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

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.