Men are not allowed upstairs. Houses are kept in pristine condition by a live-in cleaning staff. And above all, as Johnson freely admits, women generally are better behaved. Rutherford has talked to students and believe some factors discouraging fraternity membership are out of the fraternities' control. Such as elevation of academics.
Fraternity life can serve as a distraction.
I've talked with students in the honors program who just simply don't want to put up with it. Another, and more controversial, factor is Chancellor John White s more stringent enforcement of rules against underage drinking on the U of A campus. In Rutherford's day, underage drinking was tolerated. Guests at today's fraternity parties often include Alcoholic Beverage Control agents, who routinely pick up underage students. But I also understand that kids are kids.