Robert Manley, Manley Burke On October 20, 2003, a sorority woman at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire died when a sport utility vehicle with ten women inside went off the road.  Initial reports indicated that six of the women...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Phi Gamma Delta has produced a new powerful video aimed at the problem of binge drinking.  It is dedicated to the memory of Scott Krueger “and to the strength and courage of the Krueger family.”...

  Fraternal Law will be available online in early February 2004.  You will soon be able to subscribe and access the Fraternal Law newsletter, as well as update your current subscription information, over the internet.  For those who would rather...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com As has previously been reported in Fraternal Law, most states now have laws making hazing a criminal act that can subject the wrongdoer to jail time and fines.  While the criminal act of hazing is...

Barbara Schwartz Bromberg Introduction: Readers who have followed this column over the years and who have a strong interest in Greek housing are aware that for many years the Internal Revenue Service has approved the finding by Code Section 501(c)(3)...

The 11th national Fraternal Law Conference will take place November 19-20, 2004, at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center in Cincinnati, Ohio beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday and continuing through noon on Saturday.  The conference is designed to assist national...

Robert Manley & Tim Burke, Manley Burke For the last hundred years, many fraternities have built houses on university property, or leased space in university buildings. Years after the relationship began, the parties may find that the terms of the...