drinknNole: I give you major kudos for expressing your opinion and your reasons.
Several fraternities on our campus have decided to go dry. On my campus, this has posed somewhat of a problem b/c the dry houses often have functions with other Fraternities (w/"wet" houses). For example, our bid day for Frats is widely based on partying all day and night, and drinking is "encouraged" (but not forced, even to Pledges who choose not to drink). It's fun to have another Frats join us at the KA house and party with a new group of people and welcome all new Brothers. But this also brings added liability for the KA house (or whomever the host house is) and it's members. This past Rush, Kappa Alpha decided to decline sharing it's Bid Day party with ATO (the two Frats have had this party together for as long as I can remember). KA's weren't trying to be tacky but it proved to be too much responsibility for them to have so many drinkers at their house. This kinda sucked b/c it had become tradition and ATO was forced to have their party out in the boonies on someone's land. And we all kinda missed having them there.
I do beleive that Frats aren't BASED on drinking. I mean, these guys are still your Brothers when you are sober, right? And for all those who don't drink, isn't a party more fun when there are drunks to make fun of? Now that's another thread....
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