[RACooper]

I'll be honest.. my chapter's policies on alcohol does differ from IHQ, partly because Canadian laws differ....

But that being said opinions are changing within the chapter, well alumni, towards drinking around the chapter. In the past the chapter had a slightly higher average age than most, falling around 20-23, for the past decade or so... so drinking was more of a social "lubricant" and not the focus of any event or evening... basically no one drank for the sake of getting drunk (except maybe New Years or St. Pats), but over the past two years changes in the Ontario school system, and a greater emphasis on numbers has pushed the average age range down to 18-21 (with some being 17) and the attitudes towards drinking are decidedly different.

As it stands now we have had problems with some members bindging once or twice a week, and standards have had to institute penalties to curb the behaviour of some members... as well as instituting no drinking zones in the house and property... hopefully attitudes will shift to responsible attitudes towards drinking, before we are forced to take harsher steps for the sake of the chapter...