--- description: A controversial proposal in the fight to end sexual assault on campus title: University of Missouri Considers Banning Women from Frat Parties image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Higher Education](/tag/higher-education/) ## Higher Education Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Controversial Proposal to Fix Fraternities: Keep the Women Out by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2015 8:22 PM CUT by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2015 8:22 PM CUT The University of Missouri in Columbia is considering an alumni group’s idea to ban women from fraternity houses on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The idea was included in a series of proposed changes entitled “Safety of Women Students in Fraternity Houses,” which was submitted by the MU Fraternity Alumni Consortium and [leaked](http://www.stltoday.com/proposed-changes/pdf%5F41e9da99-dec9-5e4e-807c-d04bfe938fb8.html "undefined") last week. The consortium is not an official alumni group of the university, a university spokesman said, but the group has been working with the administration on ways to improve Greek life over the past several years. **MORE:**[ _Crisis on Fraternity Row_](http://time.com/3617655/crisis-on-fraternity-row/ "undefined") In addition to prohibiting women from entering fraternities between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, the proposal also suggests disallowing fraternities from hosting social events outside of Columbia, Mo., restricting the alcohol that can be served at fraternities to beer, and requiring fraternities and sororities to conduct mandatory drug tests. Most national sororities already do not permit alcohol in sorority houses. After the proposal leaked, students took to social media to complain. The university is hosting a summit on June 20 to discuss the proposal and solicit input from student leaders in the Greek community. “Nothing has been finalized yet,” said Christian Basi, a university spokesman. “The perception among Greek students that the proposals were final is not the case.” The proposals at Missouri come after a period of heightened scrutiny on the problem of sexual assault on campus and the misbehavior of members of the Greek community, particularly fraternities. **MORE:**[ _3 Ways to Fix Fraternities_](http://time.com/3760153/fraternity-reform-alcohol-greek-life/ "undefined") In a statement released by the Panhellenic Association, which represents sororities, and Interfraternity Council at Missouri, the Greek councils expressed concern about the proposals, writing that they “strongly \[disagree\] with several of the policies proposed.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3918221/fraternity-proposal-no-women/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3918221/fraternity-proposal-no-women/"},"headline":"A Controversial Proposal to Fix Fraternities: Keep the Women Out","datePublished":"2015-06-11T20:22:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:08:36.285Z","description":"The latest proposal in the fight to end sexual assault on campus","url":"https://time.com/3918221/fraternity-proposal-no-women/","keywords":["Higher Education","Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Gray","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-gray/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/higher-education/","name":"Higher Education"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3918221/fraternity-proposal-no-women/","name":"A Controversial Proposal to Fix Fraternities: Keep the Women Out"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"My Rapist Is Still on Campus: Sexual Assault in the Ivy League","description":"In April, 23 Columbia and Barnard students filed a federal Title IX complaint alleging that the University mishandled sexual assault cases","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/o8izpqKu/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-05-14T14:51:05.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/o8izpqKu.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3918221/fraternity-proposal-no-women/","duration":"PT6M50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3918221/fraternity-proposal-no-women/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```