Penn State IFC & Panhellenic Ban "Open" Parties

[exlurker]

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive...06dnews-09.asp

According to the Penn State Collegian, IFC and Panhellenic have agreed on a new social policy that, among other things, bans "open" parties. Probably only time will tell how well the new policy works.

Brief excerpts from the aricle:

Being "on the list" will now be a necessity for the fraternity party-goers of Penn State because of new regulations put in place by the greek community that ban all open parties.

An official social policy for chapters of the greek community was adopted last week by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) and Panhellenic Council to improve safety at the events they sponsor. . . .


One of the major regulations of the new social policy is its ban on all "open parties," which will ease greeks' safety concerns . . . .

. . . chapters that choose not to abide by the new policy will be subject to judicial conduct review, which will include informing national chapter advisers. . . .

[Tom Earp]

While at first being a little indignante, after reading the article, I began to figure it made sense.

Open partys which I am nor was used to can very easily breed, drunken behavior, possible rapes by non members who get blamed for it, drugs or for anyother reason that Greeks get blamed for.

By doing this by Greeks, it may be a step in the right direction.

[33girl]

Didn't this get passed like...years ago?? We had list parties back when I was in school, I thought Penn State had started doing it that way and that's why the anti-Greek sentiment was going up.

[NutBrnHair]

Welcome to the 1980s, Penn State!

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Welcome to the 1980s, Penn State!

Yeah. This is certainly nothing new in many places.

[PhiMuGoddess]

This is nothing new. Phi Mu social event paperwork requires a guest list.