| exlurker |
02-14-2004 07:09 PM |
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Originally posted by AGDee
To give some background on why this was incredibly stupid of them...
Over the past month and a half or so, the GLOs have been up in arms over new directives being passed down from the University administration. The new directives include deferred recruitment for all IFC and NPC groups, alcohol free housing for all fraternities and sororities and a new requirement for a resident supervisor living in each house. While NPC is only concerned about deferred recruitment because they already have alcohol free housing and resident supervisors, the fraternities are very concerned about alcohol free housing and the resident supervisor requirement. Some of them simply can't afford resident supervisors and none of them want to be alcohol free.
While a group is trying to fight administration on directives such as these, it's foolish for the leadership to have engaged in this behavior. This is the time for them to be on their best behavior.
Dee
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Thank you, AGDee! I agree, and would like to add that Michigan has, in the last two or three years, also been the scene of some extremely high-profile situations involving Greeks (principally fraternities), as I recall -- drug/date rape, severe injuries to a pledge, and several serious alcohol violation cases.
"Best behavior" was definitely called for.
As the Daily's story on the IFC and Panhellenic retreat mentioned, one person was hospitalized. To me, that indicates that the partying got out of control; while one person may not have known when to day "no," others most likely did not know when to step in, be a responsible friend, and cut off the drinking. |
