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Originally posted by CarolinaDG
BUT it always makes me wonder why we're so quick to blame a fraternity for a fraternity member's drug use. If everyone in my sorority smoked weed, and I didn't want to smoke it, I wouldn't smoke it. It is tragic that this happened, I just wish the blame wouldn't go straight to the fraternity.
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True, there should be personal accountability, and I totally agree with that.
However, I think the fraternity chapter should also be held liable if the statements turn out to be true after the full investigation. While it is true that we can walk away and just not smoke pot or whatever, if we are being forced to do so, well, that is another story entirely. Aren't drugs like these addictive too? What if, in a hypothetical world his drug habit started out w/ the fraternity and he got hooked? Of course these are hypothetical situations, and we won't really know for sure, but it's possible.
I think perhaps another reason why people are so quick to blame Greeks is because of the standard that has been set. We are supposed to be the "cream of the crop" -- the ones who can balance scholastics, work, community service, social, and everything else. So obviously when stuff like this happens -- Greeks dying of alcohol poisoning, over-dosing on drugs, or hazing or whatever, of course people are going to point fingers. Most all sororities (not sure about fraternities) have explicit rules prohibiting certain behavior -- underage drinking and doing drugs included... so of course when these events happen, and it possibly causes something bigger -- like alcohol poisoning deaths, suicide or whatever, people WILL point. I know it's one of those things that will probably never be fixed though, because there will always be the "bad apples" of the bunch that ruin it for everyone else.