um & a2 new regulations will make fraternities dry

I’m sure you feel really smart predicting the end of Greek Life, but the change really isn’t that sudden. This zoning change effectively prevents new frats from coming in, it does nothing to the current fraternities. As frats continued to get kicked off this will come into play more but as of right now it doesn’t change much.

The UM Greeks need to know there is three parts to this issue. First, UM recognition requirement which gives a strong incentive for UM to take their oversight responsibilities seriously because they are being pressured by A2. UM is going to start regulating fraternities through the Center of Campus Involvement run by UM professional staff not just the IFC run by students who can protect their friends. Taking power away from students is a huge development. Second, A2 now can use not only ordinance enforcement to crack down on students, they can using zoning status to go after the alumni owners of the chapter houses. Loses your zoning status and its game over. Third, those alumni owners are not going to be willing to put their million dollar chapter house properties at risk to some 18 to 20 year old students can drink beer. They will voluntarily make all chapter houses "dry" to mitigate risk and legal liability. I am not saying this is the end of the UM Greek System, but this is the end of UM Greek System as you know it!

What the frats don't yet realize is now the neighbors have the upper hand. We can call the A2 police and A2 Code Enforcement for ordinance complaints that will be recorded in the city's database plus reported to Michigan Greek Life administrators. Michigan can use these complaints to determine violations of conduct rules for student organizations which in turn can lead to loss of recognition. One recognition is revoked, the city's 2 year probation starts. If Michigan does not restore recognition of the frat within 2 years, the city will end the special exception zoning status for the chapter house. Lose the chapter house, no fraternity or at least one that won't bother the neighbors. City was brilliant to do this over the summer. Students won't know much about it until they return to campus. By then it will be too late. New day is coming for bad acting frats. Your days are numbered.

You sound like a GDI lmao

Greeklife will never be dry

Even if all the chapter houses become "dry," the upper class houses will rage on. No one needs the national headquarters or IFC recognition to have a great social life anyway. We can all go rogue. No no one will control us then.

Bro, you're so wrong. The city and UM are going to crack down harder on the upper classmen houses than the chapter houses. The city and UM are not stupid. They know the landlords. They know which frats are leasing which houses. They know the landlords who have already been warned that code enforcement is going to target them too. The landlords just want to get paid. They know students have to live near campus. They don't want the parties either because damage costs them maintenance money. The landlords are on board with the city and UM. Bro, the party "rage" will be over soon!

Amusing/ironic how frat men are obsessed with posting on this web site about social rankings while they are oblivious to the actions by the A2 Council and UM that are going to wipe out the so-called top tier by the end of 2020. Funny thing is that the so-called irrelevent frats are going to be the ones that survive because they won't break the new rules. Goes to show how weak/shallow your entire system really is.

Hmm, did it ever occur to you that A2 property owners (adults with jobs) who have had to deal with the problems of your so-called "Greek Life" for decades may read this web site too and have an opinion? You could grow up and behave like the responsible student members of the community, but we know that's not how most of "Greek Life" rolls. You guys cannot even imagine the celebrations we're going to have when UM and the A2 City Council shuts down those frats that think they are above the law. Ironically, our parties are going to be more fun than yours!

Most houses will easily adapt to the new rules. Only a few fraternities are at risk of being booted. Media reports are overblown about Greek problems. Most Greeks welcome higher standards. Neighbors may be surprised.