"University of Northern Colorado Puts Greek Life on Hold"

The University of Northern Colorado puts a complete halt on Greek life by not allowing organizations to participate in recruitment, initiation, parties, and formals for the 2020 spring semester.

UNC put the halt into effect after after reports of sexual misconduct, drug use, and underage drinking. During the halt, Greek organizations were told to draft and present a detailed plan on how to practice successful safety.

Greek organizations were asked to summarize their policies regarding drugs, drinking, hazing, wellness and risk management, write out their chapters values, service hours, and a list of three year goals that they should strive to achieve. Members were also asked to state the current problems they see within their chapter and how to fix them.

Some students feel as if UNC is violating their first amendment rights by singling out Greek life members. Greek organizations will be reading their plans to UNC campus administrators at the end of the spring 2020 semester.

Being a student who has been involved with Greek life since the very beginning of freshman year, I find UNC's Greek life restrictions extremely frustrating. For many students, Greek life organizations are a vital part of their college careers. These organizations are where students have met lifelong friends, received scholarships from, hold important positions, and the list goes on. Personally, I believe that UNC should not be putting a complete halt on Greek life as a whole. Instead, it would be more logical to punish the chapters that are responsible for the sexual misconduct, underage drinking, and drug use reports. Halting all organizations is punishing all for the decisions of few, which is a dilemma Greek life organizations around the country are facing.