CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ? A Christian student group which refused to sign a nondiscrimination policy has been denied official recognition by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Alpha Iota Omega would not follow university policy requiring that membership in the group be open to all, since the group wanted only those with similar religious beliefs to join.

Without official recognition, the fraternity cannot receive student fee money.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, an advocacy group based in Philadelphia, had asked university Chancellor James Moeser to reconsider the school’s position, but last week Moeser reiterated that all groups must have open membership.