近期全国各地校园内接连发生丑闻，使得兄弟会的发展状况再度受到关注。本周早些时候，位于纽约伊萨卡的康奈尔大学便发生了相关事件。
Recent scandals at schools across the country are putting new scrutiny on Greek life as fraternity membership has grown Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, N.Y., earlier this week.
几年前，谢南多厄大学的校方开始向学生征询如何提升这所拥有150年历史的弗吉尼亚北部私立院校的招生与留校率。其中一个提议便是引入兄弟会组织。
Lauren Petracca At Shenandoah University, administrators a few years ago began asking students about ways to improve recruitment and retention at the 150-year-old private school in northern Virginia. One idea: bring in fraternities.
尽管部分教职员工担心兄弟会会助长派对文化及小圈子现象，但一项全校范围的调查显示学生对此持支持态度。据负责学生事务、招生管理及体育工作的副校长约兰达·巴比尔·吉布森介绍，去年该校迎来了首批女生联谊会和兄弟会，未来还将有更多此类组织入驻。
Some faculty worried Greek life would fuel a party culture and cliques. But a campuswide survey revealed strong support, so the school began interviewing Greek organizations. Last year, the first sorority and fraternity opened on campus, and more are expected, said Yolanda Barbier Gibson, vice president for student affairs, enrollment management, and athletics.