The ban on activities of Greek organizations at the University of Central Florida, was lifted on Monday. The school has suspended all Greek Life activities for several weeks in order to work with fraternity and sorority chapters on addressing alcohol and hazing issues.
Forty-one of the 47 chapters whose activities were suspended were reinstated, KnightNews.com reported.
The school required both fraternities and sororities to identify steps that would be undertaken to prevent hazing and underage drinking, through presentations, as well as alcohol education programming for members, the non-profit news service also reported.
“Moving forward, we remain focused on the prevention of alcohol misuse and hazing,” Clay Coleman, UCF’s director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, wrote in reinstatement letters to the chapters. “It is important that all of our chapters continue to engage their new and active members in effective educational programs related to the dangers associated with alcohol misuse and hazing. We also will ensure that all of our organizations’ new members are informed of their rights prior to and during the new member process.”
Sixteen of the fraternities and sororities that have been re-instated must provide ongoing information to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, about improvements that have been undertaken.
