Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke On November 25, 2008, Penn State sued the former Pennsylvania Theta Chapter of the Phi Delta Fraternity and its current house corporation, 240 North Burrowes Road Alumni Association, in the Court of Common Pleas of Centre...

Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held oral argument on December 10th in Beta Upsilon Chi v. Machen.1  The case involves whether the University of Florida must recognize the Christian fraternity as an official student...

Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke A relatively new website is generating increasing concerns on campuses across the country.  Juicycampus.com, officially launched on October 24, 2007, states that its seemingly harmless “simple mission” is “enabling online anonymous free speech on college campuses. ...

David Westol It is not a topic that is often discussed at conferences or interfraternal gatherings.  Yet, most chief executive officers and executive directors of men’s national fraternities have encountered the situation in which an alumnus has written a letter...

Adam Eckstein Many states and universities have enacted laws and policies, respectively, requiring computer owners to notify potential victims of identity theft when a security breach occurs.  Student organizations, which oftentimes obtain members’ personal information like credit card numbers for...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com As reported in the November 2008 issue of Fraternal Law, in October, a Travis County Texas Trial Court judge had issued a $16.2 million default judgment against both National Sigma Alpha Epsilon and its chapter...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com The death of Michael Starks, an 18-year old freshman at Utah State University, has led to criminal charges against two fraternity chapters and 12 Greek members who are alleged to have been involved in his...