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The Atlanta Journal Constitution, among other outlets, offers coverage of the now deceased University of Georgia employee accused of stealing $1.3 million from fraternal organizations on campus. The implicated employee died by suicide in June, and authorities have determined that the long-time administrative assistant diverted university funds into personal accounts between 2009 to 2019.

Forbes contributor Evan Gerstmann penned a column highlighting the…

Changes to The Bulletin

With a new academic year comes new issues of The Bulletin, Theta’s official e-newsletter providing news and notices to college and alumnae chapter officers, advisors, and facility corporation board members. Eight times per academic year (August, September, October, November, January, February, March, and April), The Bulletin is posted in ChapterSpot HQDocs. Respective recipients receive a notification email that announces that month’s issue has been posted. The…

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Coverage of the recent federal court decision to allow the lawsuit challenging Harvard University’s policy of sanctioning members of single-gender organizations to proceed has continued in a variety of national outlets. New reporting appeared in The Washington Post, Campus Reform, Inside Higher Ed, The College Fix, and Forbes. The National Panhellenic Conference, the North American Interfraternity Conference and the National Association of Latino Fraternal…

Harvard Lawsuit Update 

On Friday, Aug. 9, the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) issued this message:

We are sharing some good news about the federal lawsuit against Harvard and its unfair sanctions policy that has devastated safe spaces for women such as sororities on campus. Today, the judge in the federal case denied a vast majority of Harvard's motion to dismiss. While there are additional details to discuss and consider in the days and weeks ahead, we wanted to make you aware of this…

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The parents of two college students who took their own lives in an Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity house have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Truman State University, the fraternity, and Brandon Grossheim, a fraternity member they claim “encouraged” their children and three others to kill themselves within the same year, according to NBC News. Truman State University denied having any involvement in the deaths and Alpha Kappa Lambda said it could not…

Workforce Updates 

Flora Gitsis, budget district director (BDD) in College District I, and Katie Hanson, BDD in College District II, are resigning from their positions. If you are interested in these roles, please submit the Volunteer Interest Indicator. Send questions about BDD roles and responsibilities to Collegiate Finance Manager Christine Lorkowski.

Government Relations 

Monday, August 12, is the Indianapolis area Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee (FSPAC) fundraiser.…

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As reported in outlets like Inside Higher Ed and USA TODAY, a court ruling (if successful) in a civil lawsuit against Louisiana State University (LSU) could lead to significant changes in college disciplinary systems. Offering a new interpretation of Title IX, the Gruver family’s attorneys contend the university has failed to protect male students from fraternity hazing in the same way it has with women in sororities. Max Gruver was 18 years old when he died…

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In a lengthy profile, USA Today offers a window into the sorority experience of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Ca. “Her sorority sisters say Harris was born to lead, and she got some of her earliest training as an Alpha Kappa Alpha woman at Howard,” writes Nicquel Terry Ellis. The story goes on to detail various ways Harris’s sorority sisters are helping to fuel her candidacy, including hosting fundraisers, attending events, and…

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According to The Advocate, two Louisiana State University (LSU) students who pledged Phi Delta Theta Fraternity with Max Gruver in 2017 told a Baton Rouge jury Wednesday that Matthew Naquin, a member of the LSU chapter of Phi Delta Theta at the time, targeted Gruver the night he died of alcohol poisoning by peppering him with questions during an initiation ritual and ordering him to chug hard liquor every time he gave a wrong answer. Naquin faces up to five…