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Another alternative is the fraternities. These organizations--which include Zeta Psi and Alpha Delta Phi--portray themselves as small, quiet fraternities with deep historic roots. All say they are not drinking clubs or business networks--descriptions often used to characterize the final clubs. "Their exclusive activities are what we don't want," says Zeta Psi pledge Daniel Ramos '91 of the clubs. "Our activities will be open to everyone...
...clubs differ, however, on the critical issue of whom they plan to admit. Zeta Psi is all male, while Alpha Delta Phi pledges to allow both men and women to join as members. Two freshman females are also trying to start a sorority...
Harvard's fears come in the wake of increasing drinking-related fatalities at fraternity houses nationwide. Last year Zeta Psi's Stanford chapter voluntarily disbanded when a member of the fraternity died after a rush event, says Joseph M. Pisano, an assistant dean of student affairs and the fraternal affairs advisor at the Palo Alto school. In the 1970s, Pisano says, the chapter had lost recognition from the university because of hazing practices but regained official status several years...
...Lauck Walton, executive director of Zeta Psi's international headquarters, says Zeta Psi hopes to return to Stanford after the students who were involved in the event graduate. "The idea is that a whole group of Stanford students go through Stanford without knowing anything about Zeta Psi. We want to start with a positive image...
...think Zeta Psi's national organization has any responsibility at all," he says, adding, "it is extremely rare to have to reprimand a chapter...