Syracuse University publicly released the results of its Greek life survey via email to students last Friday. That’s commendable, and this decision should be the start of a more encompassing trend of transparency related to fraternities and sororities on campus.

Sharing the results of the survey doesn’t excuse SU from withholding other information in the future. SU’s willingness to share the survey should now warrant the disclosure of the results of the Greek life review, first announced by the university after this spring’s Theta Tau videos controversy. It is being completed by a team of external consultants — and there’s no reason those results should not be released publicly.

For matters that concern general campus safety and the well-being of students, it’s imperative that students receive direct information from SU. The Greek life review, a more extensive and practical avenue for officials to create tangible, meaningful change at SU, has the opportunity to better the campus community. Those results will be more important than the survey’s results.

Releasing the survey was a step in the right direction. SU is putting more information in the hands of students, but progress can’t stop here.

Details, like what the external reviewers who visited campus were doing and how they were doing it, are important. Withholding information collected by the consultants will only create confusion and perpetuate mistrust.

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