Dixie State University: School Rejects Student Group Because Its Name Includes Greek Letters
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Dixie State University
Case Overview
Beginning in November 2012, Dixie State University student Indigo Klabanoff contacted school administrators to discuss the possibility of forming a sorority on campus. Over the course of several months, Klabanoff was repeatedly told that the university would not recognize a sorority or any club identified by Greek letters because of concerns about Dixie State鈥檚 鈥減arty school鈥 image. In July 2013, after submitting a formal application for recognition, she was told by Director of Student Involvement & Leadership Jordon Sharp that "the name Phi Beta Pi will not be approved." Sharp also explained that the Inter Club Council鈥檚 (ICC鈥檚) bylaws had been retroactively revised to prohibit clubs from using 鈥渢he Greek alphabet in their club name.鈥 In response to multiple letters from 果冻传媒app官方, Utah Assistant Attorney General D. Michael Carter has defended Dixie State鈥檚 unconstitutional policy by claiming it serves a 鈥渃ompelling interest,鈥 and claimed that alcohol, hazing, and other policy violations by fraternities and sororities at other universities justified Dixie State鈥檚 actions against Phi Beta Pi.