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Originally posted by apacheksc21
If someone falls in your house and breaks a leg, for instance, whether you served them or not, they can still sue. IFC really isn't helping with that now are they.
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Well, yeah they are. Yes, if someone falls in your house and breaks a leg, he or she
may be able to sue successfully -- depends on numerous factors -- but presumably your insurance will cover the bill. If, however, the person fell because your chapter had been serving him or her alcohol, it very well may not be covered by insurance, leaving the chapter and its members to foot the bill. If the person is underage and your chapter served them, then you can be pretty sure you're going to be holding the bill, and you may be facing criminal charges. And in many states, if your chapter served them alcohol , whether underage or not, and they have an accident driving home, your chapter can be sued. So yeah, IFC is helping with that by trying to make sure your chapter doesn't get stuck holding the bill, not to mention doing something illegal.
Like KDDani (and Optimist Prime) said, rules can be a real pain. But rules like this can be less painful than financial ruin because of one lawsuit.
Edited to add a response to your most recent post:
I hear what you are saying about the parties being harder to moniter because of how the rule is set up and enforced. The answer, it seems to me, is not in going back to the old way, but to get with at least one or two other IFC groups and come up with a new rule that works for everybody. That strategy might help your pr with the school.