Word: stine
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...University of Colorado coeds died from alcohol poisoning in fraternity houses in Boulder, the university demanded tighter control over Greek organizations, including forcing them to delay recruiting until freshmen entered their second semester. The sororities agreed to the reforms, but all 15 fraternities balked - and moved off campus. Marc Stine, a Greek advocate hired by CU's Alumni Interfraternity Council, says it was a little like a rebellious son leaving home. "As he drives away, the parent stands at the door shaking his fist and yelling, 'You'll never make it out there.'" (See pictures of the college dorm...
...fraternities were no longer listed in CU directories and the school stopped handing over free address lists of incoming freshmen. At the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, membership dropped to 24 members in 2005. "No one saw the half-page ad the fraternities placed in the college newspaper," says Stine. "That's where Facebook, MySpace and e-mail entered the picture...
...recruiting new members: "It all starts with some sort of introduction, and that's where I credit Facebook, making that first introduction, being the icebreaker." Overall, fraternity memberships at CU are up 65% since the organizations moved off campus in 2005. "We just finished a huge rush last fall," Stine says. And came in under budget, too. "When we did the post-market analysis and asked, 'How did you find out about the fraternities?,' overwhelmingly, kids said 'the Internet...
...could tell she cared enough about undergraduates to know a few things,” Stine said. “I thought she did a great job considering she must have been nervous, given that it was her first commencement. So flying colors...
...could tell she cared enough about undergraduates to know a few things,” Stine said. “I thought she did a great job considering she must have been nervous, given that it was her first commencement. So flying colors, I’d say.” —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks can be reached at cmarks@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Nathan C. Strauss can be reached at strauss@fas. harvard.edu...