Chapters at *Conservative* Religious Schools?

[naraht]

Does your Fraternity/Sorority have any *active* chapters at schools which have any of the following:
1) Required Chapel (missing more than a certain number can lead to a student being expelled)
2) Requirement of being an active believing member of a specific religion
3) Honor code with Heterosexual intercourse outside of Marriage can lead to expulsion
4) Honor code where any Homosexual activity can lead to expulsion.

[clemsongirl]

ADPi doesn't have any chapters at any schools like that that I know of, looking through our chapter list. Are there any schools that do have national GLOs present? My understanding was that any conservative religious schools that hadn't outlawed Greek life already were probably going to have locals only.

[ARKTTKA]

Baylor comes to mind ,but they aren't as *conservative* as they once were. AXO, ADPi, Chi O, DDD, KAO, KKG, PBP and ZTA are on campus.

[NutBrnHair]

Union University (Jackson, TN) is the most conservative I can think of -- NPC chapters there: Chi Omega, ZTA and Kappa Delta

[LXA SE285]

Samford University (my sister's alma mater) has required convocation, which is sort of like chapel. Students have to earn a certain number of convocation credits to graduate—they scan your ID card to verify that you attended.

The code of conduct prohibits premarital sex, straight or gay. "Homosexual acts" used to be singled out for punishment, but that wording was dropped a few years back.

Also, social dancing on campus was prohibited until a few years ago—hence the long-running joke:

Q: Why don't Baptists believe in sex before marriage?
A: Because it might lead to dancing.

ETA Greeks at Samford:

http://samford.orgsync.com/GL_chapters

[amIblue?]

Belmont used to have very strict conduct rules, but I don't know if they do any more or not. They've only had greek life there in recent times.

[DubaiSis]

I have a friend who went to a Big 10 school and (duh) loved it. She is a church goer but also a hard lefty. She really wants her daughter to have a similar (read: raucous) collegiate experience. Daughter wants to attend a VERY conservative school where the girls are required to wear dresses. Holy reverse rebellion Batman!

[naraht]

Union and Samford definitely meet the criteria. Baylor seems to be on the edge, cohabitation is listed as something that counts as misconduct, but some of the rest seems fuzzy.

[Low D Flat]

Houston Baptist University has required worship and a strict sexual code of conduct. They also have national NPC & NIC greek organizations.

[clemsongirl]

Apparently I stand corrected, then; ADPi has chapters at both Baylor and Samford. I find it interesting that I had to search very hard to find information about Union & Samford's requirements of their students-these weren't requirements splashed across their websites in bold letters or made easily-accessible.

I know that Baylor also has a written policy against homosexuality, so they might be more conservative than they present themselves. Current WNBA player and former Baylor women's basketball player Brittney Griner has said in interviews that her coach explicitly disapproved of her openly expressing her sexuality while she was there.

[IndianaSigKap]

I didn't think Union was that strict anymore. I have a former student who was a KD there and I know they danced and had parties. She never mentioned being required to attend chapel.

[irishpipes]

I wonder if Charleston Southern, where ADPi will be colonizing in the fall, is very strict with a moral code. I get that vibe from the website.

[bu1904]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Belmont used to have very strict conduct rules, but I don't know if they do any more or not. They've only had greek life there in recent times.

Belmont doesn't have any of the rules above. About 20 years ago they had chapel, but now students have to complete about 60 Convocation credits, which is a series of short seminars and community service hours. Students have several years to complete the requirements and only 10 of those credits focus on religion. The only honor code is the basic one every university has about academic integrity. There is a religious requirement for faculty but not for students. Belmont is actually a fairly liberal school school despite what most people think.

[Low D Flat]

Can't believe I forgot Pepperdine. They have national GLOs and forbid sexual activity, possession of pornography, etc. I don't know how strictly they police the kids, but the students are subject to discipline for those activities.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by bu1904

There is a religious requirement for faculty but not for students. Belmont is actually a fairly liberal school school despite what most people think.

NOPE. If a school discriminates based on religion in its hiring practices, it is not "liberal."