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Originally posted by CarolinaCutie
Do you also forbid initiated sisters who are under 21 to drink in the presence of each other? If not, then you're still separating the two groups of girls in a negative way.
I think the main problem is that some people in this thread are speaking of OFFICIAL sorority functions, and others mean the ENTIRE period of time that the girl is a new member or pledge. I can require new members who are under 21 to abstain from drinking at our semi-formal, because that is a violation of the law. However, whether as Leigh Anne or as an initated sister of Phi Mu, I CANNOT and should not tell any one of our new members that she is not allowed to drink at a fraternity party... yes, it is against the law if she is under 21, but that is not MY decision, it's hers. I am a New Member Educator, not a New Member Dictator.
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Exactly. Nobody should ever be drinking at an official sorority function, 21 or not, but if two new members want to go fratting, who am I to tell them they can't just because they're under 21? I can tell them not to do it in our letters, but I can't tell them not to do it.
I also think this idea of forcing your pledges to stay dry would cause a big drunken party about 10 seconds after the initiation was over.