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Actually I do believe that most if not all NIC and NPC groups DO NOT ALLOW COMMON SOURCES OF ALCOHOL AT SPONSORED/HOSTED FUNCTIONS.
You need to check with your inter/national headquarters and find out about your organization's risk management/risk awareness programs and policies. I do believe that like 90% of the NIC and NPC groups have OUTLAWED kegs and other common sources of alcohol (such as hunch punch). BYOB is the ONLY way that it is legal for a fraternity to sponsor a party, and ID's must still be checked, and in most cases, you still have to monitor how much each person brings in and is alowed to drink during the course of the party.
And it is even more illegal for a chapter to use "chapter funds" to purchase alcohol for a function with the intent to distribute - and this includes "passing the hat" or members pooling money together to purchase alcohol.
Everyone on this board complains that Greeks are sterotyped as partiers, binge drinkers and swimming in alcohol...and then complain because you can't have a keg party or gripe that the Greek Advisor is making you abide by the risk management/awareness and alcohol rules and regulations.
Sorry, but you can't have your cake and eat it too...if you are committed to your fraternity or sorority, then you won't participate in or tolerate actions that go against your organization's established rules and regulations. Most Greek Advisors are out there to help your organization stay on the legal and acceptable side of things...if you break rules, you pay the price (and reinforce those negative sterotypes of Greeks). Claiming ignorance is not an excuse to breaking the law.
And let's not even open the can of worms regarding "off campus" or "unofficial" houses where several members may live. That mythological loophole has been shot down in court and chapters have been held liable for what happens at these "unofficial" locations.
You can have tons of fun, rewarding and memoriable times as a Greek in today's world by abiding by the established rules and regulations...both with and without alcohol. If the only reason you're in a fraternity is to drink beer and chase girls, then you've missed the boat my friend.
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