April 4, 1966.
REPORT TO SENATE FROM FACULTY COUNCIL
The Council has had under consideration since the March
meeting of Senate, the matter of the recognition or non-recognition-
of fraternities and sororities.
In the view of the Council,1fraternities and sororities are
not desirable on this University campus. This is also the view of
the majority of the Simon Fraser SLudents who turned out to vote
on a referendum concerning this issue on March 22, 1966.
The Faculty Council therefore rules that fraternities and
sororities are not to be recognized at Simon Fraser University and
seeks Senate's approval of this ruling in accordance with Section
61-1-b of the Universities Act.
While taking this stand, however, the Faculty Council would
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also like to make known its view that all members of the academic
community should strive to develop means to achieve in other ways
some of the positive values offered by fraternities and sororities,
such as student housing and co-operative ventures.
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