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First, let me admit I haven't read this entire thread, but I think I've read enough to get the idea.
We definitly had "rules of conduct," most of which I thought were ridiculous when I was a pledge, but as I got older I saw the reasoning behind *most*. LOL
I can't remember them all of course, but a few stick out quite prominently - all alcoholic beverages must be in a cup, no bottles or cans... I don't remember an issue with mason jars ever coming up....
As for the drinking on the dance floor rule, as long as you complied with the cup rule, you were fine.
- If you smoke you must sit down, w/legs crossed, and I want to say you had to have a roof over your head, but I've never been a smoker....except that one cig my 2nd week of college that almost made me throw up.....so I'm not so sure about the roof thing
- definitely no drinking in your letters or anything else that you would not want to have your standards chair see you doing.....
- obviously no shacking in frat houses or walks of shame out of one the next morning
i'm sure i will remember more, but i think the point to most of these rules is to protect young women from themselves and the stupid things we ALL either did or were tempted to do when we were young, naive freshmen. also, some are just so you don't look like (sorry to be so blunt) trash. i know some will disagree, but there is just something different about a pic from a social event where everyone is holding a beer bottle and a cigarette and one where some are holding cups. obviously, everyone knows they are drinking, but it just looks a little bit classier. maybe that's just being southern.
my only other comment about this after reading some of the posts is - no one ever held a gun to someone's head and made them pledge any sorority, get initiated, or remain a member. if you don't like a group's rules or want to abide by them, why would you want to be a member of this organization? just to make yourself miserable and be a pain in the a**? jeez, some people need to realize that they are NOT going to be a perfect fit for every group and there is NOTHING wrong with that. find a group you are a good fit for and enjoy yourself, while letting the other groups do their own thing. its called a free society.......
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