[chideltjen]

Our campus holds a dry recruitment period, meaning no parties given by fraternities or sororities until every IFC and NPC chapter is through with recruitment. It starts when school starts. (Hense the big anticipation of 10:01s because the dry rush period is lifted at 10:00 pm on the last thursday of rush.)

We kinda tweaked the rules one year though. Nu Alpha Kappa decided to throw a party a week before recruitment at a club. It was a fundraiser as well. Since we are affliates, we kinda got away with it. But it sucked cuz some of our close friends in other organizations involved in IFC and NPC couldn't go... because of dry rush.

During our pledge program, if you are over 21, regardless if you are a new member or active, you are allowed to have alcohol at an event. If you aren't 21, you don't drink at events. However, girls (if they prefer) can drink at pre parties before mixers, formals, etc. There are also certain restrictions/rules set for drinking at events. (No games, no sports bottles, only allowed to have one drink at a time, etc.)

And duh... no drinking in letters... or buying alcohol in letters. We added smoking later as well.

But if a new member can legally get into a 21+ club/bar with other sisters, friends, etc, she can drink.

We have girls that just don't drink at all too.