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Ok, well I am a fan for drinking and smoking if one wants to, and if its responsible.

HOWEVER, Your chapter house is not the place for it. The chapter house is where you meet in brotherhood, do rituals, and live under the letters we value. I think it makes perfect sense for this to be in our code. Our chapter houses represent who we are. They are an image of who we are to the outside world. They see our letters above our door, I don't want them to see those letters and then see a bunch of people drinking. Why? Well, not because there is anything wrong with drinking. If responsible, drinking is totally ok in my book. I don't want them to see it under those letters, because I don't want them to think thats who we are. There is this 'frat' stereotype that goes back to 70's and 80's and with movies like Animal House where fraternity members are drunken bums who eventually get kicked out of college. That isn't who we are, and quite frankly, I don't think everyone will connect this, but really, I don't want anyone to.

When they look at the chapter house with the letters above our door they should see a place of brotherhood, FUN, and integrity. I don't think they should have any room to think that there is a bunch of drunken fools, cause then only drunken fools would want to join. I dont think we should act like we dont drink, hell, we should totally be straight forward when they ask, and I dont mind them seeing us drink outside the chapter house. The chapter house is not the place for it, thats like drinking in church (besides the little cup of wine for communion).