Dixie State University Bans an Alphabet, Tells Women They Can't Use Greek Letters in Club Name
Nineteen female Dixie State University students are being forced to fight their own school for the right to use Greek letters in the name of their organization. Indigo Klabanoff and the members of Phi Beta Pi have repeatedly been denied official recognition because administrators feel that the use of Greek letters in an organization name will give Dixie State a "party school" image.
"I've seen a lot of campus censorship in my time, but telling students their club can't be recognized solely because they wish to use letters from a particular alphabet is a new one to me," said FIRE Senior Vice President Robert Shibley. "I can't believe I actually have to say this, but as a state university, Dixie State simply does not have the power to ban or regulate the use of the Greek alphabet, the Latin alphabet, or any other system of writing."
Dixie State has gone to absurd lengths to deny recognition to Phi Beta Pi as a normal student club. (The group is not asking Dixie State to form a Greek life or residential living apparatus.) For instance, in the video, Klabanoff relates how the rule against Greek letters in club names was simply made up in response to Klabanoff's request. The club believes that the use of Greek letters in its name is important to communicate the values of sisterhood and service to which it aspires.
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