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There are fraternity members who choose not to drink or just 1 or 2 drinks and not get drunk. I was one of them. It will depend on your attitude. If you are at a rush party and it comes up, a good reply is: "I like having a good time, but I just don't care to drink. It's just not for me." This is also a good attitude to have if you get a bid and pledge. If you tell the brothers: "Y'all are a bunch of drunks - I'm so much better because I don't drink" (example, not saying that's your attitude), you'll either find yourself without a bid or a very lonely member.

Like I said, I was one of several members of my chapter who chose not to drink or drink very little. None of us made a big deal about it and none of the drinking brothers ever gave us grief over it. In fact, on a road trip to another chapter, a brother from that chapter began pressuring me to drink and made some mocking comments. Two of my chapter brothers stepped in and let the guy know that his actions weren't cool and very un-brotherly. It was good to know that they had my back.