Open letter: Backlash from girl's death at Texas State frat event is ruining Greek party life

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The campus backlash stemming from the death of a 20-year-old Texas State University student at an unregistered party could spell the end of Greek life on campus, according to an essay penned on the site Total Frat Move.

The anonymous author behind the post, who claims to be a sorority member at the San Marcos campus, say she's fed up with the way officials are treating fraternities.

The sanctions have caused her "poor chapter...to be stuck with the guys who play WoW [World of Warcraft] on weekends and smell like cheese puffs, lotion, and Kleenex."

This dark outlook on the future of Greek life at Texas State comes from the suspension of four fraternities for their role in an off-campus party where a 20-year-old sorority member was found dead.

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University officials avoided connecting the fraternity's infractions directly to the death of the student, but the party site and date referenced in the university documents matches the site and date where the student was found dead.

Jordin Taylor, who was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, was found under a bus Oct. 29, 2016, the day after a party hosted by Pi Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Alpha Order and Delta Tau Delta.

Since the suspensions of the four fraternities, according to the anonymous writer, Texas State "changed the way Greek Life at our school operates."

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The essay-writer estimates that if things continue this way, Greek life at Texas State will cease to exist and, "who wants to go to a school devoid of Greek life?"

The writer says her sorority's president encourages members to avoid documenting the event on social media, or to not attend at all.

"It doesn't sound like a big deal to guys, but to girls, this sucks ass," the writer said. "It makes some of my sisters not want to go to the party — because some girls only do things if they can prove they did them on social media — which affects relations between sororities and fraternities."

The writer argues that putting fraternities on probation only causes them to host more unregistered parties, resulting in more probation — "a vicious cycle." The university's Greek Affairs office has a strict set of guidelines for chapter operations.

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Multiple Texas State students involved with Greek life on campus have spoken out against the anonymous essay on social media, saying it does not reflect their experience or chapter.

Taylor Thompson, Jordin Taylor's cousin, reacted to the essay on Twitter:

"I am Jordin's FAMILY. I'm not sorry for not giving a damn about your party life," she said. "Your parties are not worth her life."

On the Total Frat Move Facebook page, one commenter said they were experiencing the same kind of fraternity disappearance at their university.

When Total Frat Move shared the essay, they said on Facebook: "Things are apparently looking dim at Texas State."

It is unclear if the site is referencing Taylor's tragic death, or the university's crack down on Greek life.

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