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Originally posted by JerzeeBoy26
colgate cant afford to just "pull the plug" because greek alums there are very influential. furthermore, while I sort of agree with what you said, a lot of people drink to excess and get alcohol poisoning OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. could it have been hazing? possibly but I doubt there would be so much upheaval if it was downright hazing. obviously something doesnt fit. furthermore, the article even mentions this guy's supposed history of alcohol abuse. if this is true then this may have happend regardless of the fraternity or the culture. Ill be interested to see how the appeals process goes
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So, it appears from the article that what we have is two parties, the university and the chapter, pointing fingers at each other and a split student body, some defending the chapter and others feeling they deserved their santions.
It's interesting that there is no coment from Beta Nationals.
Unfortunately, in most of the cases we read about here, the initial charges turn out to be proven in the long run.
If the university really, "can't afford to 'just pull the plug,'" because Beta is so strong and has such influential alumni, it would seem to me that they would be very careful, even reluctant to issue santions this strong.
Aditionally, a close reading of the article would seem to indicate that there were other instances of alleged hazing and providing alcohol to minors.
Finally, it appears that even the university is saying that the problem is not due to the entire chapter's actions, but since the group is not willing to come forward and name those involved, the entire group must suffer. I can't speak for this case, specifically, but sometimes it is necessary (no matter how distasteful) to rid a chapter of the "bad apples" in order to save the rest of the group.
The outcome of this one should be pretty interesting.