Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com Greg Lukianoff makes his point in the accompanying article in a harsh and potentially upsetting way.  But it has great validity.  Those chapters that lose track of the purpose for which their national organization was...

In the past, Manley Burke has charged a minimal fee for back issues of Fraternal Law.  Now, through the wonders of modern technology, the entire archives of this publication, dating all the way back to first issue published in September,...

Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke George Desdunes, a 19-year-old sophomore at Cornell University, died on February 25, 2011.  His mother, Marie Lourdes Andre, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in June in state court in Brooklyn.  The lawsuit seeks at least $25...

Daniel McCarthy, Manley Burke In a decision dated August 2, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld San Diego State University’s nondiscrimination policy that prohibited membership restrictions on certain specified bases.1  This case differs from...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com As colleges and universities have found, licensing the use of their trademarks, mascots, names and the like, can be extremely lucrative.  Licensing the use of such marks can also help an organization owning the marks...

The Greek Anti-Hazing Hot Line is now entering its fifth academic year.  Established in 2007 by a consortium of national collegiate fraternities and sororities, the Hotline had 95 calls in the academic year concluded in June, 2011. The Hotline provides...

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com When hazing causes a tragic death, or serious injury, it often leads to litigation.  Some insurance providers are now taking a very hard look at whether or not they have responsibility to defend such litigation....

Greg Lukianoff In my post entitled “Fraternities: Disastruous for Free Speech on Campus” (available on huffingtonpost.com), I talked about how Delta Kappa Epsilon's decision not to fight its suspension at Yale University could have serious ramifications for the free speech...