In a mutiny against strict party rules imposed last year following allegations of frat house sexual assaults, six USC fraternities formally disaffiliated from the university Friday — prompting warnings of “serious ramifications” from campus administrators. “We are disappointed that some USC fraternities are following an unfortunate national trend by disaffiliating from the university — against our strong recommendations,” USC said in an Instagram statement Friday night. “Like other universities across the country, we will strongly recommend that our students not join fraternities that are unaffiliated with USC,” the letter said. Fraternities have disaffiliated from such campuses as the University of Colorado Boulder, West Virginia University, Duke University and the University of Michigan. “It’s kind of a nightmare for universities when fraternities disaffiliate ... because they’ll likely engage in a lot of the behavior that alarmed the administration, but the school then has very little leverage left,” Hechinger said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 14, 2022 05:11 UTC