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Originally posted by doubleblue&gold
At no time did I ever (or anyone else that I can recall) say alcohol free housing cut down on drinking. What has been said numerous times----it's a Risk Management issue. Respect for your organization and its policies should be enough reason to follow the rules.
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I personally am more concerned about my sisters' health and safety. If it were not for sisters, we wouldn't have organizations. If that makes me a horrible disloyal person, well, so be it.
I still remember one of my friends telling me about her experience as an XYZ advisor. She had told the girls that anytime they needed a ride, to prevent them from drunk driving, they were to call her. XYZ HQ ordered her to cease this practice as it could make them open to lawsuits. My friend saw her role as advisor as one of letting the women make small mistakes in order to learn, but keeping them safe from huge ones. She finally became so disillusioned she left her position, and pretty much has nothing to do with XYZ anymore.
And as a gentle reminder, policies are not set in stone. They are supposed to change with the times. If they hadn't, many of us would not have African-American, Asian, Jewish or Catholic sisters or brothers.