Fraternities and sororities will no longer be allowed at Swarthmore College, the school's president announced. The decision comes after 2 fraternities at the private liberal arts college decided to disband amid outrage over leaked internal documents.
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Fraternities and sororities will no longer be allowed at Swarthmore College.It comes after the only two fraternities at the private liberal arts college in suburban PhiladelphiaThe documents, written between 2012 to 2016, contained derogatory comments about women, the LGBTQ community, and jokes about sexual assault.
Smith say the school's lone sorority can continue with its current members through the spring 2022 semester, but can't recruit or initiate new members.
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