Non-Greek selective living groups cannot hold recruitment events this year, per a Tuesday email sent to SLG housing liaisons obtained by The Chronicle.
The change is attributed to it being the last year SLGs have residential housing as part of Duke’s QuadEx living and learning initiative, according to the email sent by Dani Harmston, associate dean for residence life.
The SLGs Maxwell, Brownstone, Illyria, Mirecourt, LangDorm, Round Table and the Cube were slated to hold a joint open house on Sept. 4. The event had previously been confirmed by Conference and Event Services on Aug. 18, according to an email from CES sent to an SLG rush chair and obtained by The Chronicle.
CES has since said that the open house can no longer occur because of the restrictions on SLGs recruiting members.
In order for SLGs to maintain a presence on campus in future years or hold recruitment events, they must transition into a Living and Learning Community or become a new student group with the approval of Duke Student Government, according to the email.
SLGs are still allowed to hold non-recruitment events and use common spaces within their residential areas this year.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Katie Tan contributed reporting.
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Milla Surjadi is a Trinity junior and a diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator of The Chronicle's 119th volume. She was previously editor-in-chief for Volume 118.
Anisha Reddy is a Trinity junior and a senior editor of The Chronicle's 118th volume.