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Originally posted by Little E
I just do not understand how chapters are allowed to have chapter events at bars, establishments whose main function is alcoholic beverage service. I'm seriously confused on how this works. Why would you even have a chapter event that every sister could not legally attend? Isn't the idea of a fraternity/sorority social to bond with your sisters and also give everyone in the org a chance to bond/meet people in another org?
(I went to a college where we did not have mixers.)
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You rent out the bar/hall/whatever, so it is
closed to the public.
The bar realizes that there are underage people there and doesn't serve them - they card them. This way the onus is on the bar and not the sorority/fraternity.
It's the same as if you would rent out TGIFriday's or someplace like that - those who are legal can drink, but if you aren't you can't. And from what I've learned on here, there are states where you can go to a bar if you are under 21, you just can't drink.
PA has problems with this because unless it's a restaurant type establishment (i.e. at least 50% of sales is food), underagers are not allowed in, but there are a lot of places you would NEVER think make it over that line and do. (Not that I would actually ingest the food there)