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[–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

, a fire broke out at Western University frat house Pi Kappa Alpha

When did Canada get frats? That's such an American thing.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    They've been up here since the 19th century, mostly at the larger universities, but they aren't in the news much because they don't cause the level of trouble the American ones do.

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    Must have been a tiny or very new school, or they were around and you just didn't hear about them. They aren't a big deal in Canada, generally speaking; at my school, I only ever find out about one because a friend of mine had lots of friends in the fraternity. This was at a mid-size school that's less than 60 years old, iirc.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Pretty big/old. It just wasn't a thing in Canada as far as anyone there was aware.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Yeah, that was the same at my uni. Literally the only way I heard about it was through friends of my friend, in like 3rd year. Not a big thing for sure!

    Except at Western, but friends don't let friends go to Western.

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