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The Sweeney Committee. It began its investigation
of the Greek system in the spring of 1984, before
half of this year's student body was even on campus.
Two years later, the impact of the Committee's
deliberations and decisions hit the campus. The Com-
mittee didn't know how strongly the Greeks would
react to the new "social regulations" nor did the
Greeks have much of an idea of how strict the new
recommendations would be. When all was said and
done, however, not much actually changed on the
Greek scene. Yes, signs were required to be posted
stating the "21 year old consumption age." live bands
were to end at 12 a.m., and "the last call for alcohol"
would be at 2 a.m. There were also some
technical~ties, such as limiting parties to the legally
listed capacity of the particular fraternity, but this had
little effect. "invitation only" parties did not return to
the social scene from the previous year, but freshmen,
guys - and for the first time girls, too, were not
allowed into fraternity parties until November. This
change was a result of the Sweeney Committee's
recommendations and the new structure for second
semester dry rush for guys.
The debate concerning the "new" fraternity rush
was heated on campus, with some groups advocating
it and others feeling that it hurt the fraternity system.
Although rush didn't officially begin until second
semester, many fraternitites held "informal" rush dur-
ing first semester, feeling that formal rush was too
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short a time and too artificial a situation in which to
choose a representative pledge class. Thls marked the
first year that sorority and fraternity rush occurred
simultaneously. The IFC and the Greek Council continue
to debate the merits of this new rush program.
Parties, in general, did seem more mellow this year.
and maybe that was a general reflection of the sociai
regulations. The entire campus was upset with the
shut-down of House Party Weekend on Saturday
night this year, another indicator of the stricter reguiations
the police are trying to enforce on the Greek
system and the student body In general.
Outside of the social regulations, the Greek system
experienced many internal changes on campus this
year. Buckneli lost two Greek organizations while two
others were reorganized. The Phi Mu sorority struggled
to maintain its existence on campus but was
ultimated closed by its national, as was Sigma Alpha
Mu fraternity, whose charter was revoked. Theta Chi
fraternity recolonized and struggled to grow, and
Gamma Phi Beta sorority underwent an internal
reorgan~zation to strengthen its membership.
With all of the changes in the Greek system right
now, it is not easy to see where it is all leading.
Hopefully, the Greek system on campus will emerge
stronger than ever, and the University will more fully
realize the value of Greek organizations to the campus
and community alike