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I guess what cheeses me off about all these rules is that it is basically a mass punishment for the sins of the few and stupid. And it really doesn't have nearly as much to do with the welfare of our little college babies as the chapters would have you think. It comes down to one issue......MONEY. Insurance rates were soaring due to liability issues, and more and more in our suit-happy society sororities who never would have been named before are getting the finger pointed at them over something some guy did. Not to lay the blame on the guys, but that's the way it is.
In my entire time at school there were never any major problems or issues. Nobody got sued and nobody got killed. The greek system was much more bonded.....nowadays, since parties have to take place at the "annexes" (individual apartments and houses of members) there is a lot less room and therefore things have gotten much more exclusive. (Personally I believe this sets up even more potentially dangerous situations than the big, well-publicized house parties, but that's just me.) You don't see big group gatherings anymore where all of the sororities are represented....
Obviously stricter alcohol policies are not going to damage sisterhood and brotherhood within the chapter. But I think a lot of the things that used to encourage attendance and participation have been altered to the point where people just couldn't be bothered anymore (though a lot of this is due to the obnoxious overprogramming) and that does damage chapter morale. And I also think that the universal brother/sisterhood within the greek system as a whole has been chipped at by the new ways. It's funny......most of the responses I am seeing pretty much show a preference for whatever system you experienced.....old-schoolers prefer the old ways, newbies don't know any other way so they don't think they are missing anything and like their ways. It is kind of like the no-frills rush thread that we had.....those of us who saw the old ways know how cool (albeit expensive) it was, while the current actives couldn't imagine going through all the cost and hassle.
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