The Colleges That Have Fully Re-opened Are “Surprisingly” Covid Hot-Spots

Greek Life and the parties associated are emerging as Covid cauldrons at universities across the nation. It is probably just a matter of time until they are forced suspend in person instruction at least temporarily.

“The New York Times has identified at least 251 cases of the virus tied to fraternities and sororities. At the University of California, Berkeley, 47 cases were identified in a single week in early July, most of which were connected to the Greek system. In Mississippi, a significant outbreak in Oxford, home to the state’s flagship university, was partially blamed on fraternity parties. At the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, at least 165 of the 290 cases identified by the school have been associated with its Greek Row.”

— by Amy Harmon, Frances Robles, Alan Blinder, and Thomas Fuller in the New York Times