U. of Illinois Sanctions for Alcohol and Code of Conduct Violations (ZBT & Tri Delta)
 

As reported by a local newspaper:

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/loc...face_sanctions

The article sketches the background -- a party with an unwise theme, some questionable costumes, etc., resulting in protests.
Some of the sanctions:
*no recruitment in Spring 2007
* social probation

As far as reaction, the article quotes a Delta Delta Delta alumna adviser who seemed to be generally in agreement, with perhaps a reservation about one of the sanctions.

So, do not have any theme parties as is will upset someone!:(

Small minds have small ideas!:(

I thought they could not restrict an NPC chapter's right to recruit. Or is that only you can't punish recruitment violations with restricting recruitment.

Oh ok.......so what kind of theme party wouldn't upset someone? Do tell.

at 185 members, i imagine that tri delta is over chapter total, so recruiting in the spring would be a moot point anyway.

You (school's Panhel you) can't punish rush violations with restricting rush. The most you can do is keep someone from participating in formal rush and even then, they can still recruit informally.

Also, this isn't coming down from Panhel, it's coming from a higher power, so I think that changes things as well.

I thought their formal recruitment was in the spring. Maybe I'm confusing schools though.

Indiana, maybe?

Yeah, U of I(llinois) is a fall recruitment. I had a friend rush there this year :D


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It's not so much that all theme parties can be offensive (ex. sleepover theme, star wars night, themed after a show/movie) but it's this particular one that is just blatantly stereotypical. Being Latina, and Mexican at that, I can find humor in it because Mexicans joke about it but it's a different story when an entire party is thrown to ridicule or mock situations most Americans don't bother to learn about. Not every Mexican came here illegally, cuts grass or has seven babies. Perhaps better judgement should have been used.

Who gives a shit......tell pepople to stop gettinggs their panites in a wad over a party.

I actually don't think there's anything wrong with the theme of the party..."Tacos and Tequila." It's the way the members interpreted it that caused the problem. It could have just been a fiesta with Mexican food, beer and whatnot, but instead some members decided to use it as an opportunity to insult a demographic. I just don't understand how/why some people come up with ideas like that...I can't imagine most people hear of a "Tacos and Tequila" party and think, "Perfect! I'm going to come dressed up as a poor, pregnant Mexican woman!" It's just odd thinking.

Big ideas with small minds maybe?

Let Me Be Perfectly Clear, PC is In!:eek:

No. Although I expect that coming from a guy who would probobly breast feed a fraternity's Nationals if he was told to.

ha let them try to have one of those parties in FL..
they wouldve been knocked the f out

Why?

bc there are def a lot less spanish greeks out there than in orlando.
and I know members of ZBT and Tri-Delt out here and I know they wouldnt be stupid enough to do that. They are cool with us bc they know us, prob not like those morons in Illinois that are prob a bunch of ignorant kids with nothing else to do.

Any more questions?

I think there is a lot wrong with it. Campus rules limit alcohol consumption to BYOB beer or wine coolers, so you can not serve tequila. Also, DDD's rules do not allow their name to be associated with a party theme involving alcohol.

I think you are trying to say that there is nothing wrong with a fiesta theme, and I would agree with that.

I didn't want to mention this before, but I have definetly heard of these parties going on here at U of Florida. It was sickening, especially when I saw the photos

My point is that these parties can happen anywhere.

FYI..i go to U of I and the exchange was only called "Tacos and Tequila" by the newspapers and by other people on campus..it was just a fiesta themed exchange. (not that i'm defending it/them..just thought everyone should know)

Hmm...the Daily Illini should look back in its archives and remember what happens when they start to get hostile to the Greeks. It seems they need a reminder every few years.

Do you know where the exchange was held? The article makes it sound like the ZBT house, but I am guessing that was not the case.

i don't know exactly where the exchange was, but more than likely a bar b/c i saw a bunch of them walking towards the bars in Mexican flags (and only Mexican flags..) and what not..plus, i've never heard of a house having an exchange at their house (at least on our campus).

OH - and the DI..they've been picking on the greeks all year. in september they had a huge article discouraging freshmen girls from going through recruitment..too bad we still got the highest number (ever on campus) of PNM's! :p

Yes, exchanges at the houses went away in 2001, I believe, when most of the sororities went that way nationally.

Hahaha, back in the day (97ish?), the DI was truly independent of the university, and actually cost money. Then it published a nasty column about serenades (which I believe are gone now too). Well, apparently some of the editors forgot that over 70% of the subscriptions came from greek houses, and a very large chunk of the ads came from businesses that didn't want to anger the greeks. So the greeks canceled all subscriptions, and pressured local businesses not to advertise, and the DI was essentially put out of business, until the university stepped in with some money to save it. It then became free to all students, only sorta independent, and agreed to run a greek feature every week in the Buzz section. But again, for a group of aspiring journalists, they are not very good at research, because they cut out the section in 2002 or so, and went right on back to being nasty. If the greeks would organize again, they could hit the advertising dollars pretty hard.

Thank You for posting this!:D

Amazing how much pressure that GLOs can come to bere on things like this.

News Papers according to what I have read will go out of print because of the internet. They wonder why?

Print Media runs on $$$$ from ADs.

Speaking of what ever one wants to call it, a run out, is just a GLO, Fraternity/Sorority getting together and meet each other. Yes, We do not know each other, but to sit have a fun time has a lot of relationships.