Well i've been to several regional, state and national IFC conferences and Alcohol-free housing is always a big topic. Phi Delt and FIJI always seem to be the big pro alcohol free people there, and Sigma Chi, EN and PIKE are usually the pretty big against alcohol free people. I have to agree overall with my fraternity that alcohol education should be done instead of banning it. But also it depends on the school. For instance at my college here in Jacksonville FL we shouldn't ban alcohol from fraternity houses because the closest bars frome UNF are about a 15 min drive from campus. So i think its a lot safer having a party at the house and walking back to your dormroom then having a party 15 min away and then a bunch of drunk people driving home. Now if you go to a University where you can walk across the street to a bunch of bars, then yes it would be a definate positive for you. People always say that your house would look better. And thats both true and not true. If you have a house manager that doesn't do a good job and doesn't make sure the house is clean and taken care of then ya...your house is gonna look crappy. If you have a good house manager then it shouldn't be much of a problem. You just gotta make sure during elections that person is going to be a good house manager. A lot of people also say that even though your campus isn't near the bars then you should get a charter bus and drive there and back. Ok obviously they musta had a lot of money to play with or they have never checked into getting a charter bus cause those things are $500+ for a night easily. Thats why i feel that as far as alcohol free initiatives go it shouldn't be done on a national level, but at each individual college. Some colleges and chapters it would be a definate improvement and others it wouldn't.
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