Greek life—specifically fraternities. Pegged to recently passed legislation in Louisiana and to new campus-based guidelines at Louisiana State University, the article includes commentary from John Hechinger and Frank Nuwer, while detailing other incidents at Florida State and Penn State. The piece also references legislation introduced in Tennessee that would have banned…

Board Service

Congratulations to the newly elected Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) board for the 2018-2020 biennium! Mary Jane Beach will continue her service as FHC president and will be joined by vice presidents Kellie Dickerson and Leah Hartman. In her role as Theta’s CEO, Betsy Corridan will serve as FHC secretary, and Grand Council will also appoint one of its members to serve on the board.

Grand Council of Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity and the board of trustees of Theta Foundation…