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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Two men who didn't live in the fraternity house put Spady's arms around their necks and carried her to an unused bedroom converted into a lounge."
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Why the @#$% didn't they drive her to a hospital or call an ambulance?? Were they brothers or not? If they're not brothers, why the hell are they using a fraternity bedroom without the fraternity's permission? Where was her girlfriend who checked on her and went back to her dorm room (you didn't include that quote from the story in your post)?
One of Sam's own friends said on here, and I quote, "No matter what, the blame cannot be placed on the members of sigma pi or anyone else. " If one of her own friends is saying that, why isn't the school listening?
A friend of mine who was a KDR died at school the summer after I graduated. He was at a party at the Theta Chi house, given by independents who were living there may I add. He had one or two beers there, ingested several other substances at other places, and died when he and some KDR brothers drove out to the river and he fell off the trestle. His death got turned into an excuse for the university to impose Draconian rules on all students in general and Greeks in particular. Theta Chi was on probation for like 3 years, even though no brothers were even there at the time. I knew him and believe me, that was the LAST thing he would have wanted. His parents were equally upset that his death was used in this manner. That's exactly what these colleges are doing,
using deaths of young people as "teachable moments," and it makes me absolutely sick.
Pardon my french, but I'm really tired of this bullshit - everyone needs to take responsibility for their own actions, and that includes the litigious parents who didn't teach their kids how to handle alcohol. Like valkyrie said, if your kids aren't mature enough to function at college 500 miles away, maybe they shouldn't be there.