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I'm the president of my chapter of Theta Chi and we are now alcohol free as of July. I am split on this desicion, but it is becoming a must for fraternities to go 'dry' these days. Greek Life is a dying breed because of large lawsuits and a 'tarnished' image. Most of this is brought on by problems stemming from alcohol. Now, I am not some conservative bookworm or anything. I love to party and party hard. I respect my fraternity too much to let anything bad happen to my chapter. If it means we must party outside of the house, than so be it. Also, insurance rates per man have not increased at all and Theta Chi pays one of the lowest per man rates in the counrty.
I have reserched AFH and many of the lawsuits that have recently been brought against fraternities. The sad and frightening reality is that since 9/11, there are less and less insurance carriers willing to insure fraternities. If this trend keeps up, there could be a few national men's fraternities that are dropped by their insurance carrier in the next few years. Without insurance, a fraternity cannot exist nationally. The great Greek system could dwindle down even smaller and entire national organizations could cease to exist overnight. This is a 'worst - case' scenario, but it is very possible.... and very likely if more problems persist in the future.
What are my true feelings on AFH?... I don't like it, but I do support it and I support the Greek Life system and want to see it flourish. Is AFH the answer?... only time will tell.
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