[shadokat]

Now, I don't know these guys from Adam, but if you get in trouble once, keep your nose clean. They found them in a UNIVERSITY parking garage. SDSU says:

Possession or consumption of distilled liquor on University property is prohibited at all times. Possession, consumption, or sale of beer or wine is permitted at designated campus locations and events only with prior approval of the Vice President for Student Affairs.

So, apparently they had no permission to have alcohol, or it wouldn't have been a violation.

Secondly, both press releases were sent out by people who may not look so great if it were known that the new members were drunk. Kappa Sigma wants as little press as possible in that vein, as does SDSU.

Finally, you cannot possess alcohol as a minor, period! All of these underage guys were "in possession" as the press release states, and therefore, puts them in violation of the law.

Are the sanctions too tough? I don't know the first situation to say yes or no, but I know that Theta Chi at our campus was shut down after getting caught three times with kegs. National organizations aren't going to tolerate this stuff anymore, as we are all aware. But the national has stated they want to recolonize, and that seems to me like a positive step towards a better brotherhood if these guys can't stick with the rules.