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Originally posted by SmartBlondeGPhB
SAE got into trouble with UPS for a similar thing a number of years (and is no longer there for that reason) but I have a serious problem with one small part of this.
"private homes"
How can a University have ANY say over what happened in a private home??????
But yes, I agree that the individuals should be punished more than the organizations if it's individual behavior that caused the problem.
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If it's a chapter event, it's a chapter event. Your "physical location" doesn't define your chapter, so if XYZ held a 10 kegger in the woods (instead of at the officially recognized chapter house), it's an XYZ event and the chapter can be held responsible, even though it was on private property (extreme example, I know....).
Also, at some point people need to realize that if a large majority of your chapter is there, and the chapter president knows it's occuring but does not try to stop it (i.e. calling security, reporting the instigators to the school or HQ and telling them it's an individual action not a chapter sanctioned event, disciplining the chapter individuals who are promoting it as a chapter event), then it appears as though the chapter is condoning it and could also be seen as responsible. Bottom line on that one is if a majority of your chapter knows it's breaking some sort of rule and doesn't want to get into trouble for it, they shouldn't be there. Actions speak louder than words.
PsychTau