Well said!
Shortly after I pledged my house, the Phi Kappa Tau chapter at my University took two pledges to the hospital on pledge mom night. The article is here:
http://www.dailyillini.com/oct_99/oct15/index.html
The student paper ran this editorial the next day:
http://www.dailyillini.com/oct_99/oct16/index.html
The opinions section is not on-line, but I wrote a letter to the paper that was published the following day. Keep in mind, I was still a pledge at this time, but I was ready to defend the system. My letter went something like this, but it was much more articulate at the time.
Sure, these kids were at a fraternity event, but they entered a bar underage, used fake ID's to enter, and drank underage. As far as I know, they broke three laws set down by the state of Illinois and the city of Champaign.
Pledge mom night is a time when women from many sororities on campus would be present. I am sure the responsible members of Phi Kappa Tau would not engage in any behavior that could damage their reputations. It is tradition on many pledge mom nights for the mom to get the kid as drunk as possible. None of the women involved, however, were punished for providing alcohol to minors.
This was great news for me when Phi Kappa Tau got suspended and the individuals faced no charges. Until this time, I had been unaware that pledging a house relieved me of all personal responsibility for my actions. Shortly after reading the article and the editorial, I made plans to run out and rob a liquor store. I even asked a few of my new sisters to join me.