Six Greek organizations at the University of Michigan have been suspended in the wake of the destruction at two separate Michigan ski resorts.
The fraternities (Sigma Alpha Mu, Pi Kappa Alpha and Chi Psi) and sororities (Sigma Delta Tau, Delta Gamma and Alpha Phi) were suspended from their national organizations.
Most, if not many of you who were involved in Greek Life no doubt know the kind of mentality that can kick in once a bunch of bros start getting drunk and breaking stuff. That being said, this isn’t just a chair or a broken VCR. From the photos we’ve seen, Treetops Resort (which got the worst of the destruction) was absolutely trashed. Their managed has estimated $80K-$100K worth of damage was done.
“Couches torn in half, entire sections of drywall removed and scattered throughout the place” is how one U of M student described the damage on Reddit.
Of course, there are numerous ways that Michigan can punish the fraternities beyond being suspended by nationals. Our bet is that the hammer is going to come down on certain fraternities more than others, but we’ll have to wait and see. Punishment for punishment’s sake isn’t really all the effective.
