KKG Dartmouth charged for hazing, alcohol

[PeppyGPhiB]

If it was a Bid Day activity, or any chapter-sanctioned activity for that matter, and alcohol was at the event, the sorority is responsible.

[FSUZeta]

agree with peppygphib. it is the responsibility of the older members in general, and the officers in particular, to make sure those entering the party are not under the influence. i believe that at the time a member or guest enters the sorority function, the sorority is held responsible for their actions and their safety.

unfortunately, it does not matter that the chapter is not serving alcohol-those who have pre-partied, should not be allowed in, and a cab (or an offer to drive them home)should be called for them. i am looking at it from a national liability standpoint.

kudos to the members who called 9 1 1. i'm glad no one was injured.i hope that the chapter does not suffer any repercussions from the college. it does sound like a risk management seminar for the chapter might be useful.

am i right in remembering that dartmouth is known as a school with some substance abuse issues ?

[adpiucf]

Several GLOs at my undergrad had ice skating and roller skating socials. While we formally discourage "pre partying" and underage drinking, those socials usually involved some very drunk people who ended up at the hospital with alcohol poisoning or injuries related to being drunk and on skates.

I found it ironic that when I was an IO I observed that the chapters without major risk management (read: alcohol) issues were our Canadian chapters. With the drinking age being 18 in Canada, there wasn't as much of a need to knock down 5 shots and 6 beers to "get through the social." Binge drinking doesn't seem to be as big of an issue in Canada b/c the majority of college students are of legal drinking age.

Somehow I feel this was a case of new members pre-drinking to sustain their buzz throughout the event... Probably because I have been at those kinds of events. I've never been a huge drinker, so I just don't understand why people can't survive a gathering without a drink or a major buzz everytime. Those members did the right thing calling 911.

[ISUKappa]

Oh I completely agree, as it was Bid Day, there should not have been any alcohol before, during or after the event and the sorority is responsible. I guess personally, I took the article to mean the chapter was being charged with hazing because the chapter members forced the new members to drink to excess. That is what I think would be difficult to prove.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

Oh I completely agree, as it was Bid Day, there should not have been any alcohol before, during or after the event and the sorority is responsible. I guess personally, I took the article to mean the chapter was being charged with hazing because the chapter members forced the new members to drink to excess. That is what I think would be difficult to prove.

Yes, I think this is a RM issue - they shouldn't have let the drunk girls in or else driven them home - but it doesn't sound like a hazing issue.

And I'm with them in questioning why the campus police showed up to an off-campus event 15 miles away.

[REE1993]

Was this Bid day? Did I miss that part?

I am wondering, How did the non-members get there? Did sisters drive them there? Were they pledges? Did they go there voluntarily?

Lots of unanswered questions.

[PeppyGPhiB]

REE, it sounded to me that the roller skating was the Bid Day activity. I'm guessing the women carpooled there, probably with actives driving the new members (at least, that's how it's done at my school on Bid Day). If I recall, the article said there were bottles at the roller rink, which means drinking was happening at the activity.

Is anyone else disturbed that the chapter in question was already on probation when this happened, and yet they still thought this was a good idea? I think more than a "risk management seminar" is warranted here...these ladies broke a bunch of laws/rules. That's the old Panhellenic VP of Ethics/Standards comin' out in me.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

am i right in remembering that dartmouth is known as a school with some substance abuse issues ?

yes