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So a recognized chapter cannot have an am/pledge die? Remember that article about that Lambda Chi that burned himself when his chapter decided to drink grain alcohol around the lamp?
We've had many chapters act irresponsibly and illegally that were recognized chapters. If you're underground or not, you are just as likely to do something stupid.
There is hazing that goes on in recognized chapters, and there is hazing that goes on in underground chapters. There is drinking that goes on in recognized chapters, there is drinking that goes on in underground chapters.
If it was only underground chapters that caused problems, then why do we still have risk management and insurance for recognized chapters? Yeah, the public probably won't realize an underground chapter isn't official, but I would be much more worried about a recognized chapter with a house and members wearing the letters doing something stupid than an off campus underground chapter. We have what, maybe 10 or 15 underground chapters? Compare that to the number of recognized chapters. A gambling man would put his money on the recognized chapters doing something stupid before the underground chapters.
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