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About 10 yrs ago on my alma matre a group who was notorious for dirty rushing got caught, red handed by Rho Chis and 2 Panhellenic VPs -- for giving alcohol to PNMs at a local bar (yes out in public!) during the silence period. The offending members denied it, until one of the staffers from the bar (who was in a fraternity) brought the security camera tape over that showed them doing this.
There was a hearing held on the judicial board - the offending members, GLO President and advisors were present. Even with the tape showing the members actually purchasing the alcohol and handing them to the PNMs - they denied it. Said that they didn't know the PNMs were rushing (even though one of the PNMs was the bio sister of a current member). The PNMs had registered and were listed on the PNM lists distributed to each sorority. That excuse didn't work in the least.
Because the sorority members violated recruitment rules AND provided alcohol to minors they were ordered to perform more community service hours (on top of their required hours). The new members could not be involved in performing the extra service hours because they had not been the offending sisters. They also were required to organize and pay for an all greek speaker for the following semester. And the GLOs name was basically mud into the following year - which the following recruitment they did not make qouta, which was the first time in 10+ years.
And actually the PNMs got in trouble too - They had met with their Rho Chi, they knew the rules, they signed the rules, they knew that accepting gifts, including alcohol violated recruitment policies AND their Rho Chis were at the bar that night and yet they still participated in the violation. I think they got a slap on the wrist when the events occured. However all the GLOs knew the PNMs names and I think most went bidless or withdrew. The only one I know for sure was the offending Glos legacy (bio sister) who ended up getting a bid to the offending Glo.
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