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24 Fraternities at Stanford University Pledge to Eliminate Bias

April 15, 1957
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The presidents of 24 fraternities at Stanford University here pledged this week-end to make efforts to remove from their charters all racial and religious membership restrictions.

In a statement issued by the Interfraternity Council, the heads of the university’s Greek letter societies said that they “neither endorse nor condone religious or racial restrictions placed on membership” and described such restrictions as “contrary to the ideals of the university, the fraternity system and the fraternity men at Stanford.” Last month, the university issued a statement of policy opposing the continuation of discriminatory practices by fraternities.

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