Wednesday, January 12, 2005

"Ban of Brothers" Update - Mixed Reaction at Northwestern U.

As you might think, the members profiled in the "Ban of Brothers" article in the NYT Magazine have mixed reactions to the piece. This article in the "Daily Northwestern" shows some of the reactions
Some of those portrayed in the article said they are unhappy at the way fraternities are presented.

Kyle Pendleton, associate director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said he was unhappy with the beginning of the article, which depicts Phi Delt members drinking at an off-campus party.

"Unfortunately, that was not representative of the majority of fraternities and sororities on campus," Pendleton said. Pendleton stressed that a number of NU's fraternities are held up as model examples by their national organizations.
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Not all reaction on campus has been negative. Sig Ep president Nick Johnson said that, although to some extent the article does give some false impressions, it also raised interesting and important questions.

"It did explore the idea of universities taking a hard line on alcohol," Johnson said. "Dry fraternities have been forced to go off campus to drink, which hasn't helped relations with the city or police. It doesn't always solve the problem -- it just moves it somewhere else or creates more problems."
The Daily Northwestern - NU frats have mix reaction to New York Times Magazine article
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