Tennessee § 49-7-126 - Campus residential houses — Fraternities and sororities.
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§ 49-7-126. Campus residential houses — Fraternities and sororities.
If an institution of higher education in this state permits a fraternity to locate and maintain a residential house on the campus of the institution, then the institution shall not prohibit a sorority from locating and maintaining a residential house on the campus of the institution. Any rules applying to a sorority house shall be no less stringent than those applying to a fraternity house. Acts 2003, ch. 122, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 122, § 1 purported to enact its provisions as § 49-7-124 . Acts 2003, ch. 104, § 1 had previously enacted its provisions as § 49-7-124 ; therefore, the provisions of ch. 122 were codified in § 49-7-126 .
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