A moratorium is a temporary prohibition of an activity. The moratorium periods used by Fraternity and Sorority Life are implemented during time in the academic term/year when student members’ primary focus should be their academics, in between terms, throughout the summer terms, during University closures, etc. Moratorium dates will be listed on the OFSL calendar.
There are three levels of moratorium:
Level 1: Chapters cannot host/co-host any events during Level I moratorium.
Level 2: Chapters can only host/co-host educational/academic and/or service events that do not involve alcohol during Level 2 moratorium. Other “dry” events that don’t not fall into the above categories would need to get written approval from OFSL.
Level 3: Chapters can only host/co-host events that do not involve alcohol during Level 3 moratorium.
The moratorium windows for the fall 2026 semester are:
- Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 – Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 @ 12:00PM (Level 3)
- Midterms Prep: Sunday, September 27th, 2026 – Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 @ 5:00PM (Level 2)
- Finals Week: Friday, December 4th, 2026 – Thursday, December 10th, 2026 (Level 1)
- Winter Break: Monday, December 7th, 2026 – First week of Fall 2027, Saturday, January 17th, 2027 (Level 3)