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Tribune: USU doesn’t plan to increase Greek oversight in wake of Starks’ death

USU has no plans to increase oversight of Greeks – Salt Lake Tribune.

One of the big questions in the wake of Michael Starks’ alcohol related death at the Sigma Nu fraternity house was what it would mean for the other fraternity and sorority houses on campus.

According to this article, the answer is: Not much.

USU’s legal counsel, Craig Simper, says it best.

“Why would we want to assume that kind of responsibility? We don’t act as parents. We impose rules on them and we expect people to follow the student code.”

He brings up a great point. Why WOULD the university want to increase its liability in these types of situations?

The bottom line is, drinking takes place at fraternities and sororities. A lot of it takes place. The best play for the university is to set up a set of rules and say that as long as they don’t get violated too badly, say, resulting in someone’s death, their hands are clean.

Works great, right?