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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I think it falls under the "the system's been abused and now we have to buy insurance so you're all following the strict rules even if you are mature enough to behave" thing.
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Oh, I know you're right. But the angry feminist in me says that it's ridiculous that women are being told that if we want to drink, we have to go to someone ELSE'S house. We have to leave our own home to have a beverage which in many areas of the world is put on the dinner table as a matter of course to even children. The double standard and the very idea that it's totally fine to shack up in a bunk house with 60 sleeping men around you but NOT okay for you to have a fiance in your bedroom is really UNBELIEVABLE. We're modern day women, women who have the ability to know when we've drank too much, know when we're making bad decisions and accept the consequences of that behavior. I am not arguing that we should throw parties; I think that's unacceptable just because it's a danger to the house itself. But it cannot possibly be argued that it is unladylike or inappropriate for a woman to have a drink or two while hanging out with friends.
The idea that drinking in letters is inappropriate bothers me too, while I'm on this tangent...men do it. It's encouraged for them. But for us? Nope. Not allowed. It's a big deal! Why? Maybe we should be looking at the specific instances in which it is a big deal, many of which don't involve drinking, instead of just randomly banning it across all boards. Again - nothing wrong with a sorority woman wearing a lavalier having a drink with dinner. Yet that in itself is demonized?
We would be a lot better off if we simply said "No behavior that may negatively impact the house" and let judicial boards deal with that as they see fit. The fact that the NPC, which is supposed to be supporting us and encouraging us to grow into strong, independent women, is not only supporting but actually masterminding this effort is unbelievable. It's a smack in the face to the independence of young women and our ability to see ourselves as equal in ALL regards to our male counterparts.
And I DON'T see how the insurance applies to men in the house. AST nationally is fine with that, but like many campuses, my alma mater made it a campus Panhellenic rule that it is not allowed because other sororities can't do it.