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Frats fight back, but can they win the battle against Vaughan?

September 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Frats fight back, but can they win the battle against Vaughan?

Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity members cleaning up Taddle Creek Park over the summer. Courtesy Delta Kappa Epsilon.

By Tim Legault

Fraternity houses are voicing their concerns over the proposed changes in rooming house bylaws and licensing rules that Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina) has been championing for some time.

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Party’s over: Frats may lose rooming house exemption

June 8th, 2010 · 7 Comments

By Jacob Arnfield

Is there a difference between a fraternity and a rooming house?

Historically, municipalities with rooming house laws say yes. When Toronto’s rooming house legislation was first instituted, fraternity and sorority houses were exempted, but this is not likely to be the case for much longer.

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