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Then there's also the "freshman orientation shirt guy" who just won't throw that out!
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LOL! I went for a walk the other day with a good friend of mine from college, and he was wearing his frosh orientation shirt. Did I mention he's 27 years old?
I think most fraternities don't have rules about drinking/going to bars in letters, and they regard our rules about it as "stupid," "hypocritical," and "prissy" - exactly the same things they say about our formal rush. To their minds, yeah, a great many of us drink, and people know it, so it's a lame attempt at good PR while everyone knows "the truth."
And they do have a point - I mean, I generally only went to fraternity parties at the houses I knew well, or otherwise with a big group of sisters. They weren't likely to forget I was an AXD any more than I would forget that they were Phi Kaps or Theta Chis or whatever.
That's not to say I agree with the guys. I think it's a rule that attempts to balance "Sigma-like behavior," being responsible and of high character and representing your GLO well, with the partying college culture that is prevalent almost everywhere. Somehow, I doubt anyone's (inter)national HQ can prevent underage drinking altogether; this is a way of making us consider the public consequences for our private fun.