Colleges and universities have long had a troubled history with fraternities, whether it was hazing resulting in student deaths to allegations of sexual assault.
Allegations of sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity house and an alleged cocaine trafficking ring at Penn State have been shedding a negative light on fraternities.
This comes at a time when fraternity membership is growing, and schools are seeing them as a means of improving recruitment and retention.
We’ll look at how colleges and universities address the issues surrounding Greek life on campus on this hour of All Sides.
Guests:
- Douglas Belkin, higher education reporter, Wall Street Journal
- John Hechinger, author/senior editor, Bloomberg News