Banning Women from Fraternities at Mizzou
So, as most of you know a group of men called the “ MU Fraternity Alumni Consortium” is proposing some things here at my Alma mater. Once again this is no one in administration within MU this is just the Consortium.
Here’s an article from the Huffington Post if you want more details:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/09/mizzou-frat-proposal-banning-women_n_7544100.html
*Also to note this is completely my own opinion and has nothing to do with my alumni chapters opinion on these issues*
1. "Women students as guests in fraternity houses"- Women would not be allowed in fraternity houses between the hours of 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, as well as every day during syllabus week and stop day each semester.
- Because obviously sexual assaults don’t happen at all times of the day and only on the weekends. This brings me back to the argument of because boys minds go crazy that we then penalize girls to only be able to wear certain things. I think preparing a a class/workshop for each semester would be the best way to portray this knowledge. Not to mention that none of the sexual assaults on campus that have been documented have been said to be in fraternity houses. I do understand these men are trying to protect the fraternity names and keep these young men out of trouble, but come on. This is the second largest sorority recruitment in the United States. I know I’ve heard the question countless times about socials with fraternities during recruitment. Let me casually let my fellow sisters slip in that even though we work countless hours with them during Homecoming and Greek Week we aren’t allowed at their house to celebrate a job well done.
2. "Social and Recruitment Events"- Fraternities would not be allowed to host any out of town formals, and would not be able to use float trips as recruitment events (the float trip thing is already a rule).
- Some of my favorite memories are making those stupid coolers that you spend hours on just to watch them get destroyed the weekend you actually make it to the social. (I refused to make a cooler my whole undergrad life) It also makes me laugh, because once again tradition. Although I have turned down going to these parties because I did not feel comfortable sleeping in the same bed as my date you can surely follow in my footsteps. Did I get jealous of my friends that had so much fun with that fraternity in so said spot? Of course. But I felt more comfortable being at home and using my then fake ID to get into a bar with free drinks. In conclusion, it’s fun to travel, it’s fun to live up your college years in a safe way when you’re comfortable.
3. "Alcohol"- Essentially fraternities would only be allowed to have beer (no hard alcohol).
- This just straight up made me laugh. I don’t think I even liked beer until I was 21. I do at no point suggest that underage drinking is acceptable, but lets be honest when you live in a college town... I can’t tell you how many times I went to a party and got handed a fifth of congress and wanted to vomit the second it touched my lips. So for all you freshman out there I actually support this, you should able to shot gun a beer by your first “legal” tailgate. Thank goodness for big kid jobs and bars without college kids.
4. "Drugs"- Both fraternities and sororities would be required to drug test their members.
- Unless we’re gonna make this any club/organization this is just not okay.
I still support going to the University of Missouri- It was the best four years of my life. So awesome in fact I decided to stick around. Also, I still support going Greek, my sorority was the best thing to ever happen to me and I don’t think our time together would have been any less if these rules were put into place considering those are not anywhere near the reasons I joined a sorority.
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