Sorority housing at Georgia university unaffected by debunked 'brothel law' | Don't Miss This
VALDOSTA, Ga. — For decades, a widely-circulated “brothel law” related to sorority housing at colleges and universities across the nation caused students , staff, and surrounding community residents to believe sororities were unable to have designated houses. Since debunked, the “law” supposedly stated if more than four unrelated women lived in a house together, it was deemed a “brothel” and made illegal. At one Georgia university , however, the persisting fallacy has been put to rest. As it turns out, it is a common belief among some Valdosta students and residents that has no historical standing, according to area officials. “Obviously we had residence halls on college campuses that were only same-sex years ago,” Dr. Vince Miller, Valdosta State University vice president of student affairs, said. The reason for the lack of sorority houses on VSU's campus is far less scandalous, he said. Sororities all operate under the National Panhellenic Conference — the umbre...