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Originally Posted by AGDee
My thoughts are that the fraternities would be wise to adopt the risk management policies that sororities adopted years ago. This would include- visitation hours at the house, alcohol policies in the house, and prohibiting overnight formals. If it truly is fraternity alumni who are proposing these changes, why aren't they proposing them to their fraternities? I imagine the worry that some wouldn't agree would create a huge inequity between the chapters.
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This.
I think there will be some new policies as a result of all of this. I suspect that there will be a required visitation policy of some kind for each house. Maybe that policy will be "we let anyone in, any time" but at least it would be a policy that they have to think through and adopt. I hope that each fraternity is allowed to draft its own policy, but ultimately it is their property, so they need to do what they think is best.
I also hope the out of town formals will be banned. I think many women are in favor of that. I know it's common on other campuses, but it really can lead to some very unsafe conditions. And extremely awkward ones. How would you like to be 8 hours from home and be date raped, only to have to sit in the car with your rapist for 8 hours on the ride back?
I have no strong feelings about the alcohol policy. I would have had very strong feelings about the drug testing, but since that is off the table, it's a moot point. I love the idea of more education, for both men and women, about safety and resources.