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At Florida: Male or Christian, but Not Both

July 11, 2007 05:16 PM ET | Alison Go | Permanent Link | Print

Beta Upsilon Chi, an all-male Christian fraternity, has filed suit against the University of Florida because the group has been denied approval as a registered student organization, the Gainesville Sun reports.

The rock: The school says the group (like most other fraternities) cannot be listed as a student organization because it accepts only men, violating the school's gender nondiscrimination policies. The hard place: Beta Upsilon Chi also cannot join the Interfraternity Council because its Christian-only status violates the council's religious nondiscrimination policy. —Alison Go

Tags: Florida | Southeastern Conference | Greek life | University of Florida

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