Dive Brief:

• Faculty at Dartmouth College voted 116-13 to recommend abolishing the Greek system at the school.
• The vote is nonbinding and follows a letter calling for an end to the fraternity and sorority system last month, signed by 232 faculty members, Business Insider reported.
• A front-page editorial published in the college’s newspaper, The Dartmouth, during homecoming weekend also called for an end to the system.

Dive Insight:

Faculty votes against the Dartmouth Greek system have a history: In 2000, faculty voted 81-0 to abolish the system, and in 2001, they voted 92-0 to do away with single-sex Greek houses, according to The Dartmouth. Last month’s faculty letter said that Greek systems are linked to higher rates of sexual assault, binge drinking, racism, homophobia, denigration of women, and hazing, according to research. The letter also pointed to several New England colleges that have ended their Greek systems, with none of them bringing them back.