Sad News: Passing of a UF (FL) Delta Delta Delta Member

[Low C Sharp]

"Too soon" is the only time when the story is likely to have any impact on at-risk people. Invincible teenagers are not frightened by the fact that somebody died last year. If it's not here and now, directly relatable to their own actions, it will not seem real and relevant to them.
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[33girl]

That's an awfully huge and condescending generalization.

Give people time to grieve. Period.

[AOII Angel]

That's your opinion. Education saves lives. Period.

[southbymidwest]

You can bring a horse to water... I still think kids that age think they are bulletproof. I can tell you that kids are told over and over about the consequences of drinking- teachers discussing underage drinking and the consequences in health classes/assemblies in high school; parents having discussions with their teenagers; the MAD sponsored twisted remnants of a car involved in a alcohol-related crash in the high school parking lot for a couple of weeks before Prom; the required Greek-wide seminars discussing alcohol; the kids they have known who blacked out from drinking time and time again; they just don't think it will happen to them. I would like to see more teaching friends to look out for friends who might have alcohol poisoning-signs, when to get them medical attention, possibly saving said friend's life, even if the consequences other than the alcohol poisoning could be pretty tough.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by southbymidwest

You can bring a horse to water... I still think kids that age think they are bulletproof. I can tell you that kids are told over and over about the consequences of drinking- teachers discussing underage drinking and the consequences in health classes/assemblies in high school; parents having discussions with their teenagers; the MAD sponsored twisted remnants of a car involved in a alcohol-related crash in the high school parking lot for a couple of weeks before Prom; the required Greek-wide seminars discussing alcohol; the kids they have known who blacked out from drinking time and time again; they just don't think it will happen to them. I would like to see more teaching friends to look out for friends who might have alcohol poisoning-signs, when to get them medical attention, possibly saving said friend's life, even if the consequences other than the alcohol poisoning could be pretty tough.

That's exactly what was in the article I linked. I completely agree. We know young adults are going to binge drink. When they do, they should at least know how to recognize the signs of trouble. Look at the Cornell SAE chapter that lost it's charter because they didn't call for help when one of their brother's died from alcohol poisoning. In some cases, people are being held responsible for this information.

[Scandia]

That is so sad. Poor Molly. My condolences go to her family and to her Tri-Delta sisters.

[Low C Sharp]

That's an awfully huge and condescending generalization.

It's also true. If you disagree that teenagers think they're invincible, or that it's really hard to get safety messages through to them effectively, or that they are more likely to listen when they've been shocked by a tragedy, go ahead and offer some contrary facts.
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