[rocketgirl]

i have to agree with sirhornytoad and a.e.B.O.T. i don't understand why drinking is such a serious thing that people can't imaging not doing it for some amount of time. is drinking sooo important in your life that you can't go without it for a few weeks months or a semester? because if so, then that's a whole different topic for another type of board. i mean we are talking about adding something...which is a pretty big time committment to your school studies. we're in undergrad to GRADUATE...not to drink.

it's amazing to me reading how being prohibited from drinking during the new member period is so heinous...but i've heard and seen from a lot of organizations almost mandatory drinking. i've seen a distinct difference...and i'm speaking from what i've seen...between the cultural orgs (nphc, multicultural,
latina, ect.) than from ifc/npc. some of the ifc/npc groups on campus at my alma matter promoted drinking for their new members/pledges/associates, whatever you want to call them. the girls on my floor...definately not of drinking age...were always coming home from their various sorority events drunk and being given gifts of alcohol from their big sisters. at my school at least..it was public knowledge which groups made their pledges drink in the basement before socials or in general force alcohol on them. and these same people though that the orgs that prohibited drinking were hazing. maybe it's in the eye of the beholder...but i think it's hazing to lock someone in the basement with a keg and make them drink it and it's illegal to provide alcohol to your all freshman class of new members. maybe it's because it's more "fun" for some to drink than not...who knows?