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He added that rules governing
the organization and operation of
fraternity houses should be handled
by those who know most about
fraternities, the Committee on
Fraternities.

Concerning the second motion,
Mr. Hayes noted, "The Fraternity
system has shown increasing
responsibility. There is no question
that the Governing Board should
have the authority to make
visitation rules. This is not, in my
mind, a privilege but a right. The
fact that we own the houses further
strengthens the right of a student to
guide his own life."

Mr. Canevari, assistant dean of
Student Affairs, noted that thus
far, two motions have come
through the Office of Student
Affairs and a third one is in
processing. The first two, the
changing of the Committee on
Fraternities with its composition of
three students, three
administrators, and three faculty
members to a combination of four,
two, three, respectively, and the
empowering of the Committee on
Fraternities to assume authority for
fraternity housing, will be
considered by President Shannon,
the Board of Visitors, or both. The
third is the aforementioned
proposal concerning female
visitation rules, which is scheduled
to come through the Office of
Student Affairs in the next few
days.