Dear Editor,
Your editorial, “The Chronicle’s View: Same Old Greek Story,” misses a couple of important points. While it may be true that U greeks are well represented in Salt Lake City offices and University Administration, don’t blame them for the ongoing bickering between U Fraternities and thier neighbors.
The reason that these “complaints” continue is the lack of support that these important student organizations have had from University administrators for years. Instead of talking to the students, learning about their concerns and the representing them in “neighborhood meetings,” U officials have left the Greeks on their own to represent themselves.
I worked under two administrations in the ASUU Executive Cabinet. For two years, almost all of the officers were members of Greek organizations. That Greeks occupy multiple officies of our University’s administration speaks to the commitment and desire that members of these organizations possess.
My fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, has been at the University of Utah since 1914. Others have been at the U for similar lenghts of time. It is time for the University of Utah to point out this fact to neighbors that buy homes within 100 yards of multiple fraternities. Let’s inform these neighbors that Greek organizations will not be leaving the University of Utah campus any time soon. Our university’s strength depends on it.
Nicholas P. Nerbonne ’97Phi Delta Theta Alumnus