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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Very good point.
I would not try to suggest that Greeks shouldn't drink.
I would say that alcohol should not be a reason for the Greek System or a chapters existance, though.
A lot of people have said that they can't find in their Ritual anything about drinking being a factor in their founding. If drinking were banned, it probably wouldn't violate any GLO's constitution or bylaws.
I'm having a drink as I write this -- but I won't get drunk. I'm not necessarily suggesting dry housing, but if it saves lives and/or saves the fraternity system as we know it, I certainly wouldn't object.
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To me this is the other side of what I was talking about.
I honestly see the good in Greeks. I really do. No matter what is in the headline - hazing, death, whatever - I still think deep down these organizations are needed and have so much potential.
I expect my brothers to stop a girl from drinking if she's swaying. I expect them to tell a rush that he should go home if they need to. It's out of a sense of holding to those ideals and not because it's a rule or about some cold statistic that maybe 1 out of however many students who drinks will die. So to me, making a house dry is about approaching the situation through rules as opposed to ideals and values.
-Rudey