Huh?

[James]

Hmmm . . . mush as I admire and respect you DeltaAlum and LXAAlum (you two related ) I have to respectfully disagree with the thrust of your arguments here.

This is a random incident. I am not sure if there really is a good message or warning that is different than we have already gotten.

There is no real pertinent warning here unless its to shut down all social activities.

Originally posted by DeltAlum
"In addition to Sigma Phi, the Mississippi Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Alumni Association is named in the lawsuit. The lawsuit seeks the corporate death penalty, the total assets of the national fraternity."

OK brothers and sisters -- it's time to be blunt again.

This is damn scary! But it isn't a possibility that hasn't been brought up here before.

Heaven help us all if this "corporate death penalty" is really imposed. The TOTAL assets of the national fraternity.

That means it will be gone. Over. Kaput. Finished.

It doesn't matter that drinking isn't only a Greek problem. It didn't even happen on campus!

Those of you who fight dry or damp housing -- those of you who disagree with your fraternity or sorority "dry" policy -- those of you who say this is a right of passage -- ARE YOU LISTENING?

If the fraternity loses this suit, it is GONE!

God forbid that it will happen -- but it could.

Then, the next time there is a Greek related fatal accident, another fraternity could be gone. Before long the whole system is gone.

So, for those of you who think that all of us who have been concerned about Risk Management and all of the things that go with it are "crying wolf" -- read the article on the other end of the link above.

If Greek Life is going to survive, we have to save it!

The only way to do that is to moderate our activities and obey the law.

Shit!

I hope that some manner of sanity prevails in the courts, and this doesn't happen -- but it easily could.

What an ugly wake up call.