Document Type
Opinion Piece
Publication Title
The Maine Campus
Publication Date
10-4-2021
Publisher location
University of Maine, Orono, ME
Abstract/ Summary
Driving down College Avenue, alongside the University of Maine, you’ll pass numerous, extravagant fraternity houses with large Greek letters proudly displayed above their doorways一a representation of an age old tradition on many college campuses across the country. You’ll see members of UMaine’s 16 fraternities sun tanning on their porches or playing frisbee in their front yards.
However, you don’t see the women that make up the eight sororities on UMaine’s campus. You won’t see any Greek letters of these organizations above any doorways. There is no indication that these sororities even exist on College Avenue. Instead, you’ll find these women in the basements of the residence halls on campus. Each sorority is assigned an underground oasis to perform all the duties that are required of them as a chapter, while up above, the fraternities of this campus are provided their very own homes to do so.
Identifier
Social Justice_Maine Campus_2021-10-04b
Repository Citation
Jackson, Sydney, "Brothel vs brotherhood: The housing divide between men and women in Greek life" (2021). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 848.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/848
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