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thetalady 03-01-2013 09:18 PM

And of course, the alcohol ban for Greek organizations worked just as well as WE knew it would. Unbelieveable that it was the SAME house (Delta Sigma Phi) that was caught violating it :eek:

http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/l...-sigma-phi.ece

Now the Delta Sigma Phi chapter has been suspended.

knight_shadow 03-01-2013 10:52 PM

Surprise of the century.

I went back and reread the original article about the ban. It says that it doesn't apply to members who drink at their homes. I wonder how they plan to handle members who live in?

ETA: Also, I'm hoping that the powers that be realize that 2 incidents occurring at the same house in a relatively short period of time does not equal a problem with the entire Greek system.

AGDee 03-02-2013 12:43 AM

If the original article is correct in its claim that alcohol is banned at fraternity and sorority functions, events, formals, parties, etc., then it doesn't seem as though the recent behavior violated that. I guess it depends on the wording of the original ban.

I'm trying to work some of this stuff out in my head. If these kids had not consumed this alcohol (yet... we know they were probably going to, but for the sake of hypothetical situations), a 21 year old had bought it, and they were just carrying it from the car to the house for the 21 year old, is that really a minor in possession? Like, if I buy beer while grocery shopping and my son carries it in the house for me, is that MIP? What about 18 year old bartenders and waitresses who pour and deliver alcohol all the time? Is simply holding a bottle truly being a minor in possession?

thetalady 03-02-2013 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 2206140)
What about 18 year old bartenders and waitresses who pour and deliver alcohol all the time? Is simply holding a bottle truly being a minor in possession?

FYI, here in Texas, 18 year old servers are not permitted to pour or even just serve alcohol. No 18 year old bartenders either! They must be 21 to handle liquor in any way.

AGDee 03-02-2013 07:44 AM

Wow. In Michigan and New York, you can do both at 18.

DeltaBetaBaby 03-02-2013 09:05 AM

Some states go with the arbitrary age of 19, which is weird.

MaryPoppins 03-02-2013 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby (Post 2206170)
Some states go with the arbitrary age of 19, which is weird.

Some states used to have 19 as the drinking age. Maybe they didn't update their alcoholic beverage server laws when they changed the drinking laws?

DeltaBetaBaby 03-02-2013 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins (Post 2206188)
Some states used to have 19 as the drinking age. Maybe they didn't update their alcoholic beverage server laws when they changed the drinking laws?

Oh, that could be. In good ol' Champaign, the bar age is 19, though you have to be 21 to drink.

thetalady 03-02-2013 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetalady (Post 2206142)
FYI, here in Texas, 18 year old servers are not permitted to pour or even just serve alcohol. No 18 year old bartenders either! They must be 21 to handle liquor in any way.

I made a mistake... looks like minors can serve alcohol in the course of their employment with a licensed establishment here in Texas. Don't know when that changed!

CougarGrad 12-04-2013 01:11 PM

I'm terribly late with this news, but the alcohol ban was lifted: http://ntdaily.com/university-lifts-...e-alcohol-ban/

The alcohol issue did have something to do with Delta Sig's suspension, but again, there were a few additional issues. The alcohol- and in particular underage drinking- was just the last straw.

ElieM 12-04-2013 06:20 PM

Don't kids get drunk and fall off balconies all the time - not necessarily in fraternity houses? Are they going to ban multistorey student housing next?


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