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Originally Posted by buffalogreek
Want to get thoughts on this:
Heard this story from my friend at another school. One of there pledges was prescribed a form of xanax and had just got a full bottle of the pills. The pledge didn't like how they felt on them so decided they were not going to have them again. After talks with the pledge class the pledge decided to take the pills again as they were needed.
One of the active members of the organization decided they wanted the pills for their own consumption and forced the pledge to give the pills up. After two weeks of having the pledge and other actives call the other active for the pills back, the pledge received the bottle of pills back with just one tablet left. The pledge does not take the pill in question though as it is later found out that the active put a non xanax pill in the bottle.
The question I have for you is what does the organization do about this. My friend told me their has been a small suspension placed on the active in question but was wondering if an expulsion from the organization was more necessary. I personally believe an expulsion is needed.
Lets help my friend out!
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1. You "heard this from a friend at another school" yet you "need some help with what to do". Is your "friend" the person with the prescription? The active brother? Or someone else?
2. If someone is JUST prescribed a drug like that, they usually don't get a "full bottle" - for many reasons - abuse, overdose, possibility of selling them.
3. Discussing taking psychiatric drugs with one's pledge class and following their suggestions, versus their therapist/pyschiatrist? Yikes. For a college student, your "friend" is pretty stupid.
4. How did the active "force" the pledge to "give them up" to him? Did he threaten bodily harm? Haze him? Threaten to dump him from the fraternity?
5. If the pledge had decided he didn't want to take them anymore, why would it be an issue if the bottle was returned with one pill and that he didn't take it?
6. Lastly, if the story is "just" something that a friend at another school told you, why do you care? What do you need help doing?
Your story is written on a slice of swiss cheese. Holes everywhere and smells funny.