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Shadokat and GeekyPenguin, I think you both make excellent points. A collegiate member has an obligation to her school and to the policies of her sorority. A member who consistently makes the chapter look poorly and is behaving in a personally destructive manner does need to be brought up to Standards and dealt with accordingly, possibly leading up to her membership cancellation.

Many chapters employ a local designated driver program on the weekends, where a small group of sisters do not drink with the intent of helping those who have drunk too much.

I do not advocate having these drivers being pulled out of their beds on school nights or away from class. The member who is thoughtless enough to take advantage of her sisters like this is not being considerate of others, and should be brought to Standards.

It is a fact of Greek Life that our NPC GLO's are protected with an insurance policy. Each chapter member pays to maintain this policy, and when sorority policies are violated, the status of the insurance can change, and when this happens, the entire national org can be affected-- higher dues, loss of coverage, etc. And in cases where sorority policy is breached, the accused organization can suffer from a lawsuit, and every member is at risk of being sued, down to their family members. No it's not fair, but there are obese people suing McDonald's for selling them Big Macs. Nobody stuffed those french fries down their throats. The same is true of Greek Life--- if you consent to being hazed, if you drive under the infuence and harm another person, your organization and every member is liable. If your car gets hit by a Dominoes' Delivery Driver, are you going to sue the driver? Sure, but he probably only makes $6/hr. How about his parents? Now we're talking. Are you going to sue Dominoe's and its CEO for allowing its employees to pose a public hazard? Heck yeah! Now the big bucks start rolling in. Why stop there? Who else can we hold responsible? They do say there is strength in numbers. Well, there's money, too, with the more people you can wag your finger at. This is why being a member of an organization is a responsiblity--- and we must follow the policies of our orgs-- they exist for a reason-- to protect us.