Um, this is "alcohol supsension" not suspension. Here's a quote from the Feb. 27 article that I find boggling...
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Alcohol suspension precludes the presence of alcohol in the sorority house, including individual rooms. Additionally, alcohol will be banned from any chapter events — specifically new member events and pre-initiation — and at any sorority-sanctioned activity, held at the house or elsewhere. The sorority will be unable to co-sponsor any events with alcohol present, like the Intersorority Council Formal or parties with fraternitie
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This doesn't seem that different from what I would assume are Tri-Delt international's normal rules??? They're not allowed to co-sponsor the ISC formal, but are they allowed to attend? I assume they're not
ever supposed to have alcohol in their house, nor at new member or initiation activities.
In my own opinion (based on experience beyond just this one incident), Stanford does not support the international organizations of their chapters nor their policies--they really treat their chapters more like independent locals and don't instill in the student members/officers a respect for or responsibility to the international organizations or their policies. In my opinion, this puts the members and officers at a huge disadvantage and sets them up not only to get themselves in positions like these, but also to miss the full opportunity afforded my membership in all of the great inter/national organizations represented there.
Note, I am NOT blaming the University for this incident - those women and men who set up, funded, and participated are responsible. I do think the University creates an environment where these things are likely.
Any thoughts? What can the inter/national orgs do in an environment like this?