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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Honestly, people's tolerance of first year students will be based on their experiences and expectations. For instance, I take an underage and wild young drinker very seriously because that isn't how my collegiate experience was and that wasn't the expectation that was set for myself and others in my circle.
And, as previously stated, when you add potential RM issues to the mix, it goes beyond being tolerant because some people think what the OP did is a typical first year thing to do.
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Even if you didn't drink as a freshman, I just can't see an 18 year old drinking too much as a surprise. Your average 18 year old WILL make stupid choices, probably lots of varied levels of stupid choices. I've never had a problem with the new member that has a bad night because she's never had that much to drink before. She might embarrass herself, but if she's learned her lesson and doesn't repeat the indecent, no problem. That doesn't necessarily add up to a "wild drinker". Now the new member that gets that out of control at every party is a different story...that's a sign that she's going to be causing trouble for a good long while, and some sort of action needs to be taken from a reprimand to expulsion.
Though in a fraternity, I would think drinking is even less of a surprise. Mind you, this is from my experience around fraternities at my campus, Auburn, UA, Ole Miss, etc. If this kid hasn't pulled a similar stunt before, I think expelling him seems overboard. But who knows...maybe this is incident #2, 3, or 4...?