To tell someone they can't drink at all while they pledge is ridiculous. It's unenforcable.
It's like putting someone on social probation because of poor grades. It's understandable why one would do that, but it's not really effective. You can ban them from sorority functions, but if you think it's going to completely stop them from going out and partying, you're deluding yourself.
If you want to make the pledging period dry, then you have to make sure that no sorority events involve alcohol and that also means no participating in/co-sponsoring events that involve alcohol.
But ultimately, if you have a new member that is of legal age, she wants a drink, she's going to have one.
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