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Originally posted by AXOKatie
You can handle it several ways:
1) Cut them off - "We don't discuss parties during recruitment because we want people to get to know us for stuff other than our fantastic social occasions" 
2) Turn around - "Sure. we have great parties, and we also have service day, Must See TV Nights, etc..."
3) Upfront - "I don't drink because I'm always the Sober Sister or photographer catching my friends (note: friends, not sister) at their silliest"
4) Misdirection - "Where did you hear that?" if they say "My friend/parents/hallmates" then ask about that person, if they're Greek, where they're from, etc. Can lead to a whole other conversation
As far as drinking being equated with your commitment to the org., that's just wrong and unfortunate that someone would think that. I would just emphasize your commitment in the number of offices you've held and your social contributions outside of the bottle. 
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We practiced discussion making for recruitment at the end of the year, and we tried several of those approaches. It's really tricky the first time though when you're not prepared for that type of question and all you were told is "not to discuss it" but then we all brainstormed ways to fix the situation, and get us off that topic. I think it's good practice for regular life conversations too whenever someone brings up something you don't want to discuss... ^_^