An opinion piece published in The Hill on November 1, 2026, asks whether universities should cut ties with fraternities. The Hill published the piece in its opinion section, and it was written by Robert G. Stanco, identified by the outlet as an opinion contributor.

According to The Hill, the piece treats the question as a test of tradition. The outlet's listing frames fraternities as a question of whether long-standing customs still serve the students who take part in them, and whether colleges should keep accommodating them.

The Hill's summary of the piece says its central question is why colleges continue to recognize and accommodate organizations whose traditions and practices repeatedly generate concerns about "student safety, accountability and exclusion." The summary describes those concerns as recurring, but it does not identify any specific incident, institution, or dataset behind them.

The summary also does not state the author's answer to the question it raises. It does not say whether Stanco believes universities should end recognition of fraternities, reform their relationships with them, or take another approach. Those positions, if the full text contains them, are not described in the material available for this report.

Because the piece appears in the opinion section, its questions and conclusions reflect the views of the author rather than the reporting of The Hill's news staff. The article is one of several recent discussions of how colleges oversee student organizations, but this report relies only on the title, summary, author line, and publication date supplied by The Hill.

Sources: The Hill: A test of tradition: Should universities cut ties with fraternities?.