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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
Has <edit> been officially linked to this situation?
If so, and I don't think we know for sure yet, this will be another situation of underage drinking and the chapter will likely be in serious trouble.
Of course IF is a very big word. Let's not fry the chapter yet.
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Perhaps she was at a party earlier in the evening, which is how those rumors started. According to the article (which we don't even know has all the facts straight yet - the truth tends to trickle out in these situations as investigations occur), she had been at a few different social events that evening. Which is fairly common for college students, but also makes it more difficult for anyone to really have an idea of how much alcohol she consumed.
And, of course, even though she was out for an evening, we don't know that she was accompanied by sisters. Sure, many sorority sisters tend to go out in groups, but we all have nights where we go out in mixed groups and not just with our chapter sisters.
If she was party hopping and perhaps not with the same group of friends all night (which is not unusual and not necessarily a "bad" thing), people may not have fully realized that she had consumed a dangerous amount of alcohol. If you go to party A with Susie and Heather, and then decide to go to from there to party B with Stephanie and Vickie, it makes it harder for your friends (who are likely drinking themselves) to keep track of you. I'm using this as a general example of something that happens all the time, not saying this is specifically how her night went. I know I did stuff like that in undergrad, and never even gave a thought to the potential risk involved. Thankfully I never had to deal personally with a tragic circumstance like this, but looking back its not too hard to see where things could have taken a bad turn.
I do feel terrible for her family, her friends, and her sisters, and hope that they are able to get through this tragic loss.