2014 Fraternal Law Conference Information and Schedule

We are pleased to present the full schedule  (times may be subject to change) for the 2014 Fraternal Law Conference.  The Conference is set for Thursday, November 6th and Friday, November 7th.  Our host hotel is once again the Cincinnati...
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Family Considers Suing Fraternity After Plane Crash

Micah Kamrass, Manley Burke, mkamrass@manleyburke.com On August 25, 2014, a small plane carrying four Case Western Reserve University students crashed shortly after taking off in Cleveland Ohio. All four passengers, including two members of Zeta Beta Tau were killed in...
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Delta Gamma States Transgender Member Policy

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com In a recent statement regarding sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama, the National Delta Gamma Fraternity expressed its membership policy as “membership is open to women and transgendered persons who identify themselves as women.”...
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Advisors Designated as Campus Security Authorities

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com In an August 8, 2014 memo to “Advisors of Recognized Student Organizations at Penn State,” the University’s Vice President of Student Affairs, Damon Sims, announced that Penn State has now designated advisors to recognize student...
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You've Won the Election!

Congratulations, You’re A Chapter Officer.  Now What? It is a great honor to be elected an officer of one’s fraternity.  Experience over the years demonstrates that fraternity officers are generally people of outstanding character, not only during their undergraduate days...
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Hazing Not Limited to Greeks

Tim Burke, Manley Burke, tburke@manleyburke.com The firing of the Ohio State University Band Director, praised by the U.S. Department of Education as it concluded a 4-year review of OSU’s sexual discrimination policies, highlights the fact that hazing is not limited...
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