[DeltAlum]

James,

Truth is this did strike me as a bit premptive, especially since the alleged violation didn't even happen on fraternity property (at least that's my assumption from reading the two releases -- unless the garage is owned by the chapter). I agree that, had the officer or pledges been drinking, the story(ies) would probably have mentioned it.

I suppose it is technically illegal for an underage person to be in possession of alcohol. I wonder if any of the containers were open? There are a lot of questions left unanswered.

Actually, I find the releases a little confusing. One of them mentions hazing -- the other hazing with alcohol. I'm pretty unclear on exactly what the violation is/was.

Perhaps there are circumstances we don't know.

For instance, it says this is the second violation in the past five years. I wonder what the first violation was? In other words, is this one the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back after another more serious event? Has this chapter had a troublesome history? Risk Management problems?

I'd be interested in Brad's input on this one, but on the face of it, I agree with what I think you're saying -- it seems like a bit of a knee jerk to me.