I hope that you guys don't mind me nosing in...
Alpha Xi Delta is one of the other two groups to have the same policy and I believe the other is Delta Gamma (but I could be entirely mistaken.)
At the University of Texas the Panhellenic voted on a new rule that says that no NPC group can co-sponsor an event at a fraternity house if the function includes alcohol.
It's a slight twist on the national policy that our groups have to follow but at least it means that all NPC/IFC mixers have to be 3rd party.
A lot of NPC groups have adopted a rule similar to ours that substitutes the word "function" for "facility".
The way that one of our NPC delegates described the rationale for us using "facility" was because we wanted to support all of the men's groups that have adopted alcohol free initiatives.
If your alcohol policy has been a problem for your chapter it might be worth taking a proposal to your next panhellenic meeting for a vote. Encourage all of the delegates to contact their National NPC Delegates for advice in voting and I will guarantee that most of the groups will end up voting YES.
It's helped us - maybe it will help you as well.
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