ALCOHOL DEATH AT CLARKSON

Gary E. Powell On Saturday night, February 8, the members of the Theta Chi Chapter at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, invited 21 men who were interested in joining the fraternity to their off-campus chapter house. All of the...
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DRUG RAID RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF FRATERNITY HOUSE

Timothy M. Burke, Manley & Burke In the early morning hours of February 3, 1997, representatives of the Southeastern Counties of Ohio Narcotics Task Force assisted by the Athens, Ohio Police Department and law enforcement officers from Ohio University raided...
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JUST WHAT ARE FRATERNAL EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWAY?

Barbara Schwartz Bromberg Introduction One of the most common fraternal organization client inquiries has always been: "What kind of  activity sponsored by the fraternity will the Internal Revenue Service recognize as eligible for charitable foundation funding and/or set aside funding?...
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ALCOHOL-FREE FRATERNITY HOUSES

Robert E. Manley, Manley & Burke Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Theta have both resolved to discontinue the consumption of alcohol in chapter houses effective the 1st of July, 2000. The parallel actions these two strong fraternities have taken is...
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