{"id":113432,"date":"2022-09-09T00:02:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T04:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/?p=113432"},"modified":"2022-09-09T06:22:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T10:22:05","slug":"usc-fraternities-cut-ties-to-form-new-council-welcome-freshmen-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/usc-fraternities-cut-ties-to-form-new-council-welcome-freshmen-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"USC frats form new council, claim school policies are \u2018unfair\u2019 and ‘flawed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The university \u2018strongly urge[d] students’ to refrain from engaging with the disaffiliated groups’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten of the 14 fraternities at the University of Southern California have decided to form their own oversight body rather than comply with new regulations from the college.<\/p>\n

The decision has drawn criticism from the university which posted a statement condemning the new University Park Interfraternity Council.<\/p>\n

The fraternities\u2019 disaffiliations is likely driven by \u201cthe desire to eliminate university oversight of their operations,” according to the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe members are chafing at procedures and protocols designed to prevent sexual assault and drug abuse and deal with issues of mental health and underage drinking,\u201d the post stated. \u201cThey also object to not being able to rush freshmen in the fall \u2013 a practice that has been repeatedly shown to be unsafe for new students.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strongly urge students not to join these unaffiliated organizations or attend their events,\u201d according to the post.<\/p>\n

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