![]() ![]() We will then work with students and other community stakeholders to identify how we can best support students’ needs, including the future of those buildings. We will begin this summer to determine how those spaces might integrate with the plans for a re-imagined Sharples. Long-term plans for the use of the two former fraternity houses, which are now closed, are still to be decided. A lease termination agreement between the College and the Phi Psi Alumni Association, dated May 1, 2019, ends the last lease of this kind. Delta Upsilon did not have a lease this academic year. In keeping with the Task Force’s recommendation, the College is ending the practice of leasing space to student groups. Exclusive, dues-paying social organizations no longer effectively meet the needs of our residential liberal arts environment. The voluntary disbanding of Phi Psi and Delta Upsilon reflects a broader change in student needs and desires. The Swarthmore chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority may continue with its current members through the spring 2022 semester but may no longer recruit or initiate additional members. I want to express my gratitude to all of the Task Force members for their rigorous and thoughtful work throughout the past year.Īfter carefully considering their findings and hearing the viewpoints and experiences of many members of our community throughout this academic year, I have decided to move forward as follows:įraternities and sororities will no longer exist at the College. I write today to share the report from the Task Force for Student Social Events and Community Standards and my decisions regarding their recommendations on issues related to social life at Swarthmore. President Valerie Smith shared this message with the campus community on Friday, May 10. An Update on Student Social Events and Community Standards from President Smith May 10th, 2019
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