The brothers at the Columbia chapters of Pi Kappa Alpha, Psi Upsilon, and Alpha Epsilon Pi can not be happy today. The Ivy's paper is reporting that, in the wake of Operation Ivy League (in which five students were charged with running a drug ring out of school dorms and frats), the school is not only putting those frats on probation for the next three years, they are also kicking them out of their University-owned brownstones on 114th Street.
The decision comes after a months-long review of the fraternities operations over the past four years (a review which did not include the criminal proceedings currently going on). As part of the punishment the frats will also be on extended social probation until the fall and are required to submit three-year improvement plans. It is unclear what will happen with the brownstones, but apparently there are a number of other fraternities and sororities that have been waiting patiently in the wings. This is Manhattan real estate we are talking about.
Naturally, some students think this move is unfair. One brother complained to the Spectator that “The people who weren’t involved are getting penalized for what a few people did.” But those out of the Greek system seemed ok with the news. “If you mess up, you lose privileges," one told the paper.
