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Originally Posted by Coramoor
This blows my mind!
If I rushed a house and the brothers told me that they don't allow tobacco or alcohol...and used that as a selling point I would have laughed in their face and left them at the front door!
Alcohol and tobacco is not illegal. I don't smoke, but as long as people clean up their butts or spit cups there isn't a problem. I might swear off alcohol when I wake up dehydrated and with a throbbing headache...Rather than ban alcohol, fraternities should promote responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages. If you go into just about any industry you will be expected to attend social events-which will have booze. If you make an ass of your self there...well, there goes your career.
Hell, I'd bet anything that during the meetings in which Knox and Marshall set down the founding principles they were drinking some cognac and smoking a cigar!
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this is exactly what i have been arguing fro my chapter. i dont alcohol or drugs are bad, and i dont think beta is in the position to tell us what we can and cannot do. they really should be promoting responsible drinking, not treating us like little kids. i dont understand how we will learn "responsible social conduct" in beta if they try to hold our hand for 4 years.
and yeah, it definitely hurts us in recruiting. and what oldest pledge is referring to about chartering requirements...this has caused a lot of distrust and corruption within the brotherhood. certain people dont trust other brothers because theyre afraid they will drink in the house and fuck it up for everyone. so in turn, everyone is hiding stuff from one another.
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