A new U of Washington (WA) IFC policy addresses the alcohol content of beverages that can be served at large parties, according to the campus paper:
http://dailyuw.com/2009/4/10/changin...l-implements-/
Excerpts from much longer article:
[/I] . . . the Interfraternity Council (IFC) finalized a decision last month that prohibits beverages with an alcohol content higher than 8 percent from being served at parties, which are defined as gatherings of 24 people or more.
. . . “We wanted to be proactive and better protect our members and their guests,” said Nick Feldman, vice president and public relations officer of IFC. “The big issue was to reduce over-consumption — by limiting the strength of alcoholic content, we lessen the risk of over-consumption. This was a proactive way of protecting members.”
The idea to update the policy originated with the IFC Executive Board in fall 2008 based
. . . Discussions between chapter presidents continued with the new executive board during last quarter. The idea initially faced resistance from many chapter presidents but gained support as discussions continued, and chapter presidents agreed that the responsibility to reduce risk outweighed preserving the presence of hard alcohol at parties. . . . [/I]
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