USC student Nick Powers wants a gay fraternity on campus. (Video by Nick Berman)
According to The Daily Trojan, for the past five years, several USC students have attempted to generate interest in a fraternity for gay men but their attempts were never successful because of a lack of communication.
However, Powers and Vigil are choosing between three different fraternities.
Delta Lambda Phi, a national social fraternity for gay, bisexual and progressive men; Sigma Phi Beta, a fraternity for gay, straight, bisexual and transgender men; or Delta Lambda Psi, a co-ed fraternity that aims to connect LGBT students to the surrounding community.
Delta Lambda Phi is the largest and oldest of the gay fraternities.
“When we really started last spring, what failed was no one really knew how to organize the group and do this on our own,” Powers said. “We started to realize what’s really important now is to check up on each other every week to keep up to date with progress.”
Powers knows that there will be obstacles in bringing a gay fraternity to campus, but he believes it is worth it.
“Personally, before college, I was turned off by the Greek community, but when I saw what it really was, I wanted to be a part of it,” Powers told The Daily Trojan.
