ATHENS - A University of Georgia fraternity has banned alcohol at its house and set minimum grade requirements, possibly foreshadowing campus-wide reforms for the school's Greek organizations.
Adviser Brian Bates said Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity made the changes after local alumni became concerned about the house's poor condition and a chapter grade-point average that had fallen below the university's 2.7 requirement for fraternities.
A university Greek Life coordinator said Thursday that a task force including local and national fraternity and sorority leaders is considering possible reforms but has not made any decisions regarding alcohol policies.
Coordinator Claudia Shamp said, ``There's a large national movement toward alcohol-free housing from national organizations. I think that the university certainly supports that stance.''
Shamp said school and local government leaders are looking beyond fraternity row to solve alcohol-related problems among students. The new ``Dawgs After Dark'' program provides alcohol-free entertainment as an alternative to downtown Athens bars, and police are cracking down on the use of fake ID's at those same bars.
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April 24th, 2025
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